BUILT-IN MATHEMATICA SYMBOL

ToBoxes

ToBoxes[expr]
generates boxes corresponding to the printed form of expr in StandardForm.

gives the boxes corresponding to output in the specified form.

You can see how box structures generated by ToBoxes would be displayed by using DisplayForm. »

Box representation of a polynomial:

Display boxes as formatted:

Box representation of a graphic:

A special function in StandardForm and TraditionalForm:

Box representation of a polynomial:

Out[1]=

Display boxes as formatted:

Out[2]//DisplayForm=

Box representation of a graphic:

Out[1]=

A special function in StandardForm and TraditionalForm:

Out[1]=

Out[2]=

Arbitrary-precision Real and Complex numbers:

Special constants:

Characters and strings of characters:

Control characters for strings:

Box representations for various Power expressions:

Special typeset expressions:

Different list structures:

Inputs with subscripts, superscripts, etc.:

Some objects use a special output representation with interpretation:

Some objects use an elided output representation:

ToBoxes evaluates expr, while MakeBoxes does not:

Use ToExpression to interpret boxes:

Use DisplayForm to see how the boxes display:

Use formatting rules added through Format:

Add formatting for

:

Use formatting rules added through MakeBoxes: