51. message

Synopsis

Print a string onto the message device

Usage

message (String_Type s

Description

The message function will print the string specified by s onto the message device.

Example

     define print_current_time ()
     {
       message (time ());
     }

Notes

The message device will depend upon the application. For example, the output message device for the jed editor correspond to the line at the bottom of the display window. The default message device is the standard output device.

See Also

vmessage, sprintf, error