Print

Print[expr]

prints expr as output.

Details

  • In a notebook, Print generates a cell with style "Print".
  • Print can print any expression, including graphics and dynamic objects.
  • Print[expr1,expr2,…] prints expri concatenated together, effectively using Row. »
  • With a text‐based interface, Print ends its output with a single newline (line feed).
  • You can arrange to have expressions on several lines by using Column. »
  • Print sends its output to the channel $Output.
  • Print uses the format type of $Output as its default format type.

Examples

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Basic Examples  (2)

Print x+y, then print a+b:

Print the first 5 primes:

Scope  (7)

Print graphics:

Print a column of expressions:

Print normally prints in StandardForm, so strings do not have quotes:

Print in InputForm:

Print in TraditionalForm:

Print in a specified style:

Print active controls:

Print a button:

Generalizations & Extensions  (1)

Print several expressions concatenated together:

Applications  (2)

Print Mersenne primes as soon as they are found:

Print a sequence of graphics:

Properties & Relations  (1)

The actual expression returned by Print is Null:

Introduced in 1988
 (1.0)
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Updated in 1996
 (3.0)
2007
 (6.0)