Re: How to determine whether a message has been switched
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- Subject: [mg71474] Re: How to determine whether a message has been switched
- From: "Andrew Moylan" <andrew.j.moylan at gmail.com>
- Date: Mon, 20 Nov 2006 06:17:06 -0500 (EST)
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Thanks Carl, this answers my question. On Nov 20, 6:56 pm, Carl Woll <c... at wolfram.com> wrote: > 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, > >AndrewLook 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?