Use \label and cross-references in xymatrix

Question

Whenever I am trying to use \caption, \label and cross-references in xymatrix, it is not working. An MWE :

\documentclass{book}
\usepackage[a4paper,margin=.45in]{geometry}
\usepackage{xypic}

\begin{document}
$$
\xymatrix{ A \ar[r]\ar[d] & B\ar[d]\\
C\ar[r] & D
\caption{Rectangular diagram}
\label{Fig1}
}
$$
The above figure \ref{Fig1} is a commutative diagram.
\end{document}

Anyone can tell me how do I fix this problem ?

"It is not working" is not descriptive enough. Why not post a minimal working example (MWE) to illustrate what the problem is? — jub0bs, May 23 '13 at 12:27
Without a minimum working example, it is hard to see what you are trying. But when in doubt, I always try to \protect things like \caption and \label if they don't seem to work in a situation. — Steven B. Segletes, May 23 '13 at 12:27
You need to use a float environment like figure or table to use the \caption macro. If you don't want a float, take a look at the \captionof macro from the caption package. Besides that, the package is simply called xy: \usepackage[all]{xy} works. — Qrrbrbirlbel, May 23 '13 at 13:15
You need to wrap your diagram, label and caption in \begin{figure} ... \end{figure}. See http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/LaTeX/Floats,_Figures_and_Captions. Also, don't use $$ for display math, use \[ ... \] (see Why is [ … ] preferable to $$ … $$?) — Jake, May 23 '13 at 13:16
@MdKutubuddinSardar xymatrix is environment defined in xy-pic package which is loaded by \usepackage[all]{xy} in preamble — texenthusiast, May 23 '13 at 13:25
Friendly advice my dear: forum can better serve you when one learns from past and kindly accept answer with green tick to encourage/thank people. All the best. — texenthusiast, May 23 '13 at 13:37

score 6 · Accepted Answer · edited Jun 05 '17 at 19:17

The \caption macro only works in float environments like table or figure (unless you want a non-floating description for a figure, then you can use the \captionof macro provided by the caption package or the KOMA-Script classes.

The \xymatrix is not horizontally centered by default, you can use either LaTeX’s \[ … \] macros (which adds vertical space that is removed with \tightdisplaymath) or—not recommended—a manual centering with the \centerline macro or a pair of \hspace{\fill}.

Do not use [h] or [h!] in your document. It is only used here to show the floats on one page. If you want fixed positions in your running text use \captionof or simply a numbered math environment.

Code

\documentclass{book}
\usepackage[a4paper,margin=.45in]{geometry}
\usepackage[all]{xy}
\makeatletter
\newcommand*{\tightdisplaymath}{\abovedisplayskip\z@\belowdisplayskip\z@}
\makeatother
\begin{document}
\hrulefill

\begin{figure}[h] 
 \[ \xymatrix{
  A \ar[r]\ar[d] & B\ar[d]\\
  C \ar[r]       & D
 } \]
\caption{Rectangular diagram}\label{Fig1a}
\end{figure}

\hrulefill

\begin{figure}[h] \tightdisplaymath
 \[ \xymatrix{
  A \ar[r]\ar[d] & B\ar[d]\\
  C \ar[r]       & D
 } \]
\caption{Rectangular diagram}\label{Fig1b}
\end{figure}

\hrulefill

\begin{figure}[h] \centerline{%
 \xymatrix{
  A \ar[r]\ar[d] & B\ar[d]\\
  C \ar[r]       & D
 }}
\caption{Rectangular diagram}\label{Fig2}
\end{figure}

\hrulefill

\begin{figure}[h!]
 \hspace{\fill}%
 \xymatrix{
  A \ar[r]\ar[d] & B\ar[d]\\
  C \ar[r]       & D
 }%
 \hspace{\fill}
 \caption{Rectangular diagram}\label{Fig3}
\end{figure}

\hrulefill

\hrulefill

Figure \ref{Fig1a} and \ref{Fig1b} are commutative diagrams.

Figure \ref{Fig2} is the same commutative diagram.

Figure \ref{Fig3} is also the same commutative diagram.
\end{document}

Output

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score 5 · Answer 2 · edited Jul 15 '17 at 06:45

5

Caption cannot be used that way. And please don't use $$...$$ in a LaTeX document. Basically you are trying to add a caption inside the cell containing D. Normally one would not make a commutative diagram into a figure, but leave it as a mathematical construction can giving it an equation number, say using

\documentclass{book}
\usepackage[a4paper,margin=.45in]{geometry}
\usepackage[all]{xy}
\usepackage{amsmath}
\begin{document}

\begin{gather}
\begin{aligned}
\xymatrix{ A \ar[r]\ar[d] & B\ar[d]\\
C\ar[r] & D }
\end{aligned}
\label{Fig1}
\end{gather}
The above  \eqref{Fig1} is a commutative diagram.
\end{document}

the use of aligned is to ensure the eqn number is vertically centered on the diagram

edited Jul 15 '17 at 06:45

ShreevatsaR

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answered May 23 '13 at 13:19

daleif

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I'd use equation for the outer environment and gathered for the inner one. – egreg May 23 '13 at 13:29
True, but I don't think it would have made much of a difference in this case. – daleif May 23 '13 at 13:43

Use \label and cross-references in xymatrix

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