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+% \iffalse meta-comment
+%
+%% File: source3body.tex Copyright (C) 1990-2012 The LaTeX3 Project
+%%
+%% It may be distributed and/or modified under the conditions of the
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+%% http://www.latex-project.org/lppl.txt
+%%
+%% This file is part of the "l3kernel bundle" (The Work in LPPL)
+%% and all files in that bundle must be distributed together.
+%%
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+%%
+%% -----------------------------------------------------------------------
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+%%
+%% http://www.latex-project.org/svnroot/experimental/trunk/
+%%
+%% for those people who are interested.
+%%
+%%%%%%%%%%%
+%% NOTE: %%
+%%%%%%%%%%%
+%%
+%% Snapshots taken from the repository represent work in progress and may
+%% not work or may contain conflicting material! We therefore ask
+%% people _not_ to put them into distributions, archives, etc. without
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+%
+% \fi
+
+%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
+%
+% This file is used by
+%
+% source3.tex % documentation including implementation
+%
+% interface3.tex % only interface documentation
+%
+%
+%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
+
+
+\begin{abstract}
+
+\setlength\parindent{0pt}
+\setlength\parskip{\baselineskip}
+
+\noindent
+This is the reference documentation for the \pkg{expl3}
+programming environment. The \pkg{expl3} modules set up an experimental
+naming scheme for \LaTeX{} commands, which allow the \LaTeX{} programmer
+to systematically name functions and variables, and specify the argument
+types of functions.
+
+The \TeX{} and \eTeX{} primitives are all given a new name according to
+these conventions. However, in the main direct use of the primitives is
+not required or encouraged: the \pkg{expl3} modules define an
+independent low-level \LaTeX3 programming language.
+
+At present, the \pkg{expl3} modules are designed to be loaded on top of
+\LaTeXe{}. In time, a \LaTeX3 format will be produced based on this code.
+This allows the code to be used in \LaTeXe{} packages \emph{now} while a
+stand-alone \LaTeX3 is developed.
+
+\begin{bfseries}
+ While \pkg{expl3} is still experimental, the bundle is now regarded as
+ broadly stable. The syntax conventions and functions provided are now
+ ready for wider use. There may still be changes to some functions, but
+ these will be minor when compared to the scope of \pkg{expl3}.
+
+ New modules will be added to the distributed version of \pkg{expl3} as
+ they reach maturity.
+\end{bfseries}
+
+\end{abstract}
+
+\clearpage
+
+{%
+ \def\\{:}% fix "newlines" in the ToC
+ \tableofcontents
+}
+
+\clearpage
+\pagenumbering{arabic}
+
+%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
+%
+% Each of the following \DocInput lines includes a file with extension
+% .dtx. Each of these files may be typeset separately. For instance
+% pdflatex l3box.dtx
+% will typeset the source of the LaTeX3 box commands. If you use the
+% Makefile, the index will be generated automatically; e.g.,
+% make doc F=l3box
+%
+% If this file is processed, each of these separate dtx files will be
+% contained as a part of a single document.
+%
+%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
+
+\makeatletter
+\def\partname{Part}
+\def\maketitle{\clearpage\part{\@title}}
+\let\thanks\@gobble
+\let\DelayPrintIndex\PrintIndex
+\let\PrintIndex\@empty
+\makeatother
+
+\part{Introduction to \pkg{expl3} and this document}
+
+This document is intended to act as a comprehensive reference manual
+for the \pkg{expl3} language. A general guide to the \LaTeX3
+programming language is found in \href{expl3.pdf}{expl3.pdf}.
+
+\section{Naming functions and variables}
+
+\LaTeX3 does not use \texttt{@} as a \enquote{letter} for defining
+internal macros. Instead, the symbols |_| and \texttt{:}
+are used in internal macro names to provide structure. The name of
+each \emph{function} is divided into logical units using \texttt{_},
+while \texttt{:} separates the \emph{name} of the function from the
+\emph{argument specifier} (\enquote{arg-spec}). This describes the arguments
+expected by the function. In most cases, each argument is represented
+by a single letter. The complete list of arg-spec letters for a function
+is referred to as the \emph{signature} of the function.
+
+Each function name starts with the \emph{module} to which it belongs.
+Thus apart from a small number of very basic functions, all \pkg{expl3}
+function names contain at least one underscore to divide the module
+name from the descriptive name of the function. For example, all
+functions concerned with comma lists are in module \texttt{clist} and
+begin \cs{clist_}.
+
+Every function must include an argument specifier. For functions which
+take no arguments, this will be blank and the function name will end
+\texttt{:}. Most functions take one or more arguments, and use the
+following argument specifiers:
+\begin{description}
+ \item[\texttt{D}] The \texttt{D} specifier means \emph{do not use}.
