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MESSAGE - Short Reference

Reference

Other versions: 7.31 | 7.40 | 7.54

Syntax


MESSAGE { tn 
        | tn(id) 
        | {ID mid TYPE mtype NUMBER num} 

        | {oref TYPE mtype} 
        | {text TYPE mtype} } 

        { { [DISPLAY LIKE dtype] 
            [RAISING exception] } 

        | [INTO text] } 
        [WITH dobj1 ... dobj4].

Effect

Sends a message.

Additions

Specification of the message and message type

  • tn - Message type t, message number n, message class from addition MESSAGE-ID of the program introduction.
  • tn(id) - Message type t, message number n, message class id.
  • ID mid TYPE mtype NUMBER num - Message type from mtype, message number from num, message class from mid.
  • oref TYPE mtype - Message type from mtype, message number and message class from the interface IF_T100_MESSAGE implemented in the dynamic type of the object reference variable oref.
  • text TYPE mtype - Message type from mtype, message text from text.

Specification of the display type

  • DISPLAY LIKE dtype
    Displays the message in a dialog box and uses the icon of the message type specified in dtype.
  • INTO text
    Returns the message text in text; the message is not sent.
  • WITH dobj1 ... dobj4
    Replaces the placeholders "&1" to "&4" and "&" of the message text with the contents of dobj1, ... dobj4.

Raises a non-class-based exception

  • RAISING exception
    Either displays the message or raises a non-class-based exception exception in a function module or in a method. An exception is raised to which return values were assigned in the call; another exception sends the message.