\ref and \nameref as one command?

Question

Is there a way to combine the \ref and \nameref commands into a single command? I want to show the section number before the title. Right now I am doing it like this:

\ref{sec:optimizations} \nameref{sec:optimizations}

The problem is I am duplicating references. I would rather have it as one command. For example:

\myref{sec:optimizations}

Do you mean \newcommand\myref[1]{\ref{#1} \nameref{#1}}? – jon Jul 08 '13 at 04:18 — jon, Jul 08 '13 at 04:18
@jon Perhaps you could make that an answer. – Torbjørn T. Jul 08 '13 at 07:12 — Torbjørn T., Jul 08 '13 at 07:12

score 11 · Answer 1 · edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:35

For drivers that do not support line breaks inside links (dvips/pdfmark driver) you can use the definition that jon has given in the comment:

\newcommand*{\myref}[1]{\ref{#1} \nameref{#1}}

or without line break after \ref:

\newcommand*{\myref}[1]{\ref{#1}~\nameref{#1}}

For the other drivers the full expression can be made into one link:

\newcommand*{\myref}[1]{%
  \hyperref[{#1}]{\ref*{#1} \nameref*{#1}}%
  %\hyperref[{#1}]{\ref*{#1}~\nameref*{#1}}%
}

Remarks:

The star form of \ref and \nameref prevents nested links. The link is already done by \hyperref. The optional argument takes a label name.

\ref and \nameref as one command?

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