Name: msg

Synonyms: msg

Type: keyword

Syntax: msg

Summary:
A special <global> <variable> that is used with the <put> command when
no other destination container is specified.

Introduced: 1.0

OS: mac, windows, linux, ios, android, HTML5

Platforms: desktop, mobile

Example:
-- set msg to foobar
put "foobar"

Example:
put "baz" after msg

Description:
When <msg> is modified by a command the <msgChanged> <message> is sent
to the object that modified it. If the <msgChanged> <message> is
unhandled or passed then the value of <msg> will be written to the
system log or in no ui mode (command line) to <stdout>.

In LiveCode IDE <msg> and the <msgChanged> <message> are used to implement
the message box.

References: put (command), msgChanged (message), keyword (glossary),
global (keyword), variable (glossary), message (glossary), 
stdout <keyword>
