is an option for ReadList that specifies whether objects from separate records should be returned in separate sublists.
RecordLists
is an option for ReadList that specifies whether objects from separate records should be returned in separate sublists.
Details
- With the default setting RecordSeparators->{"\n","\r\n","\r"}, setting RecordLists->True makes RecordLists return objects that appear on different lines in different sublists.
- With RecordLists->False , ReadList returns a single list of all objects it reads.
- With RecordLists->True , ReadList returns a list containing a sublist for each record.
Examples
Basic Examples (1)
See Also
Tech Notes
Related Guides
History
Introduced in 1991 (2.0)
Text
Wolfram Research (1991), RecordLists, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/RecordLists.html.
CMS
Wolfram Language. 1991. "RecordLists." Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Wolfram Research. https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/RecordLists.html.
APA
Wolfram Language. (1991). RecordLists. Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Retrieved from https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/RecordLists.html
BibTeX
@misc{reference.wolfram_2025_recordlists, author="Wolfram Research", title="{RecordLists}", year="1991", howpublished="\url{https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/RecordLists.html}", note=[Accessed: 04-January-2026]}
BibLaTeX
@online{reference.wolfram_2025_recordlists, organization={Wolfram Research}, title={RecordLists}, year={1991}, url={https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/RecordLists.html}, note=[Accessed: 04-January-2026]}