Editing Message Script

[[Category:Scripting]]
[[Category:Papyrus]]
[[Category:Script Objects]]

'''Extends:''' [[Form Script]]

Script for the manipulation of [[Message]] base objects.

== Definition ==
<syntaxhighlight lang="papyrus">
ScriptName Message extends Form
</syntaxhighlight>

== Properties ==
None

== Global Functions ==

:'''[[ResetHelpMessage - Message|ResetHelpMessage]](String ''asEvent'')'''
:*Resets the status of a help message input event, allowing a message to be displayed for that input event


== Member Functions ==

:'''Int [[Show - Message|Show]](Float ''afArg1'', Float ''afArg2'', Float ''afArg3'', Float ''afArg4'', Float ''afArg5'', Float ''afArg6'', Float ''afArg7'', Float ''afArg8'', Float ''afArg9'')'''
:*Shows this message on the screen, substituting in the appropriate numbers. If it's a message box, it waits til the user closes it and '''''returns the button they hit'''''.

:'''[[ShowAsHelpMessage - Message|ShowAsHelpMessage]](String ''asEvent'', Float ''afDuration'', Float ''afInterval'', Int ''aiMaxTimes'')'''
:*Shows help message for a user action on screen.


== Events ==
None

== Notes ==
*Message boxes have a 1023 character limit, any longer and Skyrim will crash to desktop when attempting to display the message. This limit is based on the number of characters entered into the editor, including numerical formatting characters and quest text substitution tags.

==See Also==
* [[Message]]
* [[Text Replacement]]

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