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 GeneratedMessageList

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Get all the messages generated during an evaluation

Contributed by: Jon McLoone

ResourceFunction["GeneratedMessageList"][expr]

evaluates expr and returns the text of any messages generated.

Examples

Basic Examples (1) 

Evaluate an expression, suppressing any messages but returning them as the result:

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ResourceFunction["GeneratedMessageList"][x = 1/0]
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Scope (2) 

Quiet and Off will prevent messages being returned by GeneratedMessageList:

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ResourceFunction["GeneratedMessageList"][Quiet[1/0]]
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Off[Power::infy]; ResourceFunction["GeneratedMessageList"][1/0]
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On[Power::infy]; ResourceFunction["GeneratedMessageList"][1/0]
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Message shortens the error parameters:

In[7]:=
FactorInteger[Nest[f, y, 50]];

GeneratedMessageList returns parameters in full:

In[8]:=
ResourceFunction["GeneratedMessageList"][ FactorInteger[Nest[f, y, 50]];]
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GeneratedMessageList has the same effect as Quiet. No messages will be returned to the Notebook or console, and nested uses of GeneratedMessageList cannot see errors handled by the deeper GeneratedMessageList:

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ResourceFunction["GeneratedMessageList"][{1} + {1, 2}; errors = ResourceFunction["GeneratedMessageList"][1/0]]
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errors
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Properties and Relations (1) 

GeneratedMessageList provides similar functionality to $MessageList but returns the full message text not just the type of message:

In[11]:=
ResourceFunction["GeneratedMessageList"][1/0]
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1/0; $MessageList
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Publisher

Jon McLoone

Version History

  • 1.0.0 – 28 June 2022

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