BUILT-IN MATHEMATICA SYMBOL

PasteButton

PasteButton[expr]
represents a button that pastes expr whenever it is pressed.

PasteButton

displays with label on the button.

MORE INFORMATION

expr is by default pasted at the current insertion point in your input notebook.

PasteButton pastes to the specified notebook.

PasteButton evaluates its arguments in an ordinary way, so that expr is immediately evaluated.

PasteButton[Defer[expr]] creates a button which pastes the unevaluated form of expr.

If expr contains a selection placeholder, it will be replaced by your current selection when the paste is done.

Selection placeholders are represented by the character or \[SelectionPlaceholder].

label can be any expression.

PasteButton takes the same options as Button.

PasteButton[expr] creates a button with equivalent functionality to the one created by Button[expr, None, BaseStyle->"Paste"].

EXAMPLES

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Basic Examples (3)

Create a button that will paste its contents:

Supply a different label:

Create a button to paste an unevaluated expression:

Create a button that will paste its contents:

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Supply a different label:

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Create a button to paste an unevaluated expression:

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Scope (2)

Use any expression as a label:

Paste the result of an evaluation:

Paste a graphics object:

Options (13)

Different predefined alignment options:

Default and

appearance:

Change the background colors:

Align with the surrounding text:

By default PasteButton is enabled:

By setting Enabled->False, the button is disabled but visible in its current state:

By default the paste operation takes place in the front end:

By setting FrameMargins you make the button content area larger:

By setting ImageMargins you make the button area larger:

Use preset values:

Or use any values:

By setting the second element you can also control the height:

Set a fully custom size:

Applications (1)

Make paste buttons for a collection of country strings:

Properties & Relations (2)

Use

to replace it with the current selection:

PasteButton is a special case of Button:

Possible Issues (1)

PasteButton does not evaluate its arguments on each click: