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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

Specifies the message and message type

  • tn (message type t, message number n, message class from the 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)

Specifies 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.