gives the base for storing the values of CloudSymbol objects.
$CloudSymbolBase
gives the base for storing the values of CloudSymbol objects.
Details
- By default, $CloudSymbolBase is the CloudSymbol subdirectory of $CloudRootDirectory for the current user.
Examples
Basic Examples (1)
The file type of $CloudSymbolBase is Directory:
FileType[$CloudSymbolBase]Create a new CloudSymbol and set its value to 42:
CloudSymbol["abc"] = 42Check that the CloudSymbol has the correct value:
CloudSymbol["abc"]Alternatively, access the cloud symbol using CloudGet and $CloudSymbolBase:
CloudGet[FileNameJoin[{$CloudSymbolBase, "abc"}]]The cloud symbol is a file in the $CloudSymbolBase directory:
FileType[FileNameJoin[{$CloudSymbolBase, "abc"}]]Delete the cloud symbol using DeleteFile and $CloudSymbolBase:
DeleteFile[FileNameJoin[{$CloudSymbolBase, "abc"}]]Check that the cloud symbol no longer has a defined value:
CloudSymbol["abc"]Related Guides
History
Text
Wolfram Research (2014), $CloudSymbolBase, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/$CloudSymbolBase.html.
CMS
Wolfram Language. 2014. "$CloudSymbolBase." Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Wolfram Research. https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/$CloudSymbolBase.html.
APA
Wolfram Language. (2014). $CloudSymbolBase. Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Retrieved from https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/$CloudSymbolBase.html
BibTeX
@misc{reference.wolfram_2026_$cloudsymbolbase, author="Wolfram Research", title="{$CloudSymbolBase}", year="2014", howpublished="\url{https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/$CloudSymbolBase.html}", note=[Accessed: 13-June-2026]}
BibLaTeX
@online{reference.wolfram_2026_$cloudsymbolbase, organization={Wolfram Research}, title={$CloudSymbolBase}, year={2014}, url={https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/$CloudSymbolBase.html}, note=[Accessed: 13-June-2026]}