Re: How to determine whether a message has been switched
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- Subject: [mg71468] Re: [mg71455] How to determine whether a message has been switched
- From: Carl Woll <carlw at wolfram.com>
- Date: Mon, 20 Nov 2006 02:43:50 -0500 (EST)
- References: <200611190610.BAA23575@smc.vnet.net>
Andrew Moylan wrote: >Hi all, > >When writing algorithms, I sometimes decide to disable a particular >message using the function Off[]. At the end of my routine, I re-enable >the message using the function On[]. > >Unfortunantely, if the message in question has already been turned off >(by some other function, for example), then my code will have the >unfortunate side-effect of switching it back on. What I really want is >to disable the message for the duration of my routine, and then set it >back to its original state at the end of my routine. > >Thus: Is there some way to determine whether a message has been >switched Off[] (or On[])? > >Cheers, >Andrew > > Look at the message: Off[General::spell1] In[2]:= General::spell1 Out[2]= $Off[Possible spelling error: new symbol name "`1`" is similar to existing \ symbol "`2`".] Messages that have been turned off are wrapped in $Off. Carl Woll Wolfram Research
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- How to determine whether a message has been switched off?
- From: "Andrew Moylan" <andrew.j.moylan@gmail.com>
- How to determine whether a message has been switched off?