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OpenMath :: openMath

openMath -- Turn an arbitrary Macaulay2 object into OpenMath (if possible)

Synopsis

Usage:

openMath x
Inputs:
- x
Outputs:
- an XMLnode describing x

Description

We show how to convert a random integer to OpenMath and print it as XML

i1 : v = openMath 42

o1 = <OMI "42"

o1 : XMLnode

i2 : toLibxmlNode v

o2 = <OMI>42</OMI>

o2 : LibxmlNode (xmlTypeDescription)

We show how to represent 2*3 in OpenMath

i3 : v = openMath (hold 2*3)

o3 = <OMA
       <OMS cd="arith1" name="times"
       <OMI "2"
       <OMI "3"

o3 : XMLnode

i4 : toLibxmlNode v

o4 = <OMA>
           <OMS cd="arith1" name="times"/>
           <OMI>2</OMI>
           <OMI>3</OMI>
         </OMA>

o4 : LibxmlNode (xmlTypeDescription)

See also

val(XMLnode) -- Evaluate an XMLnode containing OpenMath

Ways to use `openMath` :

"openMath(Thing)"

For the programmer

The object openMath is a method function.