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Control

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Control[{u,dom}]

represents an interactive control for the variable u in the domain dom, with the type of control chosen to be appropriate for the domain specified.

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Control[{{u,uinit},dom}]

represents a control with initial value uinit.

Details

  • Control supports the following variable and domain specifications:
  • {u,umin,umax}manipulator (slider, animator, etc.)
    {u,umin,umax,du}discrete manipulator with step du
    {u,{xmin,ymin},{xmax,ymax}}2D slider
    {u,{u1,u2,…}}setter bar for few elements; popup menu for more
    {u,{u1->lbl1,u2->lbl2,…}}setter bar or popup menu with labels for elements
    {u,{True,False}}checkbox
    {u,color}color slider
    {u}blank input field
    {u,FormObject[…]}form with specified fields
    {u,func}an arbitrary control from a function
    {{u,uinit},…}use initial value uinit
    {{u,uinit,ulbl},…}include label ulbl
    {{u,…},…,opts}use the specified control options
  • The variable u in Control[{u,…}] is automatically treated as a Dynamic object.
  • Options specified by Control[{u,dom,opts}] are typically interpreted as they are in Manipulate.
  • The option setting ControlType->type will attempt to use a control of the specified type.
  • opts may include option settings specific to the selected control.

Examples

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Basic Examples  (1)Summary of the most common use cases

Generate an automatically chosen control for an iterator:

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Out[2]=2
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Out[3]=3

Scope  (2)Survey of the scope of standard use cases

Control chooses the same controls as Manipulate for the same control specification:

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Use ControlType to choose a different control:

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Out[3]=3

Specify options specific to the selected control, such as Manipulator:

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Out[1]=1

IntervalSlider:

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Wolfram Research (2008), Control, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/Control.html (updated 2019).
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Wolfram Research (2008), Control, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/Control.html (updated 2019).

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Wolfram Research (2008), Control, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/Control.html (updated 2019).

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Wolfram Research (2008), Control, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/Control.html (updated 2019).

CMS

Wolfram Language. 2008. "Control." Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Wolfram Research. Last Modified 2019. https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/Control.html.

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Wolfram Language. 2008. "Control." Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Wolfram Research. Last Modified 2019. https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/Control.html.

APA

Wolfram Language. (2008). Control. Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Retrieved from https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/Control.html

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Wolfram Language. (2008). Control. Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Retrieved from https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/Control.html

BibTeX

@misc{reference.wolfram_2025_control, author="Wolfram Research", title="{Control}", year="2019", howpublished="\url{https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/Control.html}", note=[Accessed: 18-May-2025 ]}

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@misc{reference.wolfram_2025_control, author="Wolfram Research", title="{Control}", year="2019", howpublished="\url{https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/Control.html}", note=[Accessed: 18-May-2025 ]}

BibLaTeX

@online{reference.wolfram_2025_control, organization={Wolfram Research}, title={Control}, year={2019}, url={https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/Control.html}, note=[Accessed: 18-May-2025 ]}

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@online{reference.wolfram_2025_control, organization={Wolfram Research}, title={Control}, year={2019}, url={https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/Control.html}, note=[Accessed: 18-May-2025 ]}