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FormBox

FormBox[boxes, form]
is a low-level box construct which displays as boxes but specifies that rules associated with form should be used to interpret boxes on input.
  • \(\`input\) yields FormBox[input, RawForm].
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Basic Examples   (4)
Create a cell with TraditionalForm style settings applied:
Create a cell with StandardForm style settings applied:
FormBox affects interpretation of its contents:
TraditionalForm formatting uses FormBox:
The formatted result looks like this:
Create a cell with TraditionalForm style settings applied:
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Out[1]=
 
Create a cell with StandardForm style settings applied:
In[1]:=
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Out[1]=
 
FormBox affects interpretation of its contents:
In[1]:=
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Out[1]=
In[2]:=
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Out[2]=
 
TraditionalForm formatting uses FormBox:
In[1]:=
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Out[1]//FullForm=
The formatted result looks like this:
In[2]:=
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Out[2]//TraditionalForm=
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