|
SetOptions
SetOptions[
s
,
->
,
->
, ... ] sets the specified default options for a symbol s.
SetOptions[
stream
, ... ] or SetOptions["
name
", ... ] sets options associated with a particular stream.
SetOptions[
object
, ... ] sets options associated with an external object such as a NotebookObject.
SetOptions is equivalent to an assignment which redefines certain elements of the list Options[
s
] of default options.
SetOptions can be used on Protected symbols.
SetOptions returns the new form of Options[
s
].
You can use SetOptions on InputStream and OutputStream objects. If there is only one stream with a particular name, you can give the name as a string as the argument of Options.
SetOptions can be used on a list of streams, such as the value of $Output.
If you use SetOptions[NotebookObject[...
], ... ] the kernel will send a request to the front end which will immediately make the change specified.
See the Mathematica book: Section 1.9.5, Section A.3.3.
Further Examples
We set variable s to save the current settings of the options of Plot3D.
In[1]:= 
We plot the surface with the current option settings; the default for Plot3D is to show the bounding box. We set the Boxed option to False and plot the surface again.
Evaluate the cells to compare the graphics.
In[2]:= 
In[3]:= 
This restores the old settings.
In[4]:= 
In[5]:= 
THIS IS DOCUMENTATION FOR AN OBSOLETE PRODUCT. SEE THE DOCUMENTATION CENTER FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION. | |
