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WARNING <message> [HEADER <header>] [WAIT <wait>] ;
[TOP <top>] [LEFT <left>] ;
[SHADOW <mshadow>] [FRAME <mframe>]
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Purpose: Displays a string or an array of strings in a window.
Various exit methods are allowed. The colour is defined
in twMsgInit() and the shadow and frame types default to
those of the currently active window.
The only difference between this command and INFORM is
the default colour setting.
Parameters: message - 'C' String to be displayed. The string can
be any length. It is truncated to fit
inside the display window.
- 'A' Array of strings to be used for
messages. The window is fitted to the
maximum length.
header - 'C' String to use for the title. In this
version, the title is centered on the
top line of the window.
wait - 'N' 0 - Wait for a key press then restore
the underlying screen.
-1 - Leave the message on the screen
and free the stack allocation
space.
-2 - Leave the message on the screen but
keep it on the stack to be released
later with twMsgEnd().
n - Wait 'n' seconds or until a key is
pressed, then restore the
underlying screen.
Wait defaults to 0.
top, left - 'N' Screen Coordinates of top,left corner of
the display area. The defaults are to
center the window on the screen.
mshadow - 'N' TSDWIN shadow type. Defaults to the
shadow type for the currently active
window.
mframe - 'N' TSDWIN frame type. Defaults to the
frame type for the currently active
window.
Example: WARNING "Message from Header File" ;
HEADER "Just Testing" WAIT 2
See Also:
twWarn()
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