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The MathJax variable
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MathJax has a single global variable, ``MathJax``, in which all its
data, and the data for loaded components, are stored. The MathJax
variable is a nested structure, with its top-level properties being
objects themselves.
Main MathJax Components
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.. describe:: MathJax.Hub
Contains the MathJax hub code and variables, including the startup
code, the onload handler, the browser data, and so forth.
.. describe:: MathJax.Ajax
Contains the code for loading external modules and creating
stylesheets. Most of the code that causes most of MathJax to
operate asynchronously is handled here.
.. describe:: MathJax.Message
Contains the code to handle the intermittant message window that
periodically appears in the lower left-hand corner of the window.
.. describe:: MathJax.HTML
Contains support code for creating HTML elements dynamically from
descriptions stored in JavaScript objects.
.. describe:: MathJax.CallBack
Contains the code for managing MathJax callbacks, queues and
signals.
.. describe:: MathJax.Extensions
Initially empty, this is where extensions can load their code.
For example, the `tex2jax` preprocessor creates
``MathJax.Extensions.tex2jax`` for its code and variables.
.. describe:: MathJax.Object
Contains the code for the MathJax object-oriented programming model.
.. describe:: MathJax.InputJax
The base class for all input `jax` objects. Subclasses for
specific input jax are created as sub-objects of
``MathJax.InputJax``. For example, the TeX input jax loads itself
as ``MathJax.InputJax.TeX``.
.. describe:: MathJax.OutputJax
The base class for all output `jax` objects. Subclasses for
specific output jax are created as sub-objects of
``MathJax.OutputJax``. For example, the HTML-CSS output jax loads
itself as ``MathJax.OutputJax["HTML-CSS"]``.
.. describe:: MathJax.ElementJax
The base class for all element `jax` objects. Subclasses for
specific element jax are creates as sub-objects of
``MathJax.ElementJax``. For example, the mml element jax loads
itself as ``MathJax.ElementJax.mml``.
Properties
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.. describe:: MathJax.version
The version number of the MathJax library.
.. describe:: MathJax.isReady
This is set to ``true`` when MathJax is set up and ready to
perform typesetting actions (and is ``null`` otherwise).