ReleaseHold

ReleaseHold[expr]

removes Hold, HoldForm, HoldPattern, and HoldComplete in expr.

Details

  • ReleaseHold removes only one layer of Hold etc.; it does not remove inner occurrences in nested Hold etc. functions.

Examples

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Basic Examples  (1)

Scope  (1)

ReleaseHold removes all standard unevaluated containers:

Properties & Relations  (1)

ReleaseHold removes only the outermost layer of Hold:

Introduced in 1991
 (2.0)
 |
Updated in 1996
 (3.0)