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BUILT-IN MATHEMATICA SYMBOL
Representing Textual Forms by Boxes
Formatted Output
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DisplayForm
DisplayForm
[
expr
]
prints with low-level boxes inside
expr
shown in explicit two-dimensional or other form.
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In ordinary
StandardForm
output, boxes such as
SubscriptBox
are shown literally. In
DisplayForm
they are shown as explicit two-dimensional constructs.
DisplayForm
acts as a "wrapper", which affects printing, but not evaluation.
EXAMPLES
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Basic Examples
(1)
Display a box expression as formatted:
Display a box expression as formatted:
In[1]:=
Out[1]=
In[2]:=
Out[2]//DisplayForm=
Scope
(5)
Formatting for a row of elements:
Display nested boxes:
A subscript and superscript as nested boxes:
A subscript and superscript in a single box:
Vector notation from an
OverscriptBox
:
Symbolic sum displayed using an
UnderoverscriptBox
:
Display a
GridBox
:
Display with row and column lines:
Add a frame:
Display using italic slant:
Display using Title cell style:
Properties & Relations
(2)
Evaluate an expression:
Convert to boxes:
Display the boxes:
Display an
InterpretationBox
:
The box is interpreted as the second argument:
SEE ALSO
FullForm
ToExpression
ToBoxes
TUTORIALS
Representing Textual Forms by Boxes
Formatted Output
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