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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^(th) input line.
  • 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.
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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:
Get any messages that were generated by the previous output:
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Click for copyable input
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In[2]:=
Click for copyable input
Out[2]=
There were no messages produced in the previous command:
In[3]:=
Click for copyable input
Out[3]=
Now the command that gave the message is the third previous command:
In[4]:=
Click for copyable input
Out[4]=
Get a list of all the messages that were generated in a session:
In[5]:=
Click for copyable input
Out[5]=
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