<doc>
  <legacy_id>1618</legacy_id>
  <name>message box</name>
  <type>keyword</type>
  <syntax>
  </syntax>
  <library></library>
  <objects>
  </objects>
  <synonyms>
    <synonym>message window</synonym>
    <synonym>message</synonym>
    <synonym>msg box</synonym>
    <synonym>msg window</synonym>
    <synonym>msg</synonym>
  </synonyms>
  <classification>
    <category>Developing with LiveCode</category>
  </classification>
  <references>
    <command tag="do">do Command</command>
    <command tag="put">put Command</command>
    <property tag="blindTyping">blindTyping Property</property>
  </references>
  <history>
    <introduced version="1.0">Added.</introduced>
  </history>
  <platforms>
    <mac/>
    <windows/>
    <linux/>
  </platforms>
  <classes>
    <desktop/>
    <server/>
    <web/>
  </classes>
  <security>
  </security>
  <summary>Indicates the <keyword tag="message box">message box</keyword>.</summary>
  <examples>
    <example>show message box</example>
    <example>put the result into message</example>
  </examples>
  <description>
    <p>Use the <b>message box</b> <glossary tag="keyword">keyword</glossary> to display information to the user.</p><p/><p><b>Comments:</b></p><p>The message box is a container as well as a window. You can show and hide the message box, put information into it, and get information from it.</p><p/><p>The two-word synonyms<code> message window </code>and<code> msg window </code>can be used only to show and hide the message box. To put a value into the message box or read the value in the message box, use the forms<code> message</code>,<code> msg</code>,<code> message box</code>, and<code> msg box</code>.</p>
  </description>
</doc>