Files and pipes are both examples of general Mathematica objects known as streams. A stream in Mathematica is a source of input or output. There are many operations that you ...

Version 6.0 pioneered the concept of complete structural integration of graphics—with graphics interleaving seamlessly into all input and output, and allowing immediate ...

ESRI shape file format. Common GIS file format. Used for archiving and exchanging cartographic and geospatial information. Stores the geometry and data of map features. SHP ...

In order to write the most general Mathematica programs you will sometimes need to find out global information about the setup under which your program is being run. Thus, ...

% n or Out[n] is a global object that is assigned to be the value produced on the n\[Null]^th output line. % gives the last result generated. %% gives the result before last. ...

DotDashed is a graphics directive specifying that lines that follow should be drawn dot-dashed.

Dotted is a graphics directive specifying that lines that follow should be drawn dotted.

An important feature of string manipulation functions like StringReplace is that they handle not only literal strings but also patterns for collections of strings. This ...

Thick is a graphics directive that specifies that lines which follow should be drawn thick.

Thin is a graphics directive that specifies that lines which follow should be drawn thin.