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(Activation of Advice): Note that ad-start-advice is turned on by default.
| author | Markus Rost <rost@math.uni-bielefeld.de> |
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| date | Sun, 06 Jul 2003 01:31:34 +0000 |
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| 329 @section Activation of Advice | 329 @section Activation of Advice |
| 330 @cindex activating advice | 330 @cindex activating advice |
| 331 @cindex advice, activating | 331 @cindex advice, activating |
| 332 | 332 |
| 333 By default, advice does not take effect when you define it---only when | 333 By default, advice does not take effect when you define it---only when |
| 334 you @dfn{activate} advice for the function that was advised. You can | 334 you @dfn{activate} advice for the function that was advised. However |
| 335 request the activation of advice for a function when you define the | 335 the advice will be automatically activated when the function is |
| 336 advice, by specifying the @code{activate} flag in the @code{defadvice}. | 336 defined or redefined later. You can request the activation of advice |
| 337 But normally you activate the advice for a function by calling the | 337 for a function when you define the advice, by specifying the |
| 338 function @code{ad-activate} or one of the other activation commands | 338 @code{activate} flag in the @code{defadvice}. But normally you |
| 339 listed below. | 339 activate the advice for a function by calling the function |
| 340 @code{ad-activate} or one of the other activation commands listed | |
| 341 below. | |
| 340 | 342 |
| 341 Separating the activation of advice from the act of defining it permits | 343 Separating the activation of advice from the act of defining it permits |
| 342 you to add several pieces of advice to one function efficiently, without | 344 you to add several pieces of advice to one function efficiently, without |
| 343 redefining the function over and over as each advice is added. More | 345 redefining the function over and over as each advice is added. More |
| 344 importantly, it permits defining advice for a function before that | 346 importantly, it permits defining advice for a function before that |
| 414 last time it was activated. | 416 last time it was activated. |
| 415 @end deffn | 417 @end deffn |
| 416 | 418 |
| 417 @deffn Command ad-start-advice | 419 @deffn Command ad-start-advice |
| 418 Turn on automatic advice activation when a function is defined or | 420 Turn on automatic advice activation when a function is defined or |
| 419 redefined. If you turn on this mode, then advice takes effect | 421 redefined. This mode is turned on by default. |
| 420 immediately when defined. | |
| 421 @end deffn | 422 @end deffn |
| 422 | 423 |
| 423 @deffn Command ad-stop-advice | 424 @deffn Command ad-stop-advice |
| 424 Turn off automatic advice activation when a function is defined or | 425 Turn off automatic advice activation when a function is defined or |
| 425 redefined. | 426 redefined. |