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<h1>R Conditions System: message(), warning(), stop() & Custom Conditions</h1>
<p class="lead">R's conditions system is how functions communicate problems. <code>stop()</code> signals errors, <code>warning()</code> signals warnings, and <code>message()</code> signals informational messages. <code>tryCatch()</code> and <code>withCallingHandlers()</code> let you intercept and handle them.</p>
<p>Error handling separates robust code from fragile code. Instead of letting your script crash when something goes wrong, you can catch the problem, log it, try an alternative, or fail gracefully with a clear message. R's conditions system is powerful, flexible, and underused.</p>
<h2>Introduction</h2>
<p>R has a three-level system for communicating problems:</p>
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<th>Function</th>
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<td>Error</td>
<td><code>stop()</code></td>
<td>Fatal</td>
<td>Stops execution</td>
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<td>Warning</td>
<td><code>warning()</code></td>
<td>Non-fatal</td>
<td>Prints warning, continues</td>
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<td>Message</td>
<td><code>message()</code></td>
<td>Informational</td>
<td>Prints message, continues</td>
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<p>These are called <strong>conditions</strong>. You <strong>signal</strong> conditions with <code>stop()</code>, <code>warning()</code>, <code>message()</code>, and you <strong>handle</strong> them with <code>tryCatch()</code> and <code>withCallingHandlers()</code>.</p>
<h2>Signaling Conditions</h2>
<h4>stop() — Errors</h4>
<p>Use <code>stop()</code> when something is unrecoverable:</p>
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x / y
}
cat("10 / 2 =", divide(10, 2), "\n")
# This would stop execution:
result <- tryCatch(
divide(10, 0),
error = function(e) {
cat("Caught error:", conditionMessage(e), "\n")
NA
}
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<h4>warning() — Warnings</h4>
<p>Use <code>warning()</code> when something is suspicious but not fatal:</p>
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warning("Non-positive values found; returning NA for those")
x[x <= 0] <- NA
}
log(x)
}
result <- safe_log(c(10, -5, 100, 0, 50))
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<h4>message() — Informational</h4>
<p>Use <code>message()</code> for progress updates and status info. Unlike <code>cat()</code>, messages can be suppressed:</p>
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message("Processing complete. ", length(x), " items processed.")
result
}
# Normal use — messages appear
output <- process_data(1:5)
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output2 <- suppressMessages(process_data(1:5))
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<h2>tryCatch(): Handling Conditions</h2>
<p><code>tryCatch()</code> intercepts conditions and runs handler functions:</p>
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safe_divide <- function(x, y) {
tryCatch(
x / y,
warning = function(w) {
cat("Warning caught:", conditionMessage(w), "\n")
NA
},
error = function(e) {
cat("Error caught:", conditionMessage(e), "\n")
NA
}
)
}
cat("10 / 2 =", safe_divide(10, 2), "\n")
cat("10 / 0 =", safe_divide(10, 0), "\n")
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<h4>tryCatch with finally</h4>
<p>The <code>finally</code> block always runs, whether or not an error occurred:</p>
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tryCatch({
message("Opening connection to: ", source)
# Simulate reading data
if (source == "bad") stop("Connection failed")
data <- data.frame(x = 1:5, y = rnorm(5))
data
},
error = function(e) {
cat("Error:", conditionMessage(e), "\n")
NULL
},
finally = {
message("Cleanup: closing connection")
})
}
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cat("\nGood result:\n")
print(result1)
cat("\n")
result2 <- read_data("bad")
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<h4>Catching Specific Conditions</h4>
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safe_parse <- function(text) {
tryCatch(
eval(parse(text = text)),
error = function(e) {
cat("Parse/eval error:", conditionMessage(e), "\n")
NULL
},
warning = function(w) {
cat("Warning:", conditionMessage(w), "\n")
suppressWarnings(eval(parse(text = text)))
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<h2>withCallingHandlers(): Non-Local Handlers</h2>
<p>The key difference: <code>tryCatch()</code> unwinds the call stack (exits the expression), while <code>withCallingHandlers()</code> runs the handler <em>without</em> unwinding, then continues:</p>
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result <- withCallingHandlers(
{
message("Step 1: starting")
warning("Minor issue detected")
message("Step 2: continuing after warning")
42 # return value
},
warning = function(w) {
cat("Handler saw warning:", conditionMessage(w), "\n")
invokeRestart("muffleWarning") # suppress the warning
},
message = function(m) {
cat("Handler saw message:", conditionMessage(m))
invokeRestart("muffleMessage")
}
)
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<h4>When to Use Which</h4>
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<div class="webr-editor" data-language="r"># tryCatch: for RECOVERY — replace failed result with fallback
recover_example <- function() {
tryCatch(
log("not a number"), # This errors
error = function(e) {
cat("Recovering from:", conditionMessage(e), "\n")
NA # Fallback value
}
)
}
cat("Recovered:", recover_example(), "\n")
# withCallingHandlers: for LOGGING — observe but don't change flow
log_example <- function() {
warnings_seen <- character()
result <- withCallingHandlers(
{
x <- as.numeric(c("1", "two", "3"))
sum(x, na.rm = TRUE)
},
warning = function(w) {
warnings_seen <<- c(warnings_seen, conditionMessage(w))
invokeRestart("muffleWarning")
}
)
list(result = result, warnings = warnings_seen)
}
output <- log_example()
cat("Result:", output$result, "\n")
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