In a text messaging system, data is sent from one device to another. Devices are recognized by a unique device ID$.$ The format of the message is sent as a string with information about the number of characters in the device ID$,$ the device ID itself, the number of characters in the text message and the text message that is being sent with each part being separated by a space. The system uses this information to send the message to the correct device and the receiving device displays only the text message. The number of words in the text message is also useful. A word is defined by strings separated by spaces.