Initialize
Initialize[sym]
initializes the symbol sym from persistent values on the default persistence path.
Initialize[sym,{loc1,…}]
initializes the symbol sym from persistent values on the persistence path {loc1,…}.
Initialize["patt"]
initializes all variables matching the string pattern "patt".
Details and Options
- The following option can be given:
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MergingFunction Automatic the function applied to the list of values found - Initialize[All] is equivalent to Initialize["*"].
- Initialize[spec] is equivalent to Initialize[spec,$PersistencePath].
- A persistence location is given as PersistenceLocation["type"] or "type".
Examples
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Properties & Relations (1)
Set an initialization value for a variable persisting for the current front end session:
Each newly started kernel will automatically invoke Initialize for all variables:
After quitting and restarting the front end, the initialization value is gone:
Text
Wolfram Research (2017), Initialize, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/Initialize.html.
CMS
Wolfram Language. 2017. "Initialize." Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Wolfram Research. https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/Initialize.html.
APA
Wolfram Language. (2017). Initialize. Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Retrieved from https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/Initialize.html