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How can I check if the current code is inside a certain environment?


How can I check if the current code is inside a tikzpicture?Detecting if inside a tikzpictureHow to test if I'm currently in a footnote or notHow can I center arbitrary content between two horizontal lines?Checking environment in order to end itHow to access name of environment in its own definitionpassing options to the newenvironmentUse column-separator & (ampersand) inside newenvironmentHow can I create a customized environment?Environments with matched parens in begin and endAllow only certain commands in own environmentCompiler Error when Creating a Macro/EnvironmentHow can I know if I am inside an equation environment if it's nested with others?Symbol at the end of an environmentHow to delete the contents of the current paragraph and “re-start” from the beginning?Using a split environment inside every equation environment













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I would like to define a command which checks if it is executed inside a certain environment. Like this:



documentclassarticle

newenvironmentmyenv[0]at start at end

newcommandinner[0]%
% if iside a myenv
(inner)
% else
beginmyenv
(inner)%
endmyenv
% end


begindocument

beginmyenv
inner
endmyenv

inner

enddocument


See the definition of inner. Is an if-condition of this form possible?










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I would like to define a command which checks if it is executed inside a certain environment. Like this:



documentclassarticle

newenvironmentmyenv[0]at start at end

newcommandinner[0]%
% if iside a myenv
(inner)
% else
beginmyenv
(inner)%
endmyenv
% end


begindocument

beginmyenv
inner
endmyenv

inner

enddocument


See the definition of inner. Is an if-condition of this form possible?










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    – Peter Grill
    Nov 7 '18 at 23:30













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I would like to define a command which checks if it is executed inside a certain environment. Like this:



documentclassarticle

newenvironmentmyenv[0]at start at end

newcommandinner[0]%
% if iside a myenv
(inner)
% else
beginmyenv
(inner)%
endmyenv
% end


begindocument

beginmyenv
inner
endmyenv

inner

enddocument


See the definition of inner. Is an if-condition of this form possible?










share|improve this question
















I would like to define a command which checks if it is executed inside a certain environment. Like this:



documentclassarticle

newenvironmentmyenv[0]at start at end

newcommandinner[0]%
% if iside a myenv
(inner)
% else
beginmyenv
(inner)%
endmyenv
% end


begindocument

beginmyenv
inner
endmyenv

inner

enddocument


See the definition of inner. Is an if-condition of this form possible?







environments conditionals






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  • Related Question: Detecting if inside a tikzpicture

    – Peter Grill
    Nov 7 '18 at 23:30

















  • Related Question: Detecting if inside a tikzpicture

    – Peter Grill
    Nov 7 '18 at 23:30
















Related Question: Detecting if inside a tikzpicture

– Peter Grill
Nov 7 '18 at 23:30





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LaTeX keeps the current environment in the macro @currenvir



makeatletter
newcommandinner%
ifx@currenvir@myenvname
(inner)
else
beginmyenv(inner)endmyenv
fi
newcommand*@myenvnamemyenv
makeatother


Another approach would be to define a global conditional that's set to true by myenv start code and to false by myenv end code. It depends mostly on what you are expecting from the myenv environment: can it appear nested inside itself?






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    @Nickoley: Note that this doesn't work any longer when inner is used inside another environment inside the myenv environment, e.g. beginmyenvbegincenterinnerendcenterendmyenv. Then @currenvir` will be center when inner is expanded.

    – Martin Scharrer
    May 20 '11 at 10:28











  • This does not seem to work on my end. It produces the "else" output both inside and outside a myenv environment. However, both @currenvir and @myenvname display the correct (and the same) output when placed inside the environment.

    – Danny Hansen
    29 mins ago











  • @DannyHansen Right: in some update during the last eight years, the LaTeX kernel changed @currenvir to not be long as it used to be. Fixed by adding a *.

    – egreg
    20 mins ago


















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If you use pdftex, etex or xetex (I mean engine), you can define a fully expandable test:



makeatletter defIfEnvir #1%
% implicit #2 "what if true"
% implicit #3 "what if false"
%
ifnum strcmp@currenvir#1=0
expandafter@firstoftwo
else
expandafter@secondoftwo
fi


makeatother


Such a conditional is defined in the gmutils package: @ifenvir, but there it's protected for some reason.






share|improve this answer

























  • If you prefer the if… … else … fi form, just replace expandafter@first/secondoftwo with your stuff, but i'd suggest the arguments-form because it's robust to unbalanced if's.

