$Inspector

$Inspector

is a global variable which gives a function to apply when the inspector is invoked from an interrupt menu.

Details

  • The argument supplied is the number of nested invocations of the inspector that are in use.
  • The default value of $Inspector is a function that executes Dialog[].

Examples

Basic Examples  (2)

The default value:

In[1]:=
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Out[1]=

Print a message before starting or exiting a subsession:

In[1]:=
Click for copyable input

Invoke an interrupt menu:

In[2]:=
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In subsession:

In[3]:=
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(Dialog) Out[3]=
In[4]:=
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Restore to the default value:

In[5]:=
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Introduced in 1991
(2.0)