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CheckAbort

CheckAbort
evaluates expr, returning failexpr if an abort occurs.
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  • CheckAbort absorbs any aborts it handles, and does not propagate them further.
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Basic Examples   (1)
Catch an abort in a part of a computation allowing the rest of it to continue:
Catch an abort in a part of a computation allowing the rest of it to continue:
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Applications   (1)
A function that cleans up global settings that it makes in case of an abort:
The message has been turned back on even when the computation is interrupted:
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