Questions tagged [xstring]
provides macros manipulating strings of tokens. For a basic use, tokens can be alphanumeric chars, but the macros can also be useful for manipulating tokens
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Parsing command arguments with xstring within tikzpicture block
I'm trying to write a custom command to automatically adapt the shape of intervals in Tikz. I'm currently trying to pass an orientation argument to the command \intervalle to parse it via another ...
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Why does aligned remain in \detokenize output despite \StrSubstitute{\temp}{aligned}{}?
I'm using a LaTeX macro to sanitize math expressions for label generation. The macro applies \detokenize to the input and then runs a series of \StrSubstitute commands to remove or replace certain ...
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How can I automatically replace curly braces { and } in LaTeX macro arguments—e.g., in math formulas—for label generation?
I want to automatically "sanitize" arbitrary LaTeX math formulas (such as \mathcal{P}(A)) into a string that can be used as a label, by replacing all curly braces { with e.g. Lp and } with ...
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Test if a general text starts with a dash
I want to determine whether a general expression starts with a dash using xstring package. In some cases it fails, an other generates a wrong answer. The below comparisons all should return true, ...
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Extract and Format time from a URL
I want to extract and format time from a given link. The formatting should be HH:MM:SS. For example from https://youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ&t=123s I should get 02:03. I only consider 2 ...
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lua replacement xstring
The issue appears to be with xstring macros. I am well aware that they are not expandable, so that they cannot be nested. I have a lot of custom code that uses xstring without problem, by storing the ...
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Use xstring's IfSubStr inside a \begin{minipage} \end{minpage} split across two commands
I have an auto-generated grammar definition. I want each non-terminal definition to be aligned on the "::=" and wrap the productions automatically.
To do this, I use a minipage split across ...
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Define macro based on substring
I am trying to code a macro that defines a \newcommand, based on a partial string which I input.
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{xstring}
\newcommand\cmdfullstr[2]{%
\expandafter\newcommand\...
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\StrSubstitute does not work with arguments passed in a verbatim manner
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I am attempting to redefine an existing command (\mintedinline) which takes a verbatim argument. I need to format this argument such that it can be passed to an outside program for processing; ...
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Remove any \cite{...} from a string
I would like to remove all citations from a given string. I thought of doing something like the MWE below but it doesn't work.
\documentclass[%
oneside, % Print one sided
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Conditional PDF metadata with hypersetup (hyperref)
I have a problem with providing conditional PDF metadata to different LaTeX documents. I'm using the xelatex compiler and thought I could conditionally set PDF metadata based on the jobname (via ...
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StrChar on consecutive spaces
I'd like to get characters at specific indices from my argument. I'm trying to use \StrChar, but it seems that it collapses consecutive spaces:
\documentclass{paper}
\usepackage{xstring}
\begin{...
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SIunitx: complex material in S column
I ran into the following issue. My goal is to read a table from a csv file, format some numbers nicely, and print some data depending on other fields. The following minimal example captures the logic ...
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Replacing all characters in a string with asterisks
I want to replace all characters in a string by a different character, for example an asterisk. This is my code:
\documentclass{minimal}
\usepackage{multido}
\usepackage{xstring}
\def\mystring{...
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\IfSubStr inside tikz path style
I don't know whether what I'm trying to do is possible at all, but I really want to make a tikz path style that behaves differently depending on the names of the coordinates it's given.
Here's a ...
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