Functions.showMessage

Functions.showMessage(String key [, String[] args])

Description

• Displays the message in the UI, irrespective of any database insertions or updates (without interrupting the program flow) via the Java API
• Translates the token and displays the Custom Label in the selected language

Element	Display Type	Description
key	string	A category name, followed by '.' and a message or label identifier (a "token"). Example: #categoryname.tokenname
args	string	Optional Declares an array of Strings in Java (or Arguments) If arguments are passed, the call expects a token If no arguments are passed, the message alone is displayed

Syntax

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void Functions.showMessage(String key [, String[] args]); </syntaxhighlight>

If no arguments are needed (for example, for a label in the #custom category), use:

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Functions.showMessage("#custom.label",null) </syntaxhighlight>

Return

• Returns the localized message configured on the key in the Translation Workbench
• If no key is configured in the translation workbench, then the passed key is returned