Names
Names["string"]
gives a list of the names of symbols that match the string.
Names[patt]
gives a list of names matching the arbitrary string pattern patt.
Details and Options

- Names["string"] gives the same list of names as ?string.
- Names returns a list of strings corresponding to the names of symbols.
- The pattern patt can be given as a string with metacharacters, as StringExpression[…] or as RegularExpression["regex"].
- The string can contain the following metacharacters:
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* match zero or more characters @ match one or more characters, but not uppercase letters - Names["context`*"] lists all symbols in the specified context.
- With SpellingCorrection->True, Names includes names that differ in a small fraction of their characters from those specifically requested.
- With IgnoreCase->True or SpellingCorrection->True, Names treats lowercase and uppercase letters as equivalent when matching names.
- Names[] lists all names in all contexts.
Examples
open allclose allBasic Examples (2)
Scope (2)
Find all 2-character system functions using StringExpression:
Find all 3-character system functions using RegularExpression:
Wolfram Research (1988), Names, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/Names.html (updated 2007).
Text
Wolfram Research (1988), Names, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/Names.html (updated 2007).
BibTeX
BibLaTeX
CMS
Wolfram Language. 1988. "Names." Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Wolfram Research. Last Modified 2007. https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/Names.html.
APA
Wolfram Language. (1988). Names. Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Retrieved from https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/Names.html