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Macaulay2Doc :: value(Pseudocode)

value(Pseudocode) -- execute pseudocode

Synopsis

Description

Here is an example of its use in the debugger, to see whether modifying the value of a local variable fixed the problem in the code, by executing just the offending line.

i1 : load "Macaulay2Doc/demo1.m2"
i2 : g 2
../../macaulay2-20230627-3072-8ygk79/M2-release-1.22/M2/Macaulay2/packages/Macaulay2Doc/demo1.m2:8:12:(3):[2]: error: division by zero
../../macaulay2-20230627-3072-8ygk79/M2-release-1.22/M2/Macaulay2/packages/Macaulay2Doc/demo1.m2:8:12:(3):[2]: --entering debugger (type help to see debugger commands)
../../macaulay2-20230627-3072-8ygk79/M2-release-1.22/M2/Macaulay2/packages/
Macaulay2Doc/demo1.m2:8:10-8:12: --source code:
     b := 1/x;
ii3 : value current
../../macaulay2-20230627-3072-8ygk79/M2-release-1.22/M2/Macaulay2/packages/Macaulay2Doc/demo1.m2:8:12:(3): error: division by zero
ii4 : x = 11

oo4 = 11
ii5 : value current

       1
oo5 = --
      11

oo5 : QQ

See also

Ways to use this method: