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generate::TeX -- generate TeX formatted string from expressions

Introduction

generate::TeX(e) generates TeX output for an expression e.

Call(s)

generate::TeX(e)

Parameters

e - an arithmetical expression

Returns

generate::TeX returns a string containing TeX code.

Overloadable:

e

Related Functions

fprint, print

Details

Example 1

generate::TeX generates a string containing the TeX code:

>> generate::TeX(hold(int)(exp(x^2)/x, x))
           "\\int \\frac{\\mbox{exp}\\left(x^2\\right)}{x} d x"

Use print with option Unquoted to get a more readable output:

>> print(Unquoted, generate::TeX(hold(int)(exp(x^2)/x, x)))
               \int \frac{\mbox{exp}\left(x^2\right)}{x} d x

Example 2

This example shows how to write a "TeX"-method for a domain. The domain elements represent open intervals. The "TeX"-method makes recursive use of generate::TeX in order to TeX-format its operands and concatenates the resulting strings to a new string containing the TeX output of the interval.

>> interval := newDomain("interval"):  
   interval::TeX := 
     e -> "\\left]".generate::TeX(extop(e, 1)).
          ", ".generate::TeX(extop(e, 2))."\\right[":
   print(Unquoted, 
         generate::TeX(new(interval, 1, x^(a+2)))):
                         \left]1, x^{a + 2}\right[

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