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lprint

Function lprint - linear print of expression(s)

Calling Sequence  lprint(e1,e2,...)
Parameters
NameTypeDescription

ei anythingexpression
Return Type  NULL
Synopsis This function prints out any Darwin built-in type or structured type. If the expression is too long, newline characters will be inserted in a semi-intelligent way. Multiple expressions are separated by a single space. Floating point numbers are printed with 5 significant digits. The global variable NumberFormat can be assigned a format, as in the printf function, and all numbers will be printed accordingly. lprint is intended to provide a safe and quick way of printing expressions. In general, it is not possible to read them back into Darwin, use dprint for Darwin-readable output.
Examples
> x:= [[1,2],[3,4]]:

> lprint('A linear printing of a square matrix:', x);
A linear printing of a square matrix: [[1, 2], [3, 4]]


See also dprint,   print,   printf (contains conversion patterns),   PrintMatrix,   prints,   sprintf,   sscanf