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DynamicModule[{x,y,…},expr]
represents an object which maintains the same local instance of the symbols x, y, … in the course of all evaluations of Dynamic objects in expr. Symbols specified in a DynamicModule will by default have their values maintained even across Wolfram System sessions.
DynamicModule[{x=x0,y=y0,…},expr]
specifies initial values for x, y, ….
Details and OptionsCreate a Slider with a dynamically updating localized variable:
Copy and paste the output above to get a standalone object:
Scope (6) DynamicModule Variables (3)Use DynamicModule to localize variables and prevent conflicts with their global counterparts:
Local variables are unique to the generated output:
Assign initial values to local variables, just like Module:
Define a function as a local variable:
DynamicModule State (3)Use DynamicModule to save the displayed state across different Wolfram System sessions:
Module only gives unique states in the current Wolfram System session:
Use Initialization to evaluate expressions before displaying the contents:
Initialization is evaluated after the local variable assignments:
Generalizations & Extensions (1)Define an arbitrary number of local variables by assigning down values to a variable:
Options (16) Deinitialization (1)Specify expressions to be evaluated when output is no longer displayed:
ExcludedContexts (1)By default, certain system-internal contexts are not saved in the initialization option:
Use ExcludedContexts{} to save definitions of all non-protected symbols:
Initialization (4)By default, external definitions are lost between kernel sessions:
Use Initialization to save evaluations necessary for the content:
Local variables can also be initialized:
The initialization only runs if the output is displayed:
The first DynamicModule was suppressed by the semicolon, so it never ran its assignment:
IncludedContexts (1)Limit recursive inclusion of symbol definitions to the contexts "c1`" and "c2`" only:
SaveDefinitions (2)By default, external definitions are lost between kernel sessions:
By setting SaveDefinitions to True, the external definitions are saved with the output:
SynchronousInitialization (2)By default, the initializations are evaluated before the output is displayed (synchronously):
Force the output to display while the initializations are evaluated asynchronously:
UndoTrackedVariables (1)Create an interface that responds to the Undo menu command:
UnsavedVariables (1)Specify symbols whose state should not be saved:
Evaluate the following and move the two sliders, then click Close:
Evaluate the following and note that the second slider does not remember its previous state:
Applications (3)Construct a dynamic calculating interface:
An angular slider with range :
Connect the slider to a dynamic variable:
Demonstrate a sinusoidal relationship:
Use PolarPlot to demonstrate a spiral curve:
Properties & Relations (2)DynamicModule and Module are fundamentally different although they seem similar:
In this case both sliders will move, and will not work without evaluation when reopened:
Manipulate relies on DynamicModule to create the output:
Possible Issues (1)By default, definitions attached to "System`" symbols are not pulled in:
Use ExcludedContexts{} to pull in definitions from all contexts:
Alternatively, attach definitions to your own symbols:
Neat Examples (2)Click in the framed area to see bouncing balls:
Use dynamic objects as input; click in the different frames to create additional balls:
Wolfram Research (2007), DynamicModule, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/DynamicModule.html (updated 2021). TextWolfram Research (2007), DynamicModule, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/DynamicModule.html (updated 2021).
CMSWolfram Language. 2007. "DynamicModule." Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Wolfram Research. Last Modified 2021. https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/DynamicModule.html.
APAWolfram Language. (2007). DynamicModule. Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Retrieved from https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/DynamicModule.html
BibTeX@misc{reference.wolfram_2025_dynamicmodule, author="Wolfram Research", title="{DynamicModule}", year="2021", howpublished="\url{https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/DynamicModule.html}", note=[Accessed: 12-July-2025 ]}
BibLaTeX@online{reference.wolfram_2025_dynamicmodule, organization={Wolfram Research}, title={DynamicModule}, year={2021}, url={https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/DynamicModule.html}, note=[Accessed: 12-July-2025 ]}
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