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 ReplaceContext

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Transform an expression by replacing all symbols in one context with symbols of the same name in another context

Contributed by: Richard Hennigan (Wolfram Research)

ResourceFunction["ReplaceContext"][expr,"context1`"→"context2`"]

gives expr with all symbols from "context1`" replaced with symbols in "context2`".

ResourceFunction["ReplaceContext"][expr,rules]

replaces the context with the list of rules.

ResourceFunction["ReplaceContext"][rules]

represents an operator form of ResourceFunction["ReplaceContext"] that can be applied to an expression.

Examples

Basic Examples (4) 

Retrieve the ResourceFunction:

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ResourceFunction["ReplaceContext"]
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Replace symbols in the current context with symbols in a new context:

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ResourceFunction[ "ReplaceContext"][{a, b, c}, $Context -> "MyContext`"]
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Use a list of replacement rules:

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ResourceFunction[ "ReplaceContext"][{a, b, c}, {$Context -> "MyContext`", "System`" -> "MySystem`"}]
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Use the operator form of ReplaceContext:

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replace = ResourceFunction[ "ReplaceContext"][{$Context -> "MyContext`", "System`" -> "MySystem`"}]
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replace[{f[x + y], g[z]}]
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Applications (2) 

Copy a definition to a different context:

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f[0] = 1; f[x_Integer?Positive] := f[x] = f[x - 1]*x;
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Language`ExtendedFullDefinition[] = ResourceFunction["ReplaceContext"][ Language`ExtendedDefinition[f], $Context -> "MySandbox`"]
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Now code can be run in the new context without modifying definitions in the current context:

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MySandbox`f /@ Range[5]
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Definition[f]
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Definition[MySandbox`f]
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Requirements

Wolfram Language 11.3 (March 2018) or above

Version History

  • 1.0.0 – 12 October 2018

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