PacletSymbol

gives the symbol named "sym" in the primary context of paclet.

wraps the head h around the symbol before returning it.

Details

PacletSymbol is a convenient shorthand that installs the paclet if necessary, calls Needs on its primary context and evaluates to the named symbol.
PacletSymbol loads the primary context of the paclet in a way that does not modify $ContextPath.
For paclets that are not already installed, the paclet is downloaded and loaded in the current session but not installed for future sessions.
PacletSymbol is a way to sample a paclet's functionality without permanently installing it or adding its context to the context path.
The paclet argument can have any of the following forms:

	"name"	name of the paclet or ResourceObject
	PacletObject[…]	a paclet object
	ResourceObject[…]	a resource object of type "Paclet"
	File[…]	a paclet in a given directory

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Retrieve a symbol from a paclet:

Use a function from a paclet:

Use a function from a PacletObject:

Hold the returned symbol:

Releasing the hold returns the value:

Using a symbol from a paclet typically requires calling Needs:

The Needs call modified $ContextPath:

Using PacletSymbol allows the symbol to work without modifying $ContextPath:

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