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RectangularRepeatingElement
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RectangularRepeatingElement

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represents a rectangular array of elements of type spec in an interpreter, API or form specification.

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RectangularRepeatingElement[elem,{maxrows,maxcolumns}]

represents a rectangular array of elements of maximum size maxrows×maxcolums.

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RectangularRepeatingElement[elem,{{minrows,maxrows},{mincolumns,maxcolumns}}]

represents a rectangular array of elements of dimensions between minrows×mincolumns and maxrows×maxcolums.

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Examples

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

Use RectangularRepeatingElement to interpret a matrix of data:

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https://wolfram.com/xid/0nx1e1um4ffcpctxu-yxvaiu
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RectangularRepeatingElement fails on data that is not rectangular:

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https://wolfram.com/xid/0nx1e1um4ffcpctxu-q27iun
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Use it in an APIFunction to collect complex data:

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https://wolfram.com/xid/0nx1e1um4ffcpctxu-t7gyyb
Out[1]=1
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https://wolfram.com/xid/0nx1e1um4ffcpctxu-i6kuyc
Out[2]=2

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

The second argument is used to limit the size of the input:

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https://wolfram.com/xid/0nx1e1um4ffcpctxu-dk5u2c
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https://wolfram.com/xid/0nx1e1um4ffcpctxu-q08w3s
Out[2]=2

Limit the minimum size of the array:

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https://wolfram.com/xid/0nx1e1um4ffcpctxu-qbja80
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https://wolfram.com/xid/0nx1e1um4ffcpctxu-q81l5p
Out[2]=2

Properties & Relations  (3)Properties of the function, and connections to other functions

RectangularRepeatingElement can be used in conjunction with any interpreter specification:

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https://wolfram.com/xid/0nx1e1um4ffcpctxu-ic62bo
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Including RepeatingElement:

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https://wolfram.com/xid/0nx1e1um4ffcpctxu-7eu2hq
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And CompoundElement:

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https://wolfram.com/xid/0nx1e1um4ffcpctxu-wkl24h
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Possible Issues  (1)Common pitfalls and unexpected behavior

Constructs like FormFunction and FormPage do not show a special interface for RectangularRepeatingElement:

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https://wolfram.com/xid/0nx1e1um4ffcpctxu-duwptf
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Use JSON to fill in the fields:

Wolfram Research (2017), RectangularRepeatingElement, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/RectangularRepeatingElement.html.
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Wolfram Research (2017), RectangularRepeatingElement, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/RectangularRepeatingElement.html.

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Wolfram Research (2017), RectangularRepeatingElement, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/RectangularRepeatingElement.html.

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Wolfram Research (2017), RectangularRepeatingElement, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/RectangularRepeatingElement.html.

CMS

Wolfram Language. 2017. "RectangularRepeatingElement." Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Wolfram Research. https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/RectangularRepeatingElement.html.

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Wolfram Language. 2017. "RectangularRepeatingElement." Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Wolfram Research. https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/RectangularRepeatingElement.html.

APA

Wolfram Language. (2017). RectangularRepeatingElement. Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Retrieved from https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/RectangularRepeatingElement.html

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Wolfram Language. (2017). RectangularRepeatingElement. Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Retrieved from https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/RectangularRepeatingElement.html

BibTeX

@misc{reference.wolfram_2025_rectangularrepeatingelement, author="Wolfram Research", title="{RectangularRepeatingElement}", year="2017", howpublished="\url{https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/RectangularRepeatingElement.html}", note=[Accessed: 29-March-2025 ]}

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@misc{reference.wolfram_2025_rectangularrepeatingelement, author="Wolfram Research", title="{RectangularRepeatingElement}", year="2017", howpublished="\url{https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/RectangularRepeatingElement.html}", note=[Accessed: 29-March-2025 ]}

BibLaTeX

@online{reference.wolfram_2025_rectangularrepeatingelement, organization={Wolfram Research}, title={RectangularRepeatingElement}, year={2017}, url={https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/RectangularRepeatingElement.html}, note=[Accessed: 29-March-2025 ]}

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@online{reference.wolfram_2025_rectangularrepeatingelement, organization={Wolfram Research}, title={RectangularRepeatingElement}, year={2017}, url={https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/RectangularRepeatingElement.html}, note=[Accessed: 29-March-2025 ]}