    – Natror
    May 20 '11 at 9:06











  • Please indent your code with four spaces (or use the '101010' button to do this) so that it is properly highlighted. Please don't use HTML for code formatting. Thanks.

    – Martin Scharrer
    May 20 '11 at 9:39











  • the command is strcmp in XeTeX and pdfstrcmp in pdfTeX. One can load pdftexcmds and use pdf@strcmp in all engines (including LuaTeX).

    – egreg
    May 20 '11 at 10:04










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LaTeX keeps the current environment in the macro @currenvir



makeatletter
newcommandinner%
ifx@currenvir@myenvname
(inner)
else
beginmyenv(inner)endmyenv
fi
newcommand*@myenvnamemyenv
makeatother


Another approach would be to define a global conditional that's set to true by myenv start code and to false by myenv end code. It depends mostly on what you are expecting from the myenv environment: can it appear nested inside itself?






share|improve this answer




















  • 2





    @Nickoley: Note that this doesn't work any longer when inner is used inside another environment inside the myenv environment, e.g. beginmyenvbegincenterinnerendcenterendmyenv. Then @currenvir` will be center when inner is expanded.

    – Martin Scharrer
    May 20 '11 at 10:28











  • This does not seem to work on my end. It produces the "else" output both inside and outside a myenv environment. However, both @currenvir and @myenvname display the correct (and the same) output when placed inside the environment.

    – Danny Hansen
    29 mins ago











  • @DannyHansen Right: in some update during the last eight years, the LaTeX kernel changed @currenvir to not be long as it used to be. Fixed by adding a *.

    – egreg
    20 mins ago















20














LaTeX keeps the current environment in the macro @currenvir



makeatletter
newcommandinner%
ifx@currenvir@myenvname
(inner)
else
beginmyenv(inner)endmyenv
fi
newcommand*@myenvnamemyenv
makeatother


Another approach would be to define a global conditional that's set to true by myenv start code and to false by myenv end code. It depends mostly on what you are expecting from the myenv environment: can it appear nested inside itself?






share|improve this answer




















  • 2





    @Nickoley: Note that this doesn't work any longer when inner is used inside another environment inside the myenv environment, e.g. beginmyenvbegincenterinnerendcenterendmyenv. Then @currenvir` will be center when inner is expanded.

    – Martin Scharrer
    May 20 '11 at 10:28











  • This does not seem to work on my end. It produces the "else" output both inside and outside a myenv environment. However, both @currenvir and @myenvname display the correct (and the same) output when placed inside the environment.

    – Danny Hansen
    29 mins ago











  • @DannyHansen Right: in some update during the last eight years, the LaTeX kernel changed @currenvir to not be long as it used to be. Fixed by adding a *.

    – egreg
    20 mins ago













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20







LaTeX keeps the current environment in the macro @currenvir



makeatletter
newcommandinner%
ifx@currenvir@myenvname
(inner)
else
beginmyenv(inner)endmyenv
fi
newcommand*@myenvnamemyenv
makeatother


Another approach would be to define a global conditional that's set to true by myenv start code and to false by myenv end code. It depends mostly on what you are expecting from the myenv environment: can it appear nested inside itself?






share|improve this answer















LaTeX keeps the current environment in the macro @currenvir



makeatletter
newcommandinner%
ifx@currenvir@myenvname
(inner)
else
beginmyenv(inner)endmyenv
fi
newcommand*@myenvnamemyenv
makeatother


Another approach would be to define a global conditional that's set to true by myenv start code and to false by myenv end code. It depends mostly on what you are expecting from the myenv environment: can it appear nested inside itself?







share|improve this answer














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answered May 20 '11 at 8:32









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  • 2





    @Nickoley: Note that this doesn't work any longer when inner is used inside another environment inside the myenv environment, e.g. beginmyenvbegincenterinnerendcenterendmyenv. Then @currenvir` will be center when inner is expanded.

