is a global variable whose value specifies the maximum number of children that should be displayed in Tree objects.


$MaxDisplayedChildren
is a global variable whose value specifies the maximum number of children that should be displayed in Tree objects.
Details

- $MaxDisplayedChildren gives the default value used by the option MaxDisplayedChildren.
- The default value of $MaxDisplayedChildren is 10.
Examples
open all close allScope (1)
Redefine the value of $MaxDisplayedChildren:
Undefine the value of $MaxDisplayedChildren:
Properties & Relations (2)
The default value of $MaxDisplayedChildren is 10:
Setting $MaxDisplayedChildren=m specifies the default number of children to display for the option setting MaxDisplayedChildrenAutomatic:
Restore $MaxDisplayedChildren to its default:
Related Guides
History
Text
Wolfram Research (2022), $MaxDisplayedChildren, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/$MaxDisplayedChildren.html.
CMS
Wolfram Language. 2022. "$MaxDisplayedChildren." Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Wolfram Research. https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/$MaxDisplayedChildren.html.
APA
Wolfram Language. (2022). $MaxDisplayedChildren. Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Retrieved from https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/$MaxDisplayedChildren.html
BibTeX
@misc{reference.wolfram_2025_$maxdisplayedchildren, author="Wolfram Research", title="{$MaxDisplayedChildren}", year="2022", howpublished="\url{https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/$MaxDisplayedChildren.html}", note=[Accessed: 14-August-2025]}
BibLaTeX
@online{reference.wolfram_2025_$maxdisplayedchildren, organization={Wolfram Research}, title={$MaxDisplayedChildren}, year={2022}, url={https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/$MaxDisplayedChildren.html}, note=[Accessed: 14-August-2025]}