Directly integrated into the Wolfram Language is a convenient symbolic options mechanism that allows arbitrary sequences of named parameters to be given to both built-in and user-defined functions.

opt->val — an option whose value is evaluated immediately

opt:>val — an option whose value is evaluated when it is used

Setting Up Options for Functions

SetOptions — set up default option values for a function

OptionsPattern — a pattern representing an arbitrary sequence of options

OptionValue — retrieve values of options while executing a function

FilterRules — filter particular options from a longer list

ArgumentsOptions — split apart the positional arguments and options in an expression

CheckArguments — verify option names and number of arguments in an expression

Options — get the options for a function or object with options

AbsoluteOptions — get explicit values for options that are given as Automatic, etc.

Common Generic Option Values

True  ▪  False  ▪  Automatic  ▪  All  ▪  None  ▪  Full  ▪  Inherited  ▪  Manual