    – Martin Scharrer
    May 20 '11 at 10:28











  • This does not seem to work on my end. It produces the "else" output both inside and outside a myenv environment. However, both @currenvir and @myenvname display the correct (and the same) output when placed inside the environment.

    – Danny Hansen
    29 mins ago











  • @DannyHansen Right: in some update during the last eight years, the LaTeX kernel changed @currenvir to not be long as it used to be. Fixed by adding a *.

    – egreg
    20 mins ago












  • 2





    @Nickoley: Note that this doesn't work any longer when inner is used inside another environment inside the myenv environment, e.g. beginmyenvbegincenterinnerendcenterendmyenv. Then @currenvir` will be center when inner is expanded.

    – Martin Scharrer
    May 20 '11 at 10:28











  • This does not seem to work on my end. It produces the "else" output both inside and outside a myenv environment. However, both @currenvir and @myenvname display the correct (and the same) output when placed inside the environment.

    – Danny Hansen
    29 mins ago











  • @DannyHansen Right: in some update during the last eight years, the LaTeX kernel changed @currenvir to not be long as it used to be. Fixed by adding a *.

    – egreg
    20 mins ago







2




2





@Nickoley: Note that this doesn't work any longer when inner is used inside another environment inside the myenv environment, e.g. beginmyenvbegincenterinnerendcenterendmyenv. Then @currenvir` will be center when inner is expanded.

– Martin Scharrer
May 20 '11 at 10:28





@Nickoley: Note that this doesn't work any longer when inner is used inside another environment inside the myenv environment, e.g. beginmyenvbegincenterinnerendcenterendmyenv. Then @currenvir` will be center when inner is expanded.

– Martin Scharrer
May 20 '11 at 10:28













This does not seem to work on my end. It produces the "else" output both inside and outside a myenv environment. However, both @currenvir and @myenvname display the correct (and the same) output when placed inside the environment.

– Danny Hansen
29 mins ago





This does not seem to work on my end. It produces the "else" output both inside and outside a myenv environment. However, both @currenvir and @myenvname display the correct (and the same) output when placed inside the environment.

– Danny Hansen
29 mins ago













@DannyHansen Right: in some update during the last eight years, the LaTeX kernel changed @currenvir to not be long as it used to be. Fixed by adding a *.

– egreg
20 mins ago





@DannyHansen Right: in some update during the last eight years, the LaTeX kernel changed @currenvir to not be long as it used to be. Fixed by adding a *.

– egreg
20 mins ago











4














If you use pdftex, etex or xetex (I mean engine), you can define a fully expandable test:



makeatletter defIfEnvir #1%
% implicit #2 "what if true"
% implicit #3 "what if false"
%
ifnum strcmp@currenvir#1=0
expandafter@firstoftwo
else
expandafter@secondoftwo
fi


makeatother


Such a conditional is defined in the gmutils package: @ifenvir, but there it's protected for some reason.






share|improve this answer

























  • If you prefer the if… … else … fi form, just replace expandafter@first/secondoftwo with your stuff, but i'd suggest the arguments-form because it's robust to unbalanced if's.

    – Natror
    May 20 '11 at 9:06











  • Please indent your code with four spaces (or use the '101010' button to do this) so that it is properly highlighted. Please don't use HTML for code formatting. Thanks.

    – Martin Scharrer
    May 20 '11 at 9:39











  • the command is strcmp in XeTeX and pdfstrcmp in pdfTeX. One can load pdftexcmds and use pdf@strcmp in all engines (including LuaTeX).

    – egreg
    May 20 '11 at 10:04















4














If you use pdftex, etex or xetex (I mean engine), you can define a fully expandable test:



makeatletter defIfEnvir #1%
% implicit #2 "what if true"
% implicit #3 "what if false"
%
ifnum strcmp@currenvir#1=0
expandafter@firstoftwo
else
expandafter@secondoftwo
fi


makeatother


Such a conditional is defined in the gmutils package: @ifenvir, but there it's protected for some reason.






share|improve this answer

























  • If you prefer the if… … else … fi form, just replace expandafter@first/secondoftwo with your stuff, but i'd suggest the arguments-form because it's robust to unbalanced if's.

