GET-MESSAGE-TYPE( ) method

Returns the message type associated with the nth message that occurred during the preceding compilation.

Return type:

INTEGER

Applies to:

COMPILER system handle

 

Syntax 

GET-MESSAGE-TYPE ( n )

n

An integer expression, from 1 to the value of the NUM-MESSAGES attribute, that specifies the numeric occurrence of a compilation message. If the nth occurrence of a compilation message did not occur, the compiler issues a warning message at runtime.

The GET-MESSAGE-TYPE method returns one of the following values:

1 — Error message

2 — Warning message

3 — Preprocessor directive