is an option for certain boxes that determines whether the box should be stripped on evaluation.


StripOnInput
is an option for certain boxes that determines whether the box should be stripped on evaluation.
Details

- When a
evaluation takes place, the front end sends a box representation of the input to the kernel. The box representation may be stripped of some boxes so that their presence will have no effect upon evaluation semantics.
- For a box with StripOnInput->True, the box's contents will be sent as part of the evaluation, but not the box itself.
- A box with StripOnInput->False sends the box exactly as it exists in the input cell.
Examples
Basic Examples (2)
Create a FrameBox that is stripped upon evaluation:
With StripOnInput->False, the FrameBox is preserved in evaluation:
See Also
History
Text
Wolfram Research (2007), StripOnInput, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/StripOnInput.html.
CMS
Wolfram Language. 2007. "StripOnInput." Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Wolfram Research. https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/StripOnInput.html.
APA
Wolfram Language. (2007). StripOnInput. Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Retrieved from https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/StripOnInput.html
BibTeX
@misc{reference.wolfram_2025_striponinput, author="Wolfram Research", title="{StripOnInput}", year="2007", howpublished="\url{https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/StripOnInput.html}", note=[Accessed: 15-August-2025]}
BibLaTeX
@online{reference.wolfram_2025_striponinput, organization={Wolfram Research}, title={StripOnInput}, year={2007}, url={https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/StripOnInput.html}, note=[Accessed: 15-August-2025]}