is an option for Dialog that gives a list of symbols whose values should be localized in the dialog.
DialogSymbols
is an option for Dialog that gives a list of symbols whose values should be localized in the dialog.
Details
- DialogSymbols:>{x,y,…} specifies that x, y, … should have local values for the duration of the dialog.
- DialogSymbols:>{x=x0,…} defines initial values for variables.
- In addition to any symbols you specify, Dialog always uses local values for $Epilog , $Line , and $MessageList .
- The DialogSymbols option sets up local values in a dialog in the same way that a Block enclosing the dialog would.
Examples
Basic Examples (1)
Start a dialog with x, a, and b localized:
The values x, a, and b are not defined outside the dialog since they were localized:
See Also
Tech Notes
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- Dialogs
History
Introduced in 1991 (2.0)
Text
Wolfram Research (1991), DialogSymbols, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/DialogSymbols.html.
CMS
Wolfram Language. 1991. "DialogSymbols." Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Wolfram Research. https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/DialogSymbols.html.
APA
Wolfram Language. (1991). DialogSymbols. Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Retrieved from https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/DialogSymbols.html
BibTeX
@misc{reference.wolfram_2025_dialogsymbols, author="Wolfram Research", title="{DialogSymbols}", year="1991", howpublished="\url{https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/DialogSymbols.html}", note=[Accessed: 09-January-2026]}
BibLaTeX
@online{reference.wolfram_2025_dialogsymbols, organization={Wolfram Research}, title={DialogSymbols}, year={1991}, url={https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/DialogSymbols.html}, note=[Accessed: 09-January-2026]}