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InputForm

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

MORE INFORMATION

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 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: