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MessageList

MessageList[n]
is a global object assigned to be a list of the names of messages generated during the processing of the n

input line.

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Only messages that are actually output are included in the list MessageList[n].

The message names in the list are wrapped with HoldForm.

MessageList[n] includes messages generated both by built-in functions and by explicit invocations of Message.

Basic Examples (1)

Get any messages that were generated by the previous output:

There were no messages produced in the previous command:

Now the command that gave the message is the third previous command:

Get a list of all the messages that were generated in a session:

$MessageList Check Message MessageName Out

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