Tabularx doesn't compile as a command

Question

I have a 3 commands for my ease of access namely resumeBulletStart, resumeBullet and resumeBulletEnd. Compiling while using the commands fails. Although, when I copy the same content as sequential code, it compiles.

\documentclass[letterpaper, 11pt]{article}
\usepackage{tabularx}
\newcommand{\resumeBulletStart}{
    \begin{tabularx}{\textwidth}{| X | r |}
}
\newcommand{\resumeBullet}[2]{
    \begin{itemize}
        \item \small{#1}
        \item \small{#2}
    \end{itemize}
    & \small{\textit{#2}} \
}
\newcommand{\resumeBulletEnd}{
    \end{tabularx}
}
\begin{document}
    \centering
%%%% Using Command %%%%
\resumeBulletStart
    \resumeBullet{one}{two}
\resumeBulletEnd

%%%% Not Using Command %%%%
% \begin{tabularx}{\textwidth}{| X | r |}

%     \begin{itemize}
%         \item \small{one}
%           \item \small{one}
%     \end{itemize}
%     &amp; \small{\textit{two}} \\

% \end{tabularx}

\end{document}

What am I doing wrong?

tabularx looks for the end of the current environment. You can wrap it in an environment like described in https://tex.stackexchange.com/q/42325/82917 but it won't work like you are trying. You might do it with delimited arguments. — campa, Jan 26 '21 at 08:37

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Jan 26 '21 at 08:48

Thanks to the comment, I have solved my question. Shoutout to @campa and this answer by @Werner <3

\documentclass[letterpaper, 11pt]{article}
\usepackage{tabularx}
\newcommand{\resumeBullet}[2]{
    \begin{itemize}
        \item \small{#1}
        \item \small{#2}
    \end{itemize}
    & \small{\textit{#2}} \
}
\newenvironment{resumeBullets}
  {\tabularx{\textwidth}{| X | r |}}
  {\endtabularx}
\begin{document}
    \centering
\begin{resumeBullets}
    \resumeBullet{one}{two}
\end{resumeBullets}


\end{document}

Tabularx doesn't compile as a command

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