WoW API: message

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This function is implemented in Lua here FrameXML/BasicControls.xml.

message("text");

Displays a message box.

Parameters

Arguments

("text")

text

String - message to be displayed.

Returns

nil

Example

message("This is an example.");

Details

Pops up a message box displaying the argument with an "Okay" button inside a frame.

(?) As of 1.10, message("text") no longer seems to work inside instances under certain conditions. The fix for this is currently unknown.

This is just an alias of the _ERRORMESSAGE function.