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Returns the error message associated with this error code, if available.

== Synopsis

Declared in `<absl/status/status.h>`

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std::string_view
message() const;
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== Description

Note that this message rarely describes the error code. It is not unusual for the error message to be the empty string. As a result, prefer `operator<<` or `Status::ToString()` for debug logging.

== Return Value

A view of the error message, which may be empty.


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