Stack
Details
- Stack [_] shows all expressions currently being evaluated.
- You can call Stack from inside a dialog to see how the dialog was reached.
- In the list returned by Stack [pattern], each expression is wrapped with HoldForm .
- The maximum length of Stack [] is limited by $RecursionLimit .
- Stack has attribute HoldFirst .
Examples
open all close allBasic Examples (2)
Print the stack where the Stack command is being evaluated:
Print the detailed stack contents including function arguments:
See Also
Tech Notes
Related Guides
Related Workflows
- Get a Stack Trace
History
Introduced in 1991 (2.0)
Text
Wolfram Research (1991), Stack, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/Stack.html.
CMS
Wolfram Language. 1991. "Stack." Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Wolfram Research. https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/Stack.html.
APA
Wolfram Language. (1991). Stack. Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Retrieved from https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/Stack.html
BibTeX
@misc{reference.wolfram_2025_stack, author="Wolfram Research", title="{Stack}", year="1991", howpublished="\url{https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/Stack.html}", note=[Accessed: 05-December-2025]}
BibLaTeX
@online{reference.wolfram_2025_stack, organization={Wolfram Research}, title={Stack}, year={1991}, url={https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/Stack.html}, note=[Accessed: 05-December-2025]}