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CellPrint

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CellPrint[expr]

inserts expr as a complete cell in the current notebook just below the cell being evaluated.

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CellPrint[{expr1,expr2,…}]

inserts a sequence of cells.

Details

  • If expr has head TextCell, ExpressionCell, or CellGroup, it is inserted unchanged into the notebook. »
  • If expr is a string or Text object, a text cell is created to contain it. »
  • If expr is any other type of expression, an expression cell is created to contain it. »
  • With a text‐based front end, CellPrint[cell] does the same as applying Print to the contents of cell.
  • Cells generated by CellPrint by default have GeneratedCell->True, so that they are overwritten if they are regenerated.

Examples

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Basic Examples  (3)Summary of the most common use cases

Create a text cell from a TextCell object:

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https://wolfram.com/xid/0j40bj4y-jzdv4

Create a sequence of text cells:

In[1]:=1
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https://wolfram.com/xid/0j40bj4y-dqjxl4
Out[1]=1
In[2]:=2
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https://wolfram.com/xid/0j40bj4y-lroqct

Create a text cell from a string:

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https://wolfram.com/xid/0j40bj4y-ejfix
a

Scope  (4)Survey of the scope of standard use cases

Strings are converted to TextCell objects with no specific style:

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https://wolfram.com/xid/0j40bj4y-cqz5ci
xxx
In[2]:=2
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https://wolfram.com/xid/0j40bj4y-bxaah5
xxx

General expressions are converted to ExpressionCell objects with no specific style:

In[1]:=1
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https://wolfram.com/xid/0j40bj4y-fg553q
x2+y2
In[2]:=2
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https://wolfram.com/xid/0j40bj4y-l0daop
x2+y2

Lists are converted to multiple cells:

In[1]:=1
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https://wolfram.com/xid/0j40bj4y-h6a860
xxxx2+y2

Print cells with specific styles:

In[1]:=1
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https://wolfram.com/xid/0j40bj4y-ds9c7r
Out[1]=1
In[2]:=2
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https://wolfram.com/xid/0j40bj4y-da8z6e
In[3]:=3
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https://wolfram.com/xid/0j40bj4y-dr1jxp
In[4]:=4
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https://wolfram.com/xid/0j40bj4y-i7dwka

Properties & Relations  (1)Properties of the function, and connections to other functions

Print is a special case of CellPrint:

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https://wolfram.com/xid/0j40bj4y-et3v9c
In[2]:=2
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https://wolfram.com/xid/0j40bj4y-eyvjbg

Possible Issues  (3)Common pitfalls and unexpected behavior

Setting CellAutoOverwrite->False and repeatedly evaluating will not delete printed cells:

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https://wolfram.com/xid/0j40bj4y-ydweiw

Setting CellAutoOverwrite and GeneratedCell can cause unexpected results:

In[1]:=1
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https://wolfram.com/xid/0j40bj4y-2yir1s
Out[1]=1

Evaluating input cells generated by CellPrint may put outputs in unexpected places, due to the CellAutoOverwrite and GeneratedCell settings in other cells generated by CellPrint:

In[1]:=1
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https://wolfram.com/xid/0j40bj4y-oih7sd
In[2]:=2
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https://wolfram.com/xid/0j40bj4y-tgijsq

heading cell

text cell
In[3]:=3
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https://wolfram.com/xid/0j40bj4y-oxuz3p
Out[3]=3
Wolfram Research (1996), CellPrint, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/CellPrint.html (updated 2007).
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Wolfram Research (1996), CellPrint, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/CellPrint.html (updated 2007).

Text

Wolfram Research (1996), CellPrint, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/CellPrint.html (updated 2007).

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Wolfram Research (1996), CellPrint, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/CellPrint.html (updated 2007).

CMS

Wolfram Language. 1996. "CellPrint." Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Wolfram Research. Last Modified 2007. https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/CellPrint.html.

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Wolfram Language. 1996. "CellPrint." Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Wolfram Research. Last Modified 2007. https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/CellPrint.html.

APA

Wolfram Language. (1996). CellPrint. Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Retrieved from https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/CellPrint.html

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Wolfram Language. (1996). CellPrint. Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Retrieved from https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/CellPrint.html

BibTeX

@misc{reference.wolfram_2025_cellprint, author="Wolfram Research", title="{CellPrint}", year="2007", howpublished="\url{https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/CellPrint.html}", note=[Accessed: 29-March-2025 ]}

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@misc{reference.wolfram_2025_cellprint, author="Wolfram Research", title="{CellPrint}", year="2007", howpublished="\url{https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/CellPrint.html}", note=[Accessed: 29-March-2025 ]}

BibLaTeX

@online{reference.wolfram_2025_cellprint, organization={Wolfram Research}, title={CellPrint}, year={2007}, url={https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/CellPrint.html}, note=[Accessed: 29-March-2025 ]}

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@online{reference.wolfram_2025_cellprint, organization={Wolfram Research}, title={CellPrint}, year={2007}, url={https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/CellPrint.html}, note=[Accessed: 29-March-2025 ]}