    – Natror
    May 20 '11 at 9:06











  • Please indent your code with four spaces (or use the '101010' button to do this) so that it is properly highlighted. Please don't use HTML for code formatting. Thanks.

    – Martin Scharrer
    May 20 '11 at 9:39











  • the command is strcmp in XeTeX and pdfstrcmp in pdfTeX. One can load pdftexcmds and use pdf@strcmp in all engines (including LuaTeX).

    – egreg
    May 20 '11 at 10:04













4












4








4







If you use pdftex, etex or xetex (I mean engine), you can define a fully expandable test:



makeatletter defIfEnvir #1%
% implicit #2 "what if true"
% implicit #3 "what if false"
%
ifnum strcmp@currenvir#1=0
expandafter@firstoftwo
else
expandafter@secondoftwo
fi


makeatother


Such a conditional is defined in the gmutils package: @ifenvir, but there it's protected for some reason.






share|improve this answer















If you use pdftex, etex or xetex (I mean engine), you can define a fully expandable test:



makeatletter defIfEnvir #1%
% implicit #2 "what if true"
% implicit #3 "what if false"
%
ifnum strcmp@currenvir#1=0
expandafter@firstoftwo
else
expandafter@secondoftwo
fi


makeatother


Such a conditional is defined in the gmutils package: @ifenvir, but there it's protected for some reason.







share|improve this answer














share|improve this answer



share|improve this answer








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Martin Scharrer

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answered May 20 '11 at 9:01









NatrorNatror

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  • If you prefer the if… … else … fi form, just replace expandafter@first/secondoftwo with your stuff, but i'd suggest the arguments-form because it's robust to unbalanced if's.

    – Natror
    May 20 '11 at 9:06











  • Please indent your code with four spaces (or use the '101010' button to do this) so that it is properly highlighted. Please don't use HTML for code formatting. Thanks.

    – Martin Scharrer
    May 20 '11 at 9:39











  • the command is strcmp in XeTeX and pdfstrcmp in pdfTeX. One can load pdftexcmds and use pdf@strcmp in all engines (including LuaTeX).

    – egreg
    May 20 '11 at 10:04

















  • If you prefer the if… … else … fi form, just replace expandafter@first/secondoftwo with your stuff, but i'd suggest the arguments-form because it's robust to unbalanced if's.

    – Natror
    May 20 '11 at 9:06











  • Please indent your code with four spaces (or use the '101010' button to do this) so that it is properly highlighted. Please don't use HTML for code formatting. Thanks.

    – Martin Scharrer
    May 20 '11 at 9:39











  • the command is strcmp in XeTeX and pdfstrcmp in pdfTeX. One can load pdftexcmds and use pdf@strcmp in all engines (including LuaTeX).

    – egreg
    May 20 '11 at 10:04
















If you prefer the if… … else … fi form, just replace expandafter@first/secondoftwo with your stuff, but i'd suggest the arguments-form because it's robust to unbalanced if's.

– Natror
May 20 '11 at 9:06





If you prefer the if… … else … fi form, just replace expandafter@first/secondoftwo with your stuff, but i'd suggest the arguments-form because it's robust to unbalanced if's.

– Natror
May 20 '11 at 9:06













Please indent your code with four spaces (or use the '101010' button to do this) so that it is properly highlighted. Please don't use HTML for code formatting. Thanks.

– Martin Scharrer
May 20 '11 at 9:39





Please indent your code with four spaces (or use the '101010' button to do this) so that it is properly highlighted. Please don't use HTML for code formatting. Thanks.

– Martin Scharrer
May 20 '11 at 9:39













the command is strcmp in XeTeX and pdfstrcmp in pdfTeX. One can load pdftexcmds and use pdf@strcmp in all engines (including LuaTeX).

– egreg
May 20 '11 at 10:04





the command is strcmp in XeTeX and pdfstrcmp in pdfTeX. One can load pdftexcmds and use pdf@strcmp in all engines (including LuaTeX).

– egreg
May 20 '11 at 10:04

















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