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# lr_set_custom_error_message

Sets a custom text to be output after built-in error messages.

    int lr_set_custom_error_message( const char *format, exp1, exp2,...expn. );

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## Arguments

Name | Comments
--- | ---
format C Language | A formatted string to send to the Output window. You can specify a literal string in quotation marks or use the standard Message Formatting that is available for printf.
exp 1, exp 2,.. exp n | The expressions or variables to be formatted.

The lr_set_custom_error_message function sets a text to be output after the built-in error messages when an error message is issued.

The message is canceled with lr_remove_custom_error_message.

## Return Values

This function returns LR_PASS (0) on success, and LR_FAIL (1) on failure.

## Parameterization

All string input arguments can be passed using standard parameterization.

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## Example

In the following example, lr_set_custom_error_message sets a custom message and lr_remove_custom_error_message cancels it:

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    char * mytext = "customized assertion!";
    lr_set_custom_error_message("Details: [%s], reported at: [%s]",mytext,lr_eval_string("{myParameter}"));
    lr_error_message("error message");
    lr_think_time(3);
    web_url("web_step","URL=http://myserver/notfound","Resource=0",LAST);
    lr_think_time(3);
    web_reg_find("Text=Some text",LAST);
    web_url("to check","URL=http://myserver/index.html",LAST);
    lr_remove_custom_error_message();
    lr_error_message("error message without customization");

    Example: Output:
    Starting action Action.
    Action.c(7): Error: error message
    Details: [customized assertion !], reported at: [18]
    Action.c(11): web_url("web_step") started  	[MsgId: MMSG-26355]
    Action.c(11): Error -26627: HTTP Status-Code=404 (Not Found) for "http://myserver/notfound"  	[MsgId: MERR-26627]
    Details: [customized assertion !], reported at: [18]
    Action.c(11): web_url("web_step") highest severity level was "ERROR", 1635 body bytes, 160 header bytes  	[MsgId: MMSG-26388]
    Ending action Action.

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