# Function for displaying a message?

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/function-for-displaying-a-message/128439
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**Created:** [November 12, 2004, 12:04pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/function-for-displaying-a-message/128439 "2004-11-12T12:04:59Z")
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### Author: ![wanye](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/a183cd/32.png) [@wanye](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/wanye)
#### Post date: [November 12, 2004, 12:04pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/function-for-displaying-a-message/128439/1 "2004-11-12T12:04:59Z")

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hi, all … i am newbie in flash…just started learning actionscripts… Is that any functions for displaying a message when i click on a button?? something like msgbox()?? or trace() ?  
trace() is more for debugging purposes rite??