+ All of the \TeX{} primitives are initially \cs{let} to a \texttt{D}
+ name, and some are then given a second name. Only the kernel
+ team should use anything with a \texttt{D} specifier!
+ \item[\texttt{N} and \texttt{n}] These mean \emph{no manipulation},
+ of a single token for \texttt{N} and of a set of tokens given in
+ braces for \texttt{n}. Both pass the argument through exactly as
+ given. Usually, if you use a single token for an \texttt{n} argument,
+ all will be well.
+ \item[\texttt{c}] This means \emph{csname}, and indicates that the
+ argument will be turned into a csname before being used. So
+ So \cs{foo:c} |{ArgumentOne}| will act in the same way as \cs{foo:N}
+ \cs{ArgumentOne}.
+ \item[\texttt{V} and \texttt{v}] These mean \emph{value
+ of variable}. The \texttt{V} and \texttt{v} specifiers are used to
+ get the content of a variable without needing to worry about the
+ underlying \TeX{} structure containing the data. A \texttt{V}
+ argument will be a single token (similar to \texttt{N}), for example
+ \cs{foo:V} \cs{MyVariable}; on the other hand, using \texttt{v} a
+ csname is constructed first, and then the value is recovered, for
+ example \cs{foo:v} |{MyVariable}|.
+ \item[\texttt{o}] This means \emph{expansion once}. In general, the
+ \texttt{V} and \texttt{v} specifiers are favoured over \texttt{o}
+ for recovering stored information. However, \texttt{o} is useful
+ for correctly processing information with delimited arguments.
+ \item[\texttt{x}] The \texttt{x} specifier stands for \emph{exhaustive
+ expansion}: every token in the argument is fully expanded until only
+ unexpandable ones remain. The \TeX{} \tn{edef} primitive carries out
+ this type of expansion. Functions which feature an \texttt{x}-type
+ argument are in general \emph{not} expandable, unless specifically
+ noted.
+ \item[\texttt{f}] The \texttt{f} specifier stands for \emph{full
+ expansion}, and in contrast to \texttt{x} stops at the first
+ non-expandable item (reading the argument from left to right) without
+ trying to expand it. For example, when setting a token list
+ variable (a macro used for storage), the sequence
+ \begin{verbatim}
+ \tl_set:Nn \l_mya_tl { A }
+ \tl_set:Nn \l_myb_tl { B }
+ \tl_set:Nf \l_mya_tl { \l_mya_tl \l_myb_tl }
+ \end{verbatim}
+ will leave |\l_mya_tl| with the content |A\l_myb_tl|, as |A| cannot
+ be expanded and so terminates expansion before |\l_myb_tl| is considered.
+ \item[\texttt{T} and \texttt{F}] For logic tests, there are the branch
+ specifiers \texttt{T} (\emph{true}) and \texttt{F} (\emph{false}).
+ Both specifiers treat the input in the same way as \texttt{n} (no
+ change), but make the logic much easier to see.
+ \item[\texttt{p}] The letter \texttt{p} indicates \TeX{}
+ \emph{parameters}. Normally this will be used for delimited
+ functions as \pkg{expl3} provides better methods for creating simple
+ sequential arguments.
+ \item[\texttt{w}] Finally, there is the \texttt{w} specifier for
+ \emph{weird} arguments. This covers everything else, but mainly
+ applies to delimited values (where the argument must be terminated
+ by some arbitrary string).
+\end{description}
+Notice that the argument specifier describes how the argument is
+processed prior to being passed to the underlying function. For example,
+\cs{foo:c} will take its argument, convert it to a control sequence and
+pass it to \cs{foo:N}.
+
+Variables are named in a similar manner to functions, but begin with
+a single letter to define the type of variable:
+\begin{description}
+ \item[\texttt{c}] Constant: global parameters whose value should not
+ be changed.
+ \item[\texttt{g}] Parameters whose value should only be set globally.
+ \item[\texttt{l}] Parameters whose value should only be set locally.
+\end{description}
+Each variable name is then build up in a similar way to that of a
+function, typically starting with the module\footnote{The module names are
+ not used in case of generic scratch registers defined in the data
+ type modules, e.g., the
+ \texttt{int} module contains some scratch variables called \cs{l_tmpa_int},
+ \cs{l_tmpb_int}, and so on. In such a case adding the module name up front
+ to denote the module
+ and in the back to indicate the type, as in
+ \cs{l_int_tmpa_int} would be very unreadable.} name
+and then a descriptive part.
+Variables end with a short identifier to show the variable type:
+\begin{description}
+ \item[\texttt{bool}] Either true or false.
+ \item[\texttt{box}] Box register.
+ \item[\texttt{clist}] Comma separated list.
+ \item[\texttt{coffin}] a \enquote{box with handles} --- a higher-level data
+ type for carrying out |box| alignment operations.
+ \item[\texttt{dim}] \enquote{Rigid} lengths.
