OpenRead["file"] opens a file to read data from, and returns an InputStream object.

ToCharacterCode["string"] gives a list of the integer codes corresponding to the characters in a string. ToCharacterCode["string", " encoding"] gives integer codes according ...

WindowSize is a notebook option that specifies the size of window that should be used to display a notebook on the screen.

When you are putting and getting data via MathLink various kinds of errors can occur. Whenever any error occurs, MathLink goes into a completely inactive state, and all ...

In addition to the ordinary characters that appear on a standard keyboard, you can include in Mathematica strings any of the special characters that are supported by ...

TimeConstraint is an option for various algorithmic functions which specifies how long to spend trying a particular transformation or part of an algorithm.

The general principle that Mathematica follows in evaluating expressions is to go on applying transformation rules until the expressions no longer change. This means, for ...

Within a standard interactive session, you can create "subsessions" or dialogs using the Mathematica command Dialog. Dialogs are often useful if you want to interact with ...

 

This section is designed to discuss how to make compiled functions run efficiently. It will cover features that make them run faster, as well as problems that can make them ...