Linked Questions
10 questions linked to/from Syntax highlighting for your own functions
2
votes
2
answers
152
views
How do I make my function behave more like Plot? [duplicate]
I have written a function Fun as below:
...
- 555
2
votes
1
answer
172
views
Having variables appear aqua in user defined function [duplicate]
In many of the inbuilt mathematica function, variables appear aqua like in:
However, when creating your own function, variables no longer have that green coloring and are instead colored like an ...
- 1,969
596
votes
19
answers
154k
views
Where can I find examples of good Mathematica programming practice?
I consider myself a pretty good Mathematica programmer, but I'm always looking out for ways to either improve my way of doing things in Mathematica, or to see if there's something nifty that I haven't ...
24
votes
4
answers
3k
views
How to program a F::argx message?
How useful is it to program a user-built function in a package to produce a red warning message F::argx if you give the wrong number of arguments to that function? ...
35
votes
1
answer
2k
views
Customizing syntax highlighting for private cell styles
Is there any way to set up a cell style with a particular syntax highlighting?
For example, I'd like to have a CProgram cell to write in blue the C special words.
I have done it by setting ...
- 42.4k
21
votes
2
answers
964
views
When should I, and when should I not, set the HoldAll attribute on a function I define?
I have seen a number of examples on this site
(such as in syntax highlighting and checking evaluation status) in which functions definitions are preceded with
...
14
votes
3
answers
2k
views
Strategies to avoid LessEqual::nord in NMinimize?
When using NMinimize on functions with complex intermediate expressions (but a real end result), quite often one gets the error ...
- 19.1k
3
votes
2
answers
4k
views
Complex line integral
Can someone recommend an online article or introductory tutorial that will show me how to do real and complex line integrals using Mathematica?
- 14.8k
14
votes
1
answer
514
views
SyntaxInformation: take allowed options from multiple symbols – possible?
Suppose I have a function like
Options[f] = {foo -> 1};
f[opt : OptionsPattern[{f,g}]] := h@g[Sequence @@ FilterRules[{opt}, Options[g]]]
I purposefully do ...
- 232k
4
votes
1
answer
126
views
Why does SyntaxInformation "ColorEqualSigns" color like wrong options?
In my copy of Mathematica 11.1,
SyntaxInformation[f] = {"ColorEqualSigns" -> {1, 1}}
colors like wrong options:
How do I make it not color like wrong options?...
- 19.5k