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p?test
is a pattern object that stands for any expression that matches p, and on which the application of test gives True.
DetailsFind cases of any expression that satisfies the NumberQ test:
Test whether a list has only positive elements:
Create a definition that only applies to numeric arguments:
Scope (6)Replace negative numbers with zero:
Find elements in a list that are divisible by 7:
Elements that are divisible by both 5 and 7:
Elements that are divisible by either 5 or 7:
Create a function that only evaluates when given a non-negative number and a prime:
Create a function that only evaluates for negative primes:
Use PatternTest on a complex pattern:
Search for numbers without allowing expressions to evaluate:
Just using NumberQ would allow each element to evaluate:
Properties & Relations (2)PatternTest applies test functions to patterns, which need not have names:
Condition evaluates a Boolean expression on named parts of a pattern:
Use Except to effectively negate PatternTest:
Possible Issues (1)PatternTest evaluates potential matches that are a part of a held expression:
Due to normal evaluation rules, expressions may evaluate before being examined by the test function:
Use the three-argument form of Function or write the pattern using Condition to prevent this:
HistoryIntroduced in 1988 (1.0)
Wolfram Research (1988), PatternTest, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/PatternTest.html. TextWolfram Research (1988), PatternTest, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/PatternTest.html.
CMSWolfram Language. 1988. "PatternTest." Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Wolfram Research. https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/PatternTest.html.
APAWolfram Language. (1988). PatternTest. Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Retrieved from https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/PatternTest.html
BibTeX@misc{reference.wolfram_2025_patterntest, author="Wolfram Research", title="{PatternTest}", year="1988", howpublished="\url{https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/PatternTest.html}", note=[Accessed: 17-August-2025]}
BibLaTeX@online{reference.wolfram_2025_patterntest, organization={Wolfram Research}, title={PatternTest}, year={1988}, url={https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/PatternTest.html}, note=[Accessed: 17-August-2025]}
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