Re: What characters are allowed in mathematica variable names? i.e. how
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- Subject: [mg126043] Re: What characters are allowed in mathematica variable names? i.e. how
- From: Murray Eisenberg <murray at math.umass.edu>
- Date: Fri, 13 Apr 2012 04:55:48 -0400 (EDT)
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Not ever to use the Front End seems like a self-imposed unnecessary restriction. On 4/12/12 3:32 PM, Jesse Perla wrote: > Thanks. Lets say that I never want to use the FrontEnd and don't want to > use any escaped characters (i.e. \[....]) because they are a pain to write > and format within command line mathematica. > > Is there a list of kosher symbols that are allowed? In C, for example, it > would be all the alphanumeric characters, _, and maybe a few more. > > On Thu, Apr 12, 2012 at 3:23 PM, Murray Eisenberg<murray at math.umass.edu>wrote: > >> \[Breve] >> >> For such things, in the Mathematica front end, just open the Special >> Characters palette. When you locate the character you want and mouse over >> it, you'll see a display of its short-cut abbreviation (with Esc). To see >> the "purely ascii" form (with \[...]), just select the cell in the notebook >> where you've typed the character with the Esc sequence -- or just inserted >> it from the menu -- and change the display of that cell to reveal the >> underlying expression (on Mac, this is Cmd Shift E). >> >> (Sorry my original version of this message was truncated when I sent it.) >> >> >> On 4/12/12 9:45 AM, Jesse Perla wrote: >> >>> Thanks. How would I type that in ascii and would it show up escaped in >>> \[....]in a text file on the server? Assume that I am editing things >>> purely in a text file. >>> >>> On Thu, Apr 12, 2012 at 9:40 AM, Murray Eisenberg<murray at math.umass.**edu<murray at math.umass.edu> >>>> wrote: >>> >>> If you insist on using a character as separator, you could use breve, >>>> typed as Esc bv Esc (without the spaces, of course). >>>> >>>> >>>> On 4/12/12 2:35 AM, Jesse Perla wrote: >>>> >>>> In other languages like C++, _ is a kosher character to be in variable >>>>> names. It is not in mathematica, so things like "my_first_variable" >>>>> don't >>>>> work. I have been using a ` to separate out the words to get things >>>>> like >>>>> my`first`variable, but now realize it is creating other issues due to >>>>> the >>>>> scoping it introduces. >>>>> >>>>> Are there are other characters I can use to separate out words in >>>>> variable names? >>>>> >>>>> Thanks >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>> Murray Eisenberg murrayeisenberg at gmail.com >>>> 80 Fearing Street phone 413 549-1020 (H) >>>> Amherst, MA 01002-1912 >>>> >>>> >>> >> -- >> Murray Eisenberg murray at math.umass.edu >> Mathematics& Statistics Dept. >> Lederle Graduate Research Tower phone 413 549-1020 (H) >> University of Massachusetts 413 545-2859 (W) >> 710 North Pleasant Street fax 413 545-1801 >> Amherst, MA 01003-9305 >> > -- Murray Eisenberg murray at math.umass.edu Mathematics & Statistics Dept. Lederle Graduate Research Tower phone 413 549-1020 (H) University of Massachusetts 413 545-2859 (W) 710 North Pleasant Street fax 413 545-1801 Amherst, MA 01003-9305