A.2.12 Front End Files

Notebook files as well as front end initialization files can contain a subset of standard Mathematica language syntax. This syntax includes:

• Any Mathematica expression in FullForm.
• Lists in {... } form. The operators ->, :> and &. Function slots in # form.
• Various Mathematica operators such as +, *, ;, etc.
• Special characters in \[Name], \:xxxx or \.xx form.
• String representation of boxes involving \(, \) and other backslash operators.
• Mathematica comments delimited by (* and *).