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General
is a symbol to which general system messages are attached.
  • When you refer to a message with name s::tag in On or Off, the text of the message is obtained from General::tag if no specific message named s::tag exists.
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Basic Examples   (2)
Define a general message:
Define a function that uses the system message when there are too many arguments:
This is the same as what a system function like Sin does:
The text is in General::argx:
Define a general message:
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Define a function that uses the system message when there are too many arguments:
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This is the same as what a system function like Sin does:
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The text is in General::argx:
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