CloudSymbol ["name"]
represents a symbol whose value is persistently stored in the cloud.
CloudSymbol [obj]
represents a persistent symbol corresponding to the cloud object obj.
CloudSymbol ["uri"]
represents a cloud symbol located at a given URI.
CloudSymbol
CloudSymbol ["name"]
represents a symbol whose value is persistently stored in the cloud.
CloudSymbol [obj]
represents a persistent symbol corresponding to the cloud object obj.
CloudSymbol ["uri"]
represents a cloud symbol located at a given URI.
Details
- Values can be assigned using CloudSymbol [name]=val or CloudSymbol [name]:=val.
- CloudSymbol [name] evaluates to give the value assigned for CloudSymbol [name].
- Values of cloud symbols are stored in cloud objects.
- CloudSymbol ["name"] by default references a cloud object with the specified name within the directory $CloudSymbolBase .
- CloudSymbol ["name",base] references a cloud object relative to the specified base.
- Cloud symbols can be shared between users if appropriate permissions are set on the underlying cloud objects.
- In CloudSymbol ["name"], "name" can be any string.
- CloudSymbol [URL ["loc"]] is also supported.
Cloud symbols can be deleted from persistent storage with Remove .
Examples
open all close allBasic Examples (1)
Assign a value to a cloud symbol:
Retrieve the value:
Remove the value:
Scope (1)
Cloud symbols can be assigned delayed values:
Properties & Relations (2)
Cloud symbols are stored in cloud objects, so they can be addressed using CloudObject and accessed using other cloud functions:
LocalSymbol provides for local persistent storage:
Possible Issues (1)
Cloud symbols cannot be assigned subvalues or other special values:
Values of cloud symbols are not stored like other symbols:
Neat Examples (1)
Use a cloud symbol to persist data between calls to API functions:
Related Guides
Text
Wolfram Research (2014), CloudSymbol, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/CloudSymbol.html (updated 2016).
CMS
Wolfram Language. 2014. "CloudSymbol." Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Wolfram Research. Last Modified 2016. https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/CloudSymbol.html.
APA
Wolfram Language. (2014). CloudSymbol. Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Retrieved from https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/CloudSymbol.html
BibTeX
@misc{reference.wolfram_2025_cloudsymbol, author="Wolfram Research", title="{CloudSymbol}", year="2016", howpublished="\url{https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/CloudSymbol.html}", note=[Accessed: 16-November-2025]}
BibLaTeX
@online{reference.wolfram_2025_cloudsymbol, organization={Wolfram Research}, title={CloudSymbol}, year={2016}, url={https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/CloudSymbol.html}, note=[Accessed: 16-November-2025]}