Messages

The Wolfram Language uses its symbolic architecture to provide a convenient modular framework for generating and managing messages, both in programs and interactive sessions.

Quiet evaluate an expression "quietly", outputting no messages

Off globally switch off a message

On switch on a message or a group of messages (some messages are off by default)

"Symbolics", "Graphics", "Compiler", ... named groups of messages

Assert give an assertion to be checked when code is executed

MessageName (::) the symbolic name for a message, assigned with =

Message output a named message, filling in specified elements

Check check whether a message has been generated

CheckArguments issue messages for functions with incorrect argument counts or options

Messages in Notebooks

MessageDialog put up a message dialog

Beep  ▪  Speak  ▪  EmitSound

Why the Beep?  ▪  Why the Coloring?

$MessagePrePrint a function to apply to message arguments before printing

$MessageList  ▪  MessageList  ▪  MessagePacket

$Language the default global language for messages

$MessageGroups resettable lists of messages, mostly off by default

Failure Representation

$Failed  ▪  $Aborted  ▪  $TimedOut  ▪  TerminatedEvaluation

Failure symbolic representation of general failures

FailureQ  ▪  Missing  ▪  MissingQ  ▪  DeleteMissing