TeX: \ref using wrapfig wraptable calls section number instead of table number

Question

I have a problem using the wrapfigure package. As you'll see in the code example below, when I call \ref{My table} what I get is a reference to the section I am in instead of the table.

\documentclass{article}

\usepackage{wrapfig}
\usepackage{lipsum}

\begin{document}

    \section{Section}

    \subsection{Subsection}

    \begin{wraptable}{l}{0pt}
        \begin{tabular}{cccc}
        A & B & C & D \\
        E & F & G &  H\\        
        \end{tabular}
    \label{My table}\caption{This is my table.}
    \end{wraptable}

\textbf{Table \ref{My table} should be called Table 1.}
\lipsum[2]

\end{document}

Thanks!

Please don't ask multiple different questions in one post. Can you move your secondary question into a new post? — samcarter_is_at_topanswers.xyz, Apr 22 '20 at 15:32
Done! https://stackoverflow.com/questions/61370235/tex-wrapfig-package-problem-aligning-text — lomper, Apr 22 '20 at 16:31
One of the most commonly reported problems. The explanation is here: Why does an environment's label have to appear after the caption? — barbara beeton, Apr 24 '20 at 19:23

score 7 · Accepted Answer · answered Apr 22 '20 at 15:31

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As a simple workaround, you can place the label within the caption:

\documentclass{article}

\usepackage{wrapfig}
\usepackage{lipsum}

\begin{document}

    \section{Section}

    \subsection{Subsection}

    \begin{wraptable}{l}{0pt}
        \begin{tabular}{cccc}
        A & B & C & D \\
        E & F & G &  H\\        
        \end{tabular}
    \caption{\label{Mytable}This is my table.}
    \end{wraptable}

\textbf{Table \ref{Mytable} should be called Table 1. The text should also begin aligned with the table's top row.}
\lipsum[2]

\end{document}

(don't use spaces in labels)

answered Apr 22 '20 at 15:31

samcarter_is_at_topanswers.xyz

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That does work, thanks a lot. Thanks for the tip on spaces :). What is the etiquette though, should I leave it with your comment in case it can help anyone or fix it? – lomper Apr 22 '20 at 16:33
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That's not a "workaround" though. It is a rule in LaTeX for all figures and tables: the \label needs to go in or after the caption, because the caption does the numbering.https://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/32325/why-does-an-environments-label-have-to-appear-after-the-caption – Donald Arseneau Apr 24 '20 at 18:47
Thanks @DonaldArseneau. How do you choose between tex.stackexchange and stackoverflow when it comes to LaTeX questions? – lomper Apr 27 '20 at 08:01

TeX: \ref using wrapfig wraptable calls section number instead of table number

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