What does copying Output cell using Copy As > Plain Text actually does?

Asked Apr 01 '16 at 02:42

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So, an input cell after evaluation gives an

In[X] := str1 = ...
Out[X]:= ....

If I right click on the right edge of the Out[X]'s cell, and select Copy As > Plain text in the context menu, and then open a new text file in Emacs and paste it in. Then I use str2 = Import[file, "String"]. What is the difference between str1 and str2? How do I get str2 without using an external file?

asked Apr 01 '16 at 02:42

user13253

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You could try using ExportString[] along with InputForm[]. – J. M.'s missing motivation Apr 01 '16 at 02:44
Do you mean InputForm[ExportString[str1]] === str2 is True? If not, what do you mean exactly? – user13253 Apr 01 '16 at 03:51
I was in the suspicion that Copy As > Plain text calls some FrontEnd function and is not always same as using some combination of kernel functions. – user13253 Apr 01 '16 at 03:52
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Is that what you are after? http://mathematica.stackexchange.com/q/1319/5478 – Kuba Apr 01 '16 at 06:20

What does copying Output cell using Copy As > Plain Text actually does?

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