# Alerts | |
You may wish to display alerts to the user. To do so, raise a `gr.Error("custom message")` in your function to halt the execution of your function and display an error message to the user. | |
You can also issue `gr.Warning("custom message")` or `gr.Info("custom message")` by having them as standalone lines in your function, which will immediately display modals while continuing the execution of your function. The only difference between `gr.Info()` and `gr.Warning()` is the color of the alert. | |
```python | |
def start_process(name): | |
gr.Info("Starting process") | |
if name is None: | |
gr.Warning("Name is empty") | |
... | |
if success == False: | |
raise gr.Error("Process failed") | |
``` | |
Tip: Note that `gr.Error()` is an exception that has to be raised, while `gr.Warning()` and `gr.Info()` are functions that are called directly. | |