LinkPatterns

LinkPatterns[link]

gives a list of the patterns for which definitions were set up when the external program associated with the specified WSTP connection was installed.

Details

  • Each element of the list returned by LinkPatterns is wrapped in HoldForm to prevent evaluation.
  • The patterns in LinkPatterns typically originate in :Pattern: specifications in the WSTP templates used to create source code for the external program.
  • Uninstall[link] calls Unset on the patterns in LinkPatterns[link].

Examples

Basic Examples  (1)

Set the directory:

Install an external WSTP-compatible program:

Get the complete set of LinkPatterns installed:

Get usage information about linked-in symbols:

Use the new function:

Terminate the external program:

Reset to the original directory:

Wolfram Research (1996), LinkPatterns, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/LinkPatterns.html.

Text

Wolfram Research (1996), LinkPatterns, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/LinkPatterns.html.

CMS

Wolfram Language. 1996. "LinkPatterns." Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Wolfram Research. https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/LinkPatterns.html.

APA

Wolfram Language. (1996). LinkPatterns. Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Retrieved from https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/LinkPatterns.html

BibTeX

@misc{reference.wolfram_2023_linkpatterns, author="Wolfram Research", title="{LinkPatterns}", year="1996", howpublished="\url{https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/LinkPatterns.html}", note=[Accessed: 18-March-2024 ]}

BibLaTeX

@online{reference.wolfram_2023_linkpatterns, organization={Wolfram Research}, title={LinkPatterns}, year={1996}, url={https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/LinkPatterns.html}, note=[Accessed: 18-March-2024 ]}