Deploy[expr]
yields a deployed version of expr in which elements such as Slider, InputField, Locator and Button are active, but general editing and selection is disabled.


Deploy
Deploy[expr]
yields a deployed version of expr in which elements such as Slider, InputField, Locator and Button are active, but general editing and selection is disabled.
Details

- All objects with an Enabled option are kept active by Deploy.
- InputField[e] within a Deploy can be used to provide an editable version of any expression e.
Examples
open all close allBasic Examples (2)
Disable graphics interactivity while keeping the Slider2D active:
Prevent panels and panes from having editable and selectable text:
Scope (5)
Deployed cells cannot have their contents selected:
Deployed text can be selected in its entirety, but the contents cannot be selected:
Deployed typesetting constructs cannot have their contents selected:
Deployed graphics cannot be selected or resized, and their contents cannot be selected:
Deployed 3D graphics cannot be selected, resized, or rotated:
Properties & Relations (5)
Controls will work inside Deploy even when deeply buried in deployed constructs:
Text inside of a deployed InputField can be selected and edited:
InputField can also be used without borders. The result looks like regular text:
Deploy overloads the Selectable and Editable options:
Setting Deployed->False allows the creation of an undeployed region:
The various functions that create dialog and palette notebooks deploy their contents automatically:
Tech Notes
Related Workflows
- Build a Manipulate ▪
- Use Locator Controls
History
Text
Wolfram Research (2007), Deploy, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/Deploy.html.
CMS
Wolfram Language. 2007. "Deploy." Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Wolfram Research. https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/Deploy.html.
APA
Wolfram Language. (2007). Deploy. Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Retrieved from https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/Deploy.html
BibTeX
@misc{reference.wolfram_2025_deploy, author="Wolfram Research", title="{Deploy}", year="2007", howpublished="\url{https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/Deploy.html}", note=[Accessed: 13-August-2025]}
BibLaTeX
@online{reference.wolfram_2025_deploy, organization={Wolfram Research}, title={Deploy}, year={2007}, url={https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/Deploy.html}, note=[Accessed: 13-August-2025]}