Needs

Usage

• Needs["context`"] loads an appropriate file if the specified context is not already in $Packages.
• Needs["context`", "file"] loads file if the specified context is not already in $Packages.

Notes

• Needs["context`"] calls Get["context`"]. By convention, the file loaded in this way is the one which contains a package that defines context`.

• Example: Needs["Collatz`"] typically reads in a file named Collatz.m.

• See Section 2.7.10.

• See also: Get, DeclarePackage, FileNames.

• Related package: Utilities`Package`.

• New in Version 1.

Further Examples