Re: How to determine whether a message has been switched
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- Subject: [mg71548] Re: How to determine whether a message has been switched
- From: "Philipp" <Philipp.M.O at gmail.com>
- Date: Wed, 22 Nov 2006 05:22:28 -0500 (EST)
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David, It is documented, although in a place that is possibly not the best, not under $Off or even Off, but under Built-in Functions->Messages; the second bullet point states · Messages that have been switched off using Off are enclosed in $Off. Cheers, Philipp David Bailey wrote: > Carl Woll 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, > >> 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 > > > Carl, > > Don't you think information like that should be documented! If you look > up the symbol $Off, it is there, but with no help information at all! > > David Bailey > http://www.dbaileyconsultancy.co.uk
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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?