Wolfram: Find Function by Name

Find Function by Name

Information["*name*"]

🔸 SHORT SYNTAX: ?*name*

Show a clickable list of function names that contains name.

• Information

Names["*name*"]

return a list of function names that contains name. Each element is a string.

• Names

Calling Function is the Essence of Coding WolframLang

• There are about 7 thousand function builtin. (as of 2024-04-09)
• No need to load/import library to use builtin functions. Just call them directly.

• Coding in WolframLang is essentially just about calling functions, nothing else.
• There is no “statements”, no “object oriented”, no “methods”.
• Everything is an expression.
• You change the expression by calling a function on it and get the return value.
• Even the typical assignment such as x = 3, is actally calling a function (Set[x,3]).
• Any function returns a value. e.g. Set[x,3] returns 3.

It's essential to be able to find the function you want.

All WolframLang's function names are long and descriptive.