---
title: "Class **Phalcon\\Mvc\\Model\\Message**"
version: "3.4"
---

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# Class **Phalcon\Mvc\Model\Message**

*implements* [Phalcon\Mvc\Model\MessageInterface](/3.4/api/phalcon_mvc_model_message/)

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Encapsulates validation info generated before save/delete records fails

```php
<?php

use Phalcon\Mvc\Model\Message as Message;

class Robots extends \Phalcon\Mvc\Model
{
public function beforeSave()
{
    if ($this->name === "Peter") {
        $text  = "A robot cannot be named Peter";
        $field = "name";
        $type  = "InvalidValue";

        $message = new Message($text, $field, $type);

        $this->appendMessage($message);
    }
}
}

```

## Methods
public  **__construct** (*string* $message, [*string* | *array* $field], [*string* $type], [[Phalcon\Mvc\ModelInterface](/3.4/api/phalcon_mvc_model/) $model], [*int* | *null* $code])

Phalcon\Mvc\Model\Message constructor

public  **setType** (*mixed* $type)

Sets message type

public  **getType** ()

Returns message type

public  **setMessage** (*mixed* $message)

Sets verbose message

public  **getMessage** ()

Returns verbose message

public  **setField** (*mixed* $field)

Sets field name related to message

public  **getField** ()

Returns field name related to message

public  **setModel** ([Phalcon\Mvc\ModelInterface](/3.4/api/phalcon_mvc_model/) $model)

Set the model who generates the message

public  **setCode** (*mixed* $code)

Sets code for the message

public  **getModel** ()

Returns the model that produced the message

public  **getCode** ()

Returns the message code

public  **__toString** ()

Magic __toString method returns verbose message

public static  **__set_state** (*array* $message)

Magic __set_state helps to re-build messages variable exporting

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# Interface **Phalcon\Mvc\Model\MessageInterface**

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## Methods
abstract public  **setType** (*mixed* $type)

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abstract public  **getType** ()

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abstract public  **setMessage** (*mixed* $message)

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abstract public  **getMessage** ()

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abstract public  **setField** (*mixed* $field)

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abstract public  **getField** ()

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abstract public  **__toString** ()

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abstract public static  **__set_state** (*array* $message)

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Source: https://docs.phalcon.io/3.4/api/phalcon_mvc_model_message/index.mdx