Re: Constructing a Label
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- Subject: [mg93444] Re: Constructing a Label
- From: magma <maderri2 at gmail.com>
- Date: Sat, 8 Nov 2008 03:59:45 -0500 (EST)
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On Nov 7, 12:01 pm, "David Park" <djmp... at comcast.net> wrote:
> f[x_] := 2/3 Sin[x^2];
>
> I would consider the first method to be the best:
>
> Row[{"f[x] = ", f[x]}]
>
> This is because it is the most direct and intuitive. The second method
> involves descending in to box structure programming, which the new featur=
es
> of Version circumvent.
>
> The third method with HoldForm is also ok, but if f is define within a
> Module with f being a Module variable, then you won't like the result
> because it won't be a simple 'f'.
>
> The StringForm method is a nice trick, but it is not as versatile or
> intuitive as the Row method.
>
> The last method is too arcane and too old fashioned. ToString, by default=
,
> formats to the old OutputForm, which uses multiple lines for the 3D form =
of
> expressions. That's why you have to specify TraditionalForm or StandardFo=
rm.
> If you look at the FullForm of the ToString expression you will see that
> Mathematica uses the lower level specification for boxed structures:
>
> ToString[TraditionalForm[f[x]]] // FullForm
> "\!\(TraditionalForm\`\(2\\ \(\(sin(\(\(x\^2\)\))\)\)\)\/3\)"
>
> Using Column and Row to build up displays is a nice new method in Version=
6
> and it's worthwhile getting to know how to use them.
>
> David Park
> djmp... at comcast.nethttp://home.comcast.net/~djmpark
>
> From: Nikolaus Rath [mailto:Nikol... at rath.org]
>
> Nikolaus Rath <Nikol... at rath.org> writes:
> > Hello,
>
> > I want to automatically construct labels of the form
> > "A = <value of A>" for a number of plots.
>
> > However, I cannot quite figure out how to generate the above
> > expression.
>
> I have now received quite a number of different solutions for this
> problem (now for some general function f[x]):
>
> f[x_] := 2/3 Sin[x^2];
> Row[{"f[x] = ", f[x]}]
> DisplayForm[RowBox[{"f[x] = ", f[x]}]]
> HoldForm[f[x]] == f[x]
> StringForm["f[x] = ``", f[x]]
> "f[x] = " <> ToString[TraditionalForm[f[x]]]
>
> While they all seem to work equally well for my problem, I do not
> quite understand how the last two expressions can actually work out. I
> thought that a String is just a sequence of unicode characters, so how
> is it possible that it renders as true fraction?
>
> Moreover, this really made me curious in which way the above
> expressions differ. The only difference that I found when evaluating
> them is that the last one (obviously) only renders in traditional form
> and that HoldForm only works if I use == instead of =. But are ther=
e
> other differences? An should I prefer some variant over the others?
>
> Personally, the variant with HoldForms seems most natural to me,
> because it directly expresses what I want to do ("print f[x] in
If you are not interested in Traditional form, then either the
Holdform or the Row example are good, but if you like to use
Traditional form, I would suggest
Row[{HoldForm[f[x]], " = ", f[x]}] // TraditionalForm
which is simple enough and replicates as much as possible standard
high quality printouts.
hth
> evaluated and unevaluated form").
>
> I'd be interested in hearing other opinions about this.
>
> Best,
>
> -Nikolaus
>
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