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TraceDialog

TraceDialog[expr]
initiates a dialog for every expression used in the evaluation of expr.
TraceDialog[expr, form]
initiates a dialog only for expressions which match form.
TraceDialog[expr, s]
initiates dialogs only for expressions whose evaluations use transformation rules associated with the symbol s.
  • The expression to be evaluated when a dialog is called is given as Out[$Line] of the dialog, wrapped in HoldForm. The expression can be seen by asking for % when the dialog is first started.
  • Any value returned from the dialog is discarded.
  • TraceDialog[expr] returns the result of evaluating expr.
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Basic Examples   (1)
Trace evaluation of an expression, entering a Dialog whenever addition is encountered:
In the dialog you can look at the evaluation stack:
This returns from the first dialog:
Another dialog has started:
In the dialog, you can check evaluations to see if they come out as you expect:
Return from the second dialog. Since there are no more additions, the evaluation will finish:
Trace evaluation of an expression, entering a Dialog whenever addition is encountered:
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In the dialog you can look at the evaluation stack:
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(Dialog) Out[2]=
This returns from the first dialog:
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Another dialog has started:
In[4]:=
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(Dialog) Out[4]=
In the dialog, you can check evaluations to see if they come out as you expect:
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(Dialog) Out[5]=
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(Dialog) Out[6]=
Return from the second dialog. Since there are no more additions, the evaluation will finish:
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