importFrom -- import symbols to the current private dictionary

Synopsis

Usage:

importFrom(pkg, {"symbol1", "symbol2"})
Inputs:
- pkg, a package or a string, the package containing the private symbols
- a string or a list, of strings, corresponding to the private symbols to export from the package
Outputs:
- a list, of symbols
Consequences:
- package symbols provided in the list will be added to the private dictionary of the current package, but will not be exported

Description

This function can be used to import specific symbols from the private dictionary of another package into the private dictionary of the current package.

i1 : importFrom_Core {"raw"}

o1 = {raw}

o1 : List

i2 : raw random(ZZ^2, ZZ^2)

o2 = 8 3 
     1 7 


o2 : RawMatrix

To import all private symbols of a package, use debug(Package) instead. The symbols imported with this function can then be exported using export or exportMutable.

Ways to use importFrom:

importFrom(Package,List)
importFrom(Package,String)
importFrom(String,List)
importFrom(String,String)

For the programmer

The object importFrom is a method function.

importFrom -- import symbols to the current private dictionary

Synopsis

Description

See also

Ways to use importFrom:

For the programmer