MathML (.mml)

Background

    ▪ MIME type: text/mathml, application/mathml+xml
    ▪ MathML mathematical markup language.
    ▪ Used for integrating mathematical formulas in web documents.
    ▪ Rendering of embedded MathML is supported by a number of browsers and browser additions.
    ▪ Specifies the presentation and the semantic content of mathematical formulas.
    ▪ XML-based format.
    ▪ Based on a draft that was derived from the Wolfram typesetting language.
    ▪ Introduced in 1999 and updated in 2003 by the W3C math working group.

Import and Export

  • Import["file.mml"] imports a MathML file and returns a box expression.
  • Export["file.mml",expr] exports an arbitrary expression to MathML.
  • Import["file.mml"] reads the MathML presentation elements from a file and converts them to the corresponding Wolfram Language box expression.
  • Import["file.mml","Expression"] converts MathML to a Wolfram Language expression using TraditionalForm interpretation rules.
  • Export["file.mml",expr] converts a box expression or an arbitrary Wolfram Language expression to MathML.
  • When exporting an arbitrary mathematical expression, its presentation and its context are represented in the resulting MathML.
  • Import["file.mml",elem] imports the specified element from a MathML file.
  • Import["file.mml",{{elem1,elem2,…}}] imports multiple elements.
  • The import format can be specified with Import["file", "MathML"] or Import["file",{"MathML",elem,…}].
  • Export["file.mml",expr, elem] creates a MathML file by treating expr as specifying element elem.
  • Export["file.mml",{expr1,expr2,…},{{elem1,elem2,…}}] treats each expri as specifying the corresponding elemi.
  • Export["file.mml",expr,opt1->val1,…] exports expr with the specified option elements taken to have the specified values.
  • Export["file.mml",{elem1->expr1,elem2->expr2,…},"Rules"] uses rules to specify the elements to be exported.
  • The export format can be explicitly specified in the form Export["file",expr,"MathML"] or Export["file",expr,{"MathML",elems}].
  • See the reference pages for full general information on Import and Export.
  • ImportString and ExportString support the MathML format.

Elements

  • General Import elements:
  • "Elements"list of elements and options available in this file
    "Rules"full list of rules for each element and option
    "Options"list of rules for options, properties, and settings
  • Data representation elements:
  • "Boxes"MathML typeset as a Wolfram Language box expression
    "Expression"arbitrary Wolfram Language expression
    "HeldExpression"unevaluated expression
    "XMLObject"MathML as a symbolic XML expression
    "XMLElement"nested XMLElement objects
  • Import and Export use the "Boxes" element by default.

Options

  • Export options:
  • "Annotations"{}which annotations to include
    "Presentation"Truewhether to export MathML presentation elements
    "Content"Falsewhether to export MathML content elements
  • The setting for "Annotations" is a list which may include any number of the choices "DocumentHeader", "XMLDeclaration", and "DOCTYPEDeclaration".

Examples

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Exporting an arbitrary mathematical expression by default generates presentation MathML:

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This creates combined presentation and content MathML:

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This generates pure content MathML:

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Define and display a Wolfram Language box expression:

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Convert it to presentation MathML:

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Convert the previous output to a box expression and display it:

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Import automatically recognizes the MathML format:

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Show the available Import elements:

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Convert MathML to an evaluated expression:

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Import MathML as a symbolic XML expression:

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See Also

"ExpressionML"  "HTML"  "Package"  "XHTML"  "XHTMLMathML"

Introduced in 1999
(4.0)
| Updated in 2007
(6.0)