is an option for displayed objects, cells and notebooks that specifies whether dynamic objects and option values in their contents will update.
DynamicUpdating
is an option for displayed objects, cells and notebooks that specifies whether dynamic objects and option values in their contents will update.
Details
- DynamicUpdating can be set to True or False to unconditionally enable or disable updating of all dynamic objects within the scope of the option setting.
- The typical default setting of DynamicUpdating->Automatic will cause Dynamic objects to update according to the setting of the menu command Evaluation ▶ Dynamic Updating Enabled .
Examples
Basic Examples (2)
Ensure that dynamic objects always update:
Prevent dynamic objects from updating even a single time:
Control dynamic updating programmatically:
Tech Notes
Related Guides
History
Text
Wolfram Research (2007), DynamicUpdating, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/DynamicUpdating.html.
CMS
Wolfram Language. 2007. "DynamicUpdating." Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Wolfram Research. https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/DynamicUpdating.html.
APA
Wolfram Language. (2007). DynamicUpdating. Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Retrieved from https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/DynamicUpdating.html
BibTeX
@misc{reference.wolfram_2025_dynamicupdating, author="Wolfram Research", title="{DynamicUpdating}", year="2007", howpublished="\url{https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/DynamicUpdating.html}", note=[Accessed: 04-January-2026]}
BibLaTeX
@online{reference.wolfram_2025_dynamicupdating, organization={Wolfram Research}, title={DynamicUpdating}, year={2007}, url={https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/DynamicUpdating.html}, note=[Accessed: 04-January-2026]}