Names

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Lists symbol names matching a string pattern with wildcards.

Forms

Names["string"]

Names[patt]

Names[{patt1, patt2, …}]

Verified examplesNames["List"] → {List}A`b = 5; A`c = 6; Names["A`*"] → {A`b, A`c}A`b = 5; A`Sub`x = 1; {Names["A`*"], Names["A`Sub`*"]} → {{A`b}, {A`Sub`x}}zz$a::usage = "u"; zzb::usage = "u"; zz1::usage = "u"; zzA::usage = "u"; Names["zz*"] → {zz1, zzA, zzb, zz$a}

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Topics

Atomic Elements Of Expressions - Symbols »
Low Level System Spelunking - General
Namespace Management - Symbol Handling »
Package Development - Namespace Management »
Symbol Handling - Converting between Expressions and Strings»
Tuning And Debugging - Symbol Namespace »

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