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API services
Reading time: 8minMathType provides the following services:
- Generate images of formulas with the following formats: PNG, SVG, PDF, EPS, SWF.
- Convert MathML from/to LaTeX.
- Generate a textual representation of a formula for accessibility.
- Convert presentation MathML from/to content MathML.
- Provide a simple formula calculator. Works with floating point numbers. Not to be confused with Wiris CAS
There are mainly two interfaces to the services:
- Web service interface based on simple HTTP calls.
- Direct calls to a library, available as Java and .NET.
Caution
Licensing note. It is important to read carefully the terms at the MathType store.
Rendering images
MathType can generate images of formulas from Presentation MathML, Content MathML or LaTeX and export them to PNG, SWF, SVG, PDF and EPS.
Web service
http://domain/context-path/render
GET and POST parameters:
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mml: Presentation MathML or Content MathML that represents the formula. -
latex: LaTeX code that represents the formula. -
format: format of the image. Allowed values are png, swf, svg, pdf, and eps. If not specified, png is used. - Parameters from this list.
Examples:
https://www.wiris.net/demo/editor/render?format=svg&latex=2-x
Alternative services:
http://domain/context-path/render.png
http://domain/context-path/render.swf
http://domain/context-path/render.svg
http://domain/context-path/render.eps
http://domain/context-path/render.pdf
When calling to render.png, render.swf, render.svg, render.eps, or render.pdf instead of render, format parameter is taken as png, swf, svg, eps, or pdf respectively.
Java
Detailed information is available in the reference pages:
Example:
Properties p = new Properties();
p.setProperty("color", "red");
Properties out = new Properties();
byte[] imageBytes = PublicServices.getInstance().renderPng(null, "2-x", p, out);
int width = Integer.parseInt(out.getProperty("width"));.NET
Detailed information is available in the reference page (although the documentation itself is a Javadoc):
Example:
Dictionary<string, string> p = new Dictionary<string, string>(); p["color"] = "red"; Dictionary<string, string> out = new Dictionary<string, string>(); byte[] imageBytes = PublicServices.getInstance().renderPng(null, "2-x", p, out); int width = int.Parse(out["width"]);
MathML
Classic input coverage
MathType implements MathML 2.0 and 3.0
Handwriting coverage
LaTeX to MathML
MathType provides a service to convert LaTeX code into Presentation MathML. The list of LaTeX commands currently supported by MathType, with examples, can be found here.
Web service
http://domain/context-path/latex2mathml
GET and POST parameters:
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latex: LaTeX code that represents the formula. -
saveLatex: if defined, the LaTeX code is stored inside the result MathML as an annotation. -
grammar: the URL of the transformation grammar used to convert from LaTeX to MathML. If not specified, the default grammar is used.
Examples:
Java
Detailed information is available in the reference page:
PublicServicesInterface.latex2mathml
Example:
String mathml = PublicServices.getInstance().latex2mathml("2-x", false, null);
Result:
2-x
.NET
Detailed information is available in the reference page (although the documentation itself is a Javadoc):
PublicServicesInterface.latex2mathml
Example:
string mathml = PublicServices.getInstance().latex2mathml("2-x", false, null);Result:
2-x
MathML to LaTeX
MathType provides a service to convert Presentation MathML into LaTeX code. The list of MathML commands currently supported by MathType, with examples, can be found here.
Web service
http://domain/context-path/mathml2latex
GET and POST parameters:
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mml: Presentation MathML that represents the formula. -
saveMathML: if defined, the MathML is stored inside the result LaTeX code as a comment. -
grammar: the URL of the transformation grammar used to convert from MathML to LaTeX. If not specified, the default grammar is used.
Examples:
Java
Detailed information is available in the reference page:
PublicServicesInterface.mathml2latex
Example:
String latex = PublicServices.getInstance().mathml2latex("<math><mn>2</mn><mo>-</mo><mi>x</mi></math>", false, null);
Result:
2-x
.NET
Detailed information is available in the reference page (although the documentation itself is a Javadoc):
PublicServicesInterface.mathml2latex
Example:
String latex = PublicServices.getInstance().mathml2latex("<math><mn>2</mn><mo>-</mo><mi>x</mi></math>", false, null);
Result:
2-x
LaTeX coverage
LaTex is a ocean of options; we offer a subset of it.
Content MathML to Presentation MathML
MathType provides a service to convert Content MathML into Presentation MathML. The list of Content MathML tags currently supported by MathType can be found here.
Web service
http://domain/context-path/content2mathml
GET and POST parameters:
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mml: Content MathML that represents the formula. -
grammar: the URL of the transformation grammar used to convert from Content MathML to Presentation MathML. If not specified, the default grammar is used.
Examples:
https://www.wiris.net/demo/editor/content2mathml?mml=%3Cmath%3E%3Capply%3E%3Cminus%3E%3C/minus%3E%3Ccn%3E2%3C/cn%3E%3Cci%3Ex%3C/ci%3E%3C/apply%3E%3C/math%3E
Java
Detailed information is available in the reference page:
PublicServicesInterface.content2mathml
Example:
String mathml = PublicServices.getInstance().content2mathml("<math><apply><minus></minus><cn>2</cn><ci>x</ci></apply></math>", null);
Result:
<math><mn>2</mn><mo>-</mo><mi>x</mi></math>
.NET
Detailed information is available in the reference page (although the documentation itself is a Javadoc):
PublicServicesInterface.content2mathml
Example:
string mathml = PublicServices.getInstance().content2mathml("<math><apply><minus></minus><cn>2</cn><ci>x</ci></apply></math>", null);
Result:
<math><mn>2</mn><mo>-</mo><mi>x</mi></math>
Presentation MathML to Content MathML
MathType provides a service to convert Presentation MathML into Content MathML. The list of Presentation MathML tags currently supported by MathType can be found here.
