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BUILT-IN MATHEMATICA SYMBOL
Messages
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Catch
MessageList
$MessageList
Message
Quiet
$MessageGroups
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Check
Check
evaluates
expr
, and returns the result, unless messages were generated, in which case it evaluates and returns
failexpr
.
Check
checks only for the specified messages.
Check
checks only for messages in the named message group.
MORE INFORMATION
Check
has attribute
HoldAll
.
Check
does not test for messages that have been switched off using
Off
, or by uses of
Quiet
that occur inside it.
The operation of
Check
is not affected by being enclosed inside
Quiet
.
In
Check
, possible named message groups are given by
$MessageGroups
.
Explicit message names of the form
can be mixed with named message groups.
EXAMPLES
CLOSE ALL
Basic Examples
(2)
Return
err
when a message is generated:
Check only for specific messages:
Return
err
when a message is generated:
In[1]:=
Out[1]=
In[2]:=
Out[2]=
Check only for specific messages:
In[1]:=
Out[1]=
In[2]:=
Out[2]=
SEE ALSO
Catch
MessageList
$MessageList
Message
Quiet
$MessageGroups
Indeterminate
TimeConstrained
CheckAbort
Assert
TUTORIALS
Messages
Loops and Control Structures
MORE ABOUT
Conditionals
Flow Control
Messages
Package Development
Scoping Constructs
Summary of New Features in 7.0
Tuning & Debugging
New in 7.0: Core Language
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