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DB->msg()
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## DB->msg()

    #include <db.h>

    void
    DB->msg(DB *db, const char *fmt, ...);

The DB_ENV->msg() and `DB->msg()` methods provide informational messaging functionality for applications written using the Berkeley DB library.

The `DB->msg()` and DB_ENV->msg() methods construct an informational message consisting of the following elements:

- An optional prefix string

  If no informational callback function has been set using the DB_ENV->set_msgcall() method, any prefix string specified using the DB_ENV->set_msgpfx() method.

- An optional printf-style message

  The supplied message fmt, if non-NULL, in which the ANSI C X3.159-1989 (ANSI C) printf function specifies how subsequent parameters are converted for output.

This constructed informational message is then handled as follows:

- If an informational callback function has been set (see DB->set_msgcall() and DB_ENV->set_msgcall() ), that function is called with two parameters: any prefix string specified (see DB->set_msgpfx() and DB_ENV->set_msgpfx() ) and the informational message.

- If a C library FILE * has been set (see DB->set_msgfile() and DB_ENV->set_msgfile() ), the informational message is written to that output stream.

- If none of these output options have been configured, the informational message is written to stdout, the standard output stream.

### Note

The total length of the message written by this method, including the prefix string, can be no longer than 4096.

### Parameters

#### fmt

The fmt parameter is an optional printf-style message to display.

### Class

DB

### See Also

Database and Related Methods

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