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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:1:0-1:0     
     y     :String--"hi there"stdio:1:6-1:6

i6 : listSymbols first localDictionaries()

o6 = symbol class   value     location of symbol
     ------ -----   -----     ------------------
     x     :ZZ    --3         stdio:1:0-1:0     
     y     :String--"hi there"stdio:1:6-1:6     
     z     :ZZ    --1073741824stdio:1:21-1:21

Ways to use `listSymbols` :

listSymbols(Dictionary)
listSymbols(List)