warning
warning messages
Syntax
warning('string') warning(string_matrix) warning('off') warning('on') warning('stop') mode = warning('query')
Description
warning('string')
prints the character string
'string'
in a warning message.
warning(string_matrix)
prints each element of the matrix
string_matrix
in a warning message.
'on'
enables warning messages.
Warning messages do not interrupt script execution.
'off'
disables warning messages, warning messages are ignored (neither displayed nor interrupting script execution).
'stop'
enables warning messages and stops execution when a warning
is encountered.
'query'
gets state 'on'
, 'off'
or 'stop'
.
warning("on")
, warning("off")
and
warning("stop")
also affect hard-coded functions issuing warnings.
Examples
warning_prev = warning("query"); // remembering the initial warning status warning('on') warning('this is a warning') warning('off') warning('this is a warning') warning('query') warning('on') // Example with a localized message warning(msprintf(gettext("%s: Wrong number of input argument: %d expected.\n"),"myFunction",2)); // Setting warning stop warning("stop") try warning("this is a warning"); catch lasterror() // Warning message is considered an error end warning(warning_prev); // restoring the initial warning status
See also
- error — reports a run time error
- gettext — indexes or/and translates some indexed english messages
- msprintf — converts, formats, and writes data in a string
- messagebox — Open a message box.
History
Version | Description |
6.0 | "stop" option added. |
Report an issue | ||
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