is an option for boxes that specifies whether a box is automatically deleted when its contents are edited.


AutoDelete
is an option for boxes that specifies whether a box is automatically deleted when its contents are edited.
Details

- With the setting AutoDelete->True, the box is deleted when the contents of a box such as an InterpretationBox are edited.
- With the setting AutoDelete->False, the box remains in place and must be deleted manually.
Examples
Basic Examples (1)
Editing an InterpretationBox by default preserves the InterpretationBox:
With AutoDeleteTrue, editing the InterpretationBox strips the box:
See Also
Tech Notes
Related Guides
History
Introduced in 1996 (3.0)
Text
Wolfram Research (1996), AutoDelete, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/AutoDelete.html.
CMS
Wolfram Language. 1996. "AutoDelete." Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Wolfram Research. https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/AutoDelete.html.
APA
Wolfram Language. (1996). AutoDelete. Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Retrieved from https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/AutoDelete.html
BibTeX
@misc{reference.wolfram_2025_autodelete, author="Wolfram Research", title="{AutoDelete}", year="1996", howpublished="\url{https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/AutoDelete.html}", note=[Accessed: 15-August-2025]}
BibLaTeX
@online{reference.wolfram_2025_autodelete, organization={Wolfram Research}, title={AutoDelete}, year={1996}, url={https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/AutoDelete.html}, note=[Accessed: 15-August-2025]}