Curious spacing while using variables with \newcommand

Question

\documentclass[10pt]{article}
\usepackage[default]{opensans}
\usepackage[T1]{fontenc}
\usepackage{xifthen}


\newcommand{\cvAnrede}{Herr}
\newcommand{\cvTitel}{Dr.}
\newcommand{\cvVorname}{Max}
\newcommand{\cvNachname}{Mustermann}

\newcommand{\cvSetTitel}[1]
{
  \ifthenelse{\equal{#1}{}}{}{\cvTitel}
}

\newcommand{\setName}[1]
{
  \ifthenelse{\equal{#1}{nachname}}{\cvAnrede{} \cvSetTitel{\cvTitel} \cvNachname }{\cvVorname }
}

\newcommand{\setCompleteName}[1]
{
  \ifthenelse{\equal{#1}{nachname}}{\cvSetTitel{\cvTitel} \cvVorname \cvNachname }{\cvVorname}
}

\newcommand{\cvName}{\setName{\cvSetName}}
\newcommand{\cvFullName}{\setCompleteName{\cvSetName}}

\begin{document}

\ifdefined\cvSetName
\else 
  \def\cvSetName{nachname}
\fi


\cvName \\
Herr Dr. Mustermann


\end{document}

Output:

What is my mistake? I don't understand why 1. there are spacing and 2. there are different spacing.

I would assume that the first one has a paragraph indentation, and that it has nothing to do with all of your newcommanding. — Teepeemm, May 31 '21 at 20:18

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered May 31 '21 at 20:21

you have spurious spaces in your definitions--end of lines count. Hide them with %

\documentclass[10pt]{article}
\usepackage[default]{opensans}
\usepackage[T1]{fontenc}
\usepackage{xifthen}
\newcommand{\cvAnrede}{Herr}
\newcommand{\cvTitel}{Dr.}
\newcommand{\cvVorname}{Max}
\newcommand{\cvNachname}{Mustermann}
\newcommand{\cvSetTitel}[1]
{%
  \ifthenelse{\equal{#1}{}}{}{\cvTitel}%
}
\newcommand{\setName}[1]
{%
  \ifthenelse{\equal{#1}{nachname}}{\cvAnrede{} \cvSetTitel{\cvTitel} \cvNachname }{\cvVorname }%
}
\newcommand{\setCompleteName}[1]
{%
  \ifthenelse{\equal{#1}{nachname}}{\cvSetTitel{\cvTitel} \cvVorname \cvNachname }{\cvVorname}%
}
\newcommand{\cvName}{\setName{\cvSetName}}
\newcommand{\cvFullName}{\setCompleteName{\cvSetName}}
\begin{document}
\ifdefined\cvSetName
\else
  \def\cvSetName{nachname}
\fi
\cvName \
Herr Dr. Mustermann
\end{document}

1

well spotted egreg – David Carlisle May 31 '21 at 20:28

Curious spacing while using variables with \newcommand

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