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listSymbols -- compact display of symbols and their values

Synopsis

Usage:
listSymbols v
Inputs:
- v, a list or a dictionary; if it's a list, it should be a list of symbols
Outputs:
- a net, a compact display of the symbols in v and their values

Description

i1 : x:=3; y:="hi there"; z:=2^30; f = x->x;

i5 : listSymbols { symbol x, symbol y }

o5 = symbol   class     value      location of symbol
     ------   -----     -----      ------------------
     x      : ZZ     -- 3          stdio:1:1-1:1     
     y      : String -- "hi there" stdio:1:7-1:7

i6 : listSymbols first localDictionaries()

o6 = symbol   class     value      location of symbol
     ------   -----     -----      ------------------
     x      : ZZ     -- 3          stdio:1:1-1:1     
     y      : String -- "hi there" stdio:1:7-1:7     
     z      : ZZ     -- 1073741824 stdio:1:22-1:22

Ways to use `listSymbols` :

listSymbols(Dictionary)
listSymbols(List)