+ \item[\texttt{fp}] floating-point values;
+ \item[\texttt{int}] Integer-valued count register.
+ \item[\texttt{prop}] Property list.
+ \item[\texttt{seq}] \enquote{Sequence}: a data-type used to implement lists
+ (with access at both ends) and stacks.
+ \item[\texttt{skip}] \enquote{Rubber} lengths.
+ \item[\texttt{stream}] An input or output stream (for reading from or
+ writing to, respectively).
+ \item[\texttt{tl}] Token list variables: placeholder for a token list.
+\end{description}
+
+\subsection{Terminological inexactitude}
+
+A word of warning. In this document, and others referring to the \pkg{expl3}
+programming modules, we often refer to \enquote{variables} and
+\enquote{functions} as if they
+were actual constructs from a real programming language. In truth, \TeX{}
+is a macro processor, and functions are simply macros that may or may not take
+arguments and expand to their replacement text. Many of the common variables
+are \emph{also} macros, and if placed into the input stream will simply expand
+to their definition as well~--- a \enquote{function} with no arguments and a
+\enquote{token list variable} are in truth one and the same. On the other
+hand, some \enquote{variables} are actually registers that must be
+initialised and their values set and retrieved with specific functions.
+
+The conventions of the \pkg{expl3} code are designed to clearly separate the
+ideas of \enquote{macros that contain data} and
+\enquote{macros that contain code}, and a
+consistent wrapper is applied to all forms of \enquote{data} whether they be
+macros or
+actually registers. This means that sometimes we will use phrases like
+\enquote{the function returns a value}, when actually we just mean
+\enquote{the macro expands to something}. Similarly, the term
+\enquote{execute} might be used in place of \enquote{expand}
+or it might refer to the more specific case of
+\enquote{processing in \TeX's stomach}
+(if you are familiar with the \TeX{}book parlance).
+
+If in doubt, please ask; chances are we've been hasty in writing certain
+definitions and need to be told to tighten up our terminology.
+
+\section{Documentation conventions}
+
+This document is typeset with the experimental \pkg{l3doc} class;
+several conventions are used to help describe the features of the code.
+A number of conventions are used here to make the documentation clearer.
+
+Each group of related functions is given in a box. For a function with
+a \enquote{user} name, this might read:
+\begin{function}{\ExplSyntaxOn, \ExplSyntaxOff}
+ \begin{syntax}
+ \cs{ExplSyntaxOn} \dots{} \cs{ExplSyntaxOff}
+ \end{syntax}
+ The textual description of how the function works would appear here. The
+ syntax of the function is shown in mono-spaced text to the right of
+ the box. In this example, the function takes no arguments and so the
+ name of the function is simply reprinted.
+\end{function}
+
+For programming functions, which use \texttt{_} and \texttt{:} in their name
+there are a few additional conventions: If two related functions are given
+with identical names but different argument specifiers, these are termed
+\emph{variants} of each other, and the latter functions are printed in grey to
+show this more clearly. They will carry out the same function but will take
+different types of argument:
+\begin{function}{\seq_new:N, \seq_new:c}
+ \begin{syntax}
+ \cs{seq_new:N} \meta{sequence}
+ \end{syntax}
+ When a number of variants are described, the arguments are usually
+ illustrated only for the base function. Here, \meta{sequence} indicates
+ that \cs{seq_new:N} expects the name of a sequence. From the argument
+ specifier, \cs{seq_new:c} also expects a sequence name, but as a
+ name rather than as a control sequence. Each argument given in the
+ illustration should be described in the following text.
+\end{function}
+
+\paragraph{Fully expandable functions}
+\hypertarget{expstar}{Some functions are fully expandable},
+which allows it to be used within
+an \texttt{x}-type argument (in plain \TeX{} terms, inside an \cs{edef}),
+as well as within an \texttt{f}-type argument.
+These fully expandable functions are indicated in the documentation by
+a star:
+\begin{function}[EXP]{\cs_to_str:N}
+ \begin{syntax}
+ \cs{cs_to_str:N} \meta{cs}
+ \end{syntax}
+ As with other functions, some text should follow which explains how
+ the function works. Usually, only the star will indicate that the
+ function is expandable. In this case, the function expects a \meta{cs},
+ shorthand for a \meta{control sequence}.
+\end{function}
+
+\paragraph{Restricted expandable functions}
+\hypertarget{rexpstar}{A few functions are fully expandable} but cannot be fully expanded within
+an \texttt{f}-type argument. In this case a hollow star is used to indicate
+this:
+\begin{function}[rEXP]{\seq_map_function:NN}
+ \begin{syntax}
+ \cs{seq_map_function:NN} \meta{seq} \meta{function}
+ \end{syntax}
+\end{function}
+
+\paragraph{Conditional functions}
+\hypertarget{explTF}{Conditional (\texttt{if}) functions}
+are normally defined in three variants, with
+\texttt{T}, \texttt{F} and \texttt{TF} argument specifiers. This allows
+them to be used for different \enquote{true}/\enquote{false} branches,
+depending on
+which outcome the conditional is being used to test. To indicate this
+without repetition, this information is given in a shortened form:
+\begin{function}[EXP,TF]{\xetex_if_engine:}
+ \begin{syntax}
+ \cs{xetex_if_engine:TF} \Arg{true code} \Arg{false code}
+ \end{syntax}
+ The underlining and italic of \texttt{TF} indicates that
+ \cs{xetex_if_engine:T}, \cs{xetex_if_engine:F} and
+ \cs{xetex_if_engine:TF} are all available. Usually, the illustration
+ will use the \texttt{TF} variant, and so both \meta{true code}
+ and \meta{false code} will be shown. The two variant forms \texttt{T} and
+ \texttt{F} take only \meta{true code} and \meta{false code}, respectively.
+ Here, the star also shows that this function is expandable.
+ With some minor exceptions, \emph{all} conditional functions in the
+ \pkg{expl3} modules should be defined in this way.
+\end{function}
+
+Variables, constants and so on are described in a similar manner:
+\begin{variable}{\l_tmpa_tl}
+ A short piece of text will describe the variable: there is no
+ syntax illustration in this case.
+\end{variable}
+
+In some cases, the function is similar to one in \LaTeXe{} or plain \TeX{}.
+In these cases, the text will include an extra \enquote{\textbf{\TeX{}hackers
+note}} section:
+\begin{function}[EXP]{\token_to_str:N}
+ \begin{syntax}
+ \cs{token_to_str:N} \meta{token}
+ \end{syntax}
+ The normal description text.
+ \begin{texnote}
+ Detail for the experienced \TeX{} or \LaTeXe\ programmer. In this
+ case, it would point out that this function is the \TeX{} primitive
+ \cs{string}.
+ \end{texnote}
+\end{function}
+
+\section{Formal language conventions which apply generally}
+
+As this is a formal reference guide for \LaTeX3 programming, the descriptions
+of functions are intended to be reasonably \enquote{complete}. However, there
+is also a need to avoid repetition. Formal ideas which apply to general
+classes of function are therefore summarised here.
+
+For tests which have a \texttt{TF} argument specification, the test if
+evaluated to give a logically \texttt{TRUE} or \texttt{FALSE} result.
+Depending on this result, either the \meta{true code} or the \meta{false code}
+will be left in the input stream. In the case where the test is expandable,
+and a predicate (|_p|) variant is available, the logical value determined by
+the test is left in the input stream: this will typically be part of a larger
+logical construct.
+
+\section{\TeX{} concepts not supported by \LaTeX3{}}
+
+The \TeX{} concept of an \enquote{\cs{outer}} macro is \emph{not supported}
+at all by \LaTeX3{}. As such, the functions provided here may break when
+used on top of \LaTeXe{} if \cs{outer} tokens are used in the arguments.
+
+\DisableImplementation
+
+\DocInput{l3bootstrap.dtx}
+\DocInput{l3names.dtx}
+\DocInput{l3basics.dtx}
+\DocInput{l3expan.dtx}
+\DocInput{l3prg.dtx}
+\DocInput{l3quark.dtx}
+\DocInput{l3token.dtx}
+\DocInput{l3int.dtx}
+\DocInput{l3skip.dtx}
+\DocInput{l3tl.dtx}
+\DocInput{l3seq.dtx}
+\DocInput{l3clist.dtx}
+\DocInput{l3prop.dtx}
+\DocInput{l3box.dtx}
+\DocInput{l3coffins.dtx}
+\DocInput{l3color.dtx}
+\DocInput{l3msg.dtx}
+\DocInput{l3keys.dtx}
+\DocInput{l3file.dtx}
+\DocInput{l3fp.dtx}
+% To get the various submodules of l3fp to appear in the implementation
+% part only, they have to be added to the documentation list after typesetting
+% the 'user' part just for the main module.
+\ExplSyntaxOn
+\clist_gput_right:Nn \g_docinput_clist
+ {
+ l3fp-aux.dtx ,
+ l3fp-traps.dtx ,
+ l3fp-round.dtx ,
+ l3fp-parse.dtx ,
+ l3fp-logic.dtx ,
+ l3fp-basics.dtx ,
+ l3fp-extended.dtx ,
+ l3fp-expo.dtx ,
+ l3fp-trig.dtx ,
+ l3fp-convert.dtx ,
+ l3fp-assign.dtx ,
+ l3fp-old.dtx ,
+ }
+\ExplSyntaxOff
+\DocInput{l3luatex.dtx}
+
+\DocInput{l3candidates.dtx}
+
+\endinput