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Inputs -- inputs for a function in a documentation node

Synopsis

Usage:

document { ... , Inputs => { inputs, ... }, ... }

Description

The entries should consist of items in one of the following forms.

hypertext
class
symbolname
class => hypertext
symbolname => class
symbolname => hypertext
symbolname => class => hypertext

As an example, here is the Inputs entry of the method resolution(Ideal):

Inputs => { "I" => { "an ideal in a ring ", TT "R", ", say" } }

Here is an example of the Inputs entry of the function sin:

Inputs => { "x" => RR },

See also

Outputs -- outputs for a function in a documentation node
Usage -- ways to use a function in a documentation node

Functions with optional argument named `Inputs` :

"document(...,Inputs=>...)"
"SYNOPSIS(...,Inputs=>...)" -- see SYNOPSIS -- a standardized synopsis for use in documentation nodes

For the programmer

The object Inputs is a symbol.