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TraceDepth

is an option for Trace and related functions which specifies the maximum nesting of evaluation chains that are to be included.

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TraceDepth

TraceDepth

is an option for Trace and related functions which specifies the maximum nesting of evaluation chains that are to be included.

Details

  • Setting TraceDepth->n keeps only parts down to level n in nested lists generated by Trace.
  • By setting TraceDepth, you can make Trace and related functions skip over "inner" parts of a computation, making their operation more efficient.

Examples

Basic Examples  (1)

A recursive definition for finding Fibonacci numbers:

Trace only evaluations through depth 3:

Trace all evaluations:

Wolfram Research (1991), TraceDepth, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/TraceDepth.html.

Text

Wolfram Research (1991), TraceDepth, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/TraceDepth.html.

CMS

Wolfram Language. 1991. "TraceDepth." Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Wolfram Research. https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/TraceDepth.html.

APA

Wolfram Language. (1991). TraceDepth. Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Retrieved from https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/TraceDepth.html

BibTeX

@misc{reference.wolfram_2025_tracedepth, author="Wolfram Research", title="{TraceDepth}", year="1991", howpublished="\url{https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/TraceDepth.html}", note=[Accessed: 11-August-2025]}

BibLaTeX

@online{reference.wolfram_2025_tracedepth, organization={Wolfram Research}, title={TraceDepth}, year={1991}, url={https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/TraceDepth.html}, note=[Accessed: 11-August-2025]}