Questions tagged [variable]
212 questions
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How to accumulate content into a variable and only then print?
This is what I'm trying to achieve:
\documentclass{article}
\begin{document}
\add{One}
\add{Two}
\add{Three}
\print % Only here "One Two Three" will be rendered
\end{document}
How can this be done?
yegor256
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Can you create concatenate variable names in LaTex?
I would like to create variables to hold strings like f(x)=3x+1 to be inputted into an exam questions.
I can create variables like \funA, \funB, … et cetera. The problem is how do I reference them using A, B, … et…
Garth Fleming
- 641
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generate 100 pages document with consecutive numbers
I need to generate a 100 pages document with only 1 number per page starting from 1 till 100. Any idea?
Sortee
- 51
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Assign a static value to a variable
I'm using the lgc package to generate random numbers.
\usepackage[first=-100, last=100]{lcg}
Assume I want to write the following equation
$$ a x^2 + b =0$$
where
$a,b$ % are random integers ranged in $[-100,100]$
the "+" sign should be "+" if…
moon
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Filename from a variable (in pdfpages) - possible?
I am trying to merge two PDFs into one, alternating the pages. Unfortunately, there is no option in pdfpages that would handle this, so I am using \includepdfmerge and specify the pages to add…
Thorsten
- 461
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Indexing variables
Is it possible to create variables that can be defined using integers. I would create an example to work with but I have no idea how to start. Hopefully the snippet I have included makes sense.
% creates variables wk[1], wk[2], ... , wk[10]
\foreach…
Garth Fleming
- 641
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Define variable without \newcommand
I'm writing an invoice class and I want to keep the actual tex file as clean as possible, so that the code does not scare off the non-techies.
My ultimative goal would be to define a variable in the invoice.cls file and later set a value to it by a…
Sam
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Displaying values of latex variables
What would be the procedure to see the value of a latex variable such as \baselinestretch and \parskip.
Macros, such as \baselinestretch): \show\baselinestretch and for a dimension such as \parskip): \showthe\parskip have been suggested to me.
Are…
Veak
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"Optional" package accept variable argument
\documentclass[12pt]{article}
\usepackage[test]{optional}
\begin{document}
\def\optname{test}
\optname \\ % Prints "test"
\opt{\optname}{
TEST % does nothing
}\\
\opt{test}{
TEST 2 % behaves as expected
}
\end{document}
The above…
Doomsel
- 23
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How do I store plain text inside a variable (i.e without any formatting)
I'm trying to store text in a variable like \def\course{Statistics} but I want the text to be relaxed everywhere I execute the command. When I input \def\course{\relax Statistics}, the text is relaxed on the first page however after that it stops…
Caleb Aryee
- 13
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Formula in a variable that can be referenced later
Is there a way to put a formula in a variable (as in like a programming language variable) so that it can be referred to and rendered later? I was able to do this in Mathematica, but I'm moving away from Mathematica because I don't want to pay for…
Frank Henard
- 113
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How to save text in variable and print it afterwards?
I would like to create a command that: when an argument is given, it saves it "somewhere", and when no argument is given, it prints all saved arguments. Something like this:
\example{text1}
\example{text2}
\example{text3}
(not…
kuonb
- 111
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sum of two variables
how can I make the sum of 2 variables in cm?
Example:
\y+ \n
\x + \m
Thank in advance
Minimal…
latexforti
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Distance Variable in front or back pages
I want to use variable VARX of front/ back pages
Example: in front pages: varx = 5cm
In back pages: varx = 10cm
My minimal code (Varx is always = 5cm)
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{datatool,filecontents}
\begin{filecontents*}{test1.csv}
Acol,…
latexforti
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Define variable for color and \AbsolutePosition{x, y}
I have 10 files and each file has different distance variables and color variable in the code:
\AbsolutePosition{\x_var}{\y_var}{
\begin{tikzpicture}
\draw [\colour_var,fill=\colour_var] (0,0) rectangle node[text=white,text centered,rotate=270]…
latexforti
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