% % This file briefly presents the main citation commands. It also % illustrates the typical structure of a document based on biblatex. % \documentclass[a4paper]{article} \usepackage[T1]{fontenc} \usepackage[utf8]{inputenc} % % We load the babel package and specify the main language of the % document. If babel is detected, biblatex will automatically adjust % to the default language of the document. \usepackage[american]{babel} % % We load the csquotes package, which is required for % language-specific quotation marks. See the csquotes manual for % further information about this package. \usepackage{csquotes} % % We are using the 'authoryear' style in this example. % The default is the 'numerical' style. \usepackage[style=authoryear,backend=biber]{biblatex} % % We use the database biblatex-examples.bib. \addbibresource{biblatex-examples.bib} % % Some generic settings. \newcommand{\cmd}[1]{\texttt{\textbackslash #1}} \setlength{\parindent}{0pt} \begin{document} \section*{Standard citation commands} \subsection*{The \cmd{cite} command} % The \cite command prints a bare citation without parentheses. \cite{companion} \cite[59]{companion} \cite[see][]{companion} \cite[see][59--63]{companion} \subsection*{The \cmd{parencite} command} % The \parencite command, which is intended for in-text citations, % encloses the citation in parentheses. Note that the 'numeric' and % 'alphabetic' styles use square brackets instead. This is just filler text \parencite{companion}. This is just filler text \parencite[59]{companion}. This is just filler text \parencite[see][]{companion}. This is just filler text \parencite[see][59--63]{companion}. \subsection*{The \cmd{footcite} command} % The \footcite command is similar to \parencite, except that the % citation is given in a footnote. This is just filler text.\footcite{companion} This is just filler text.\footcite[59]{companion} This is just filler text.\footcite[See][]{companion} This is just filler text.\footcite[See][59--63]{companion} \subsection*{The \cmd{textcite} command} % The \textcite command is intended for citations integrated in the % flow of text, replacing the subject of the sentence. \textcite{companion} show that this is just filler text. \textcite[59]{companion} show that this is just filler text. % With \textcite, the first optional argument is of limited use % only, since you could simply place the prenote in front of the % citation. It is still supported for the sake of consistency. \textcite[see][]{companion} show that this is just filler text. \textcite[see][59--63]{companion} show that this is just filler text. \section*{Style-independent commands} \subsection*{The \cmd{autocite} command} % The point of the \autocite command is that it automatically adapts % to the predominant citation format (inline or footnote) normally % used with the selected citation style. It should be used at the % end of the sentence and usually works like \parencite or % \footcite, depending on the citation style and the setting of the % 'autocite' package option. With the author-year style used in this % example, it works like \parencite: This is just filler text \autocite{companion}. \section*{Text commands} % There are a few predefined commands for bibliographic data which % is frequently used in the flow of text. Note that biblatex also % grants access to all lists and fields at a lower level, see below. \citeauthor{companion} show that this is just filler text. % Note that \citetitle will use the 'shorttitle' field, if % available. See the \citetitle{companion} for more filler text. % \citetitle*, on the other hand, always prints the 'title' % field. See also: \citetitle*{companion}. It has more filler text. \citetitle*{companion} by \citeauthor{companion} was published in \citeyear{companion}. \section*{Special commands} % The \nocite command adds an entry to the bibliography without % printing any citation. If the argument is an asterisk (i.e., % '\nocite{*}'), all entries found in the bib file are added to the % bibliography. No citation here.\nocite{knuth:ct} % The \fullcite command prints a verbose citation similar to the % full bibliography entry. \fullcite{companion} % \footfullcite is similar to \fullcite, except that the citation is % put in a footnote. This is just filler text.\footfullcite{companion} \section*{Low-level commands} % The commands in this section grant low-level access to all % bibliographic data. See the biblatex manual for details about the % different data types (name lists, literal lists, fields). % The \citename command prints a name list. For example, the % \citeauthor command shown above is similar to the following % low-level command: \citename{companion}{author} % The \citelist command is similar to \citename but prints literal % lists. \citelist{companion}{publisher} % The \citefield command prints fields. For example, the % \citetitle* command shown above is similar to the following % low-level command (except for the formatting): \citefield{companion}{title} % The list of references is printed by way of \printbibliography. \printbibliography \end{document}