Message Library

The message library component stores a collection of messages that can be sent to a serial channel. Message libraries are most useful when several controls send the same message or for requesting data from the interface panel in your Arduino sketch. Use a message library by linking it to a MLPUIMessageProcessor component through the MLPUIMessageProcessor‘s Library property.

Message library component properties

Property	Access	Type	Method	Description
EndOfMessage	Design-only	String	—	Sets the text appended to the end of each message. Supports escape codes. For example \r\n will append carriage-return and new-line characters to the end of each message.
MessagePrefix	Design-only	String	—	Sets the text added to the start of each message. Supports escape codes and expressions. For example [SiteId.Value] will add the value from a control named SiteId to the start of each message.
Messages	Design-only	MessageCollection	CallCommand	The collection of messages in the library. Click the ellipsis () button in the property editor window to open the message editor.
MessageSuffix	Design-only	String	—	Sets the text added to the end of each message. Supports escape codes and expressions. For example [SiteId.Value] will add the value from a control named SiteId to the end of each message.
StartOfMessage	Design-only	String	—	Sets the text added to the beginning of each message. Supports escape codes. For example ! will add a ‘!’ character to the beginning of each message.
Name	Design-only	String	—	The name of the component.

The message library also supports the following methods, which can be used when creating serial commands.