Web service
http://domain/context-path/mathml2content
GET and POST parameters:
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mml: Presentation MathML that represents the formula. -
grammar: the URL of the transformation grammar used to convert from Presentation MathML to Content MathML. If not specified, the default grammar is used.
Examples:
Java
Detailed information is available in the reference page:
PublicServicesInterface.mathml2content
Example:
String mathml = PublicServices.getInstance().mathml2content <math><mn>2</mn><mo>-</mo><mi>x</mi></math> ", null);
Result:
<math><apply><minus></minus><cn>2</cn><ci>x</ci></apply></math>
.NET
Detailed information is available in the reference page (although the documentation itself is a Javadoc):
PublicServicesInterface.mathml2content
Example:
string mathml = PublicServices.getInstance().mathml2content <math><mn>2</mn><mo>-</mo><mi>x</mi></math> ", null);
Result:
<math><apply><minus></minus><cn>2</cn><ci>x</ci></apply></math>
Accessible text to MathML
MathType provides a service to convert accessible textual representations into Presentation MathML.
Web service
http://domain/context-path/accessible2mathml
GET and POST parameters:
accessible: text represents the formula.
lang: language code in ISO 639 format (“en”, “es”, etc).
Examples:
Java
Detailed information is available in the reference page:
PublicServicesInterface.accessible2mathml
Example:
String mathml = PublicServices.getInstance().accessible2mathml("2 minus x", "en", null);Result:
<math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"><mn>2</mn><mo>-</mo><mi>x</mi></math>
.NET
Detailed information is available in the reference page (although the documentation itself is a Javadoc):
PublicServicesInterface.accessible2mathml
Example:
string mathml = PublicServices.getInstance().accessible2mathml("2 minus x", "en", null);Result:
<math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"><mn>2</mn><mo>-</mo><mi>x</mi></math>
MathML to accessible text
MathType provides a service to convert Presentation MathML into accessible text.
Web service
http://domain/context-path/mathml2accessible
GET and POST parameters:
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mml: Presentation MathML that represents the formula. -
lang: language code in ISO 639 format (“en”, “es”, etc). -
ignoreStyles: when set totrue, prevents the style data from being printed as accessible text.
Examples:
Java
Detailed information is available in the reference page:
PublicServicesInterface.mathml2accessible
Example:
String accessible = PublicServices.getInstance().mathml2accessible("<math><mn>2</mn><mo>-</mo><mi>x</mi></math>", "en", null);Result:
2 minus x
.NET
Detailed information is available in the reference page (although the documentation itself is a Javadoc):
PublicServicesInterface.mathml2accessible
Example:
string accessible = PublicServices.getInstance().mathml2accessible("<math><mn>2</mn><mo>-</mo><mi>x</mi></math>", "en", null);Result:
2 minus x
Comparing equations
MathType provides a service to compare two MathML equations. The resulting equation will have the missing parts from the "before" equation highlighted in red and the added ones in the "after" equation in green. The MathML will also include the "before" and "after" equations as annotations.
Web service
http://domain/context-path/compare
POST parameters
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before: equation to compare -
after: equation to compare -
format: format used by the equations. The only accepted value is 'mathml'. Defaults to 'mathml' if not set.
Examples:
Given the following MathML equations:
before: <math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"><mn>1</mn><mo>+</mo><mfrac><mrow><mn>3</mn><msup><mi>x</mi><mn>2</mn></msup></mrow><mn>2</mn></mfrac></math>
after: <math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"><mfrac><mrow><mn>3</mn><msup><mi>y</mi><mn>2</mn></msup></mrow><mi mathvariant="normal">π</mi></mfrac><mo>+</mo><mn>1</mn></math>
the service will return a combination of both equations styled in red and green as the rules above explain.
Evaluating formulas
MathType can evaluate Presentation MathML or Content MathML to a floating point value. It admits a list of variable values that will be replaced before the evaluation. There is more information about this feature here.
The list of Content MathML tags currently supported by MathType can be found here.
Web service
http://domain/context-path/evaluate
GET and POST parameters:
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mml: Presentation MathML or Content MathML that represents the formula.
Parameters starting with “var_”, to define variable values. Example: “var_x=4.5”.
Examples:
Java
Detailed information is available in the reference page:
PublicServicesInterface.evaluate
Example:
Properties variables = new Properties();
variables.setProperty("x", "4.5");
double result = PublicServices.getInstance().evaluate("<math><mn>2</mn><mo>-</mo><mi>x</mi></math>", variables, null);Result:
-2.5
.NET
Detailed information is available in the reference page (although the documentation itself is a Javadoc):
PublicServicesInterface.evaluate
Example:
Dictionary<string, string> variables = new Dictionary<string, string>();
variables["x"] = "4.5";
double result = PublicServices.getInstance().evaluate("<math><mn>2</mn><mo>-</mo><mi>x</mi></math>", variables, null);Result:
-2.5
Coverage evaluation
the symbols appearing in the toolbar are the only ones that can be evaluated. Some extra simbols like || for absolute value.
Error handling
All services now accept these request parameters:
httpstatus: If true then the service will return HTTP status code 5xx on error. Otherwise, if not defined or false, the service does not label errors; always returns HTTP status code 200.