CoCoA:Sprint

Sprint

convert to a string

Description

This function takes any CoCoA expression and converts its value to a

string. One use is to check for extremely long output before printing

in a CoCoA window.

Example

  Use R ::= Q[x,y];
  I := Ideal(x,y);
  J := Sprint(I);
  I;
Ideal(x, y)
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  J;          -- The output for I and J looks the same, but ...
Ideal(x, y)
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  Type(I);   -- I is an ideal, and
IDEAL
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  Type(J);  -- J is just the string <quotes>Ideal(x, y)</quotes>.
STRING
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  J[1];  -- the 1st character of J
I
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  J[2];  -- the 2nd character of J
d
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  Len(J);  -- J has 11 characters
11
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Syntax

Sprint(E:OBJECT):STRING

Introduction to IO

IO.SprintTrunc

Print

PrintLn

   <type>io</type>
   <type>printing</type>
   <type>string</type>