Built-in Mathematica Symbol

InputForm

InputForm[expr]
prints as a version of expr suitable for input to Mathematica.

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InputForm always produces one-dimensional output, suitable to be typed as lines of Mathematica input.

InputForm acts as a "wrapper", which affects display, but not evaluation. »

Put (>>) produces InputForm by default.

Short[InputForm[expr]] can be used, but may generate skeleton objects which cannot be given as Mathematica input.

The option NumberMarks can be used to specify whether ` marks should be used to indicate type, precision or accuracy of approximate numbers. »

EXAMPLES

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Basic Examples (2)

InputForm of a typeset expression:

InputForm of a graphic:

InputForm of a typeset expression:

In[1]:=

Out[1]//InputForm=

InputForm of a graphic:

In[1]:=

Out[1]//InputForm=

Scope (8)

Integer, Rational, Real and Complex numbers:

Arbitrary-precision Real and Complex numbers:

Special constants:

Characters and strings of characters:

Control characters for strings:

Different ways of representing Power expressions:

Special typeset expressions:

Different list structures:

Input without special interpretation:

With special characters in the same positions there may be special interpretations:

In the case of superscripts, most things get interpreted as Power:

Some objects use a special output representation:

Some objects use an elided output representation:

The elided parts are visible using InputForm:

Options (3)

Machine numbers format without number marks by default:

The same number with number marks:

Extended-precision numbers include number marks by default:

Without number marks:

A mixed symbolic and numeric expression:

Include number marks for all numbers:

Omit all number marks:

Properties & Relations (3)

InputForm affects display but not evaluation:

Apply InputForm to the evaluated integral:

InputForm has a linear formatting:

FullForm has linear formatting without special syntax:

OutputForm, StandardForm and TraditionalForm all provide two-dimensional formatting:

Use ToString to generate a string in input form: