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<title>UK TeX FAQ -- question label empty</title>
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<h3>Detecting that something is empty</h3>
-<p>Suppose you need to know that the argument of your command is empty:
+<p/>Suppose you need to know that the argument of your command is empty:
that is, to distinguish between <code>\</code><code>cmd{}</code>
and <code>\</code><code>cmd{blah}</code>. This is pretty simple:
<blockquote>
@@ -21,10 +21,11 @@ and <code>\</code><code>cmd{blah}</code>. This is pretty simple:
The case where you want to ignore an argument that consists of nothing
but spaces, rather than something completely empty, is more tricky.
It&rsquo;s solved in the code fragment <i>ifmtarg</i>, which defines
-commands <code>\</code><code>@ifmtarg</code> and <code>\</code><code>@ifnotmtarg</code>, which distinguish (in
-opposite directions) between a second and third argument. The
-package&rsquo;s code also appears in the LaTeX <i>memoir</i> class.
-<p><i>Ifmtarg</i> makes challenging reading; there&rsquo;s also a discussion of the
+commands <code>\</code><code>@ifmtarg</code> and <code>\</code><code>@ifnotmtarg</code>, which examine their
+first argument, and select (in opposite directions) their second or
+third argument. The package&rsquo;s code also appears in the LaTeX
+<i>memoir</i> class.
+<p/><i>Ifmtarg</i> makes challenging reading; there&rsquo;s also a discussion of the
issue in number two of the &ldquo;around the bend&rdquo; articles by the late
lamented Mike Downes.
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@@ -32,5 +33,5 @@ lamented Mike Downes.
<dt><tt><i>ifmtarg.sty</i></tt><dd><a href="ftp://cam.ctan.org/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/misc/ifmtarg.sty">macros/latex/contrib/misc/ifmtarg.sty</a>
<dt><tt><i>memoir.cls</i></tt><dd><a href="ftp://cam.ctan.org/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/memoir.zip">macros/latex/contrib/memoir</a> (<a href="ftp://cam.ctan.org/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/memoir.tar.gz">gzipped tar</a>, <a href="http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/memoir/">browse</a>)
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-<p><p>This question on the Web: <a href="http://www.tex.ac.uk/cgi-bin/texfaq2html?label=empty">http://www.tex.ac.uk/cgi-bin/texfaq2html?label=empty</a>
+<p/><p>This question on the Web: <a href="http://www.tex.ac.uk/cgi-bin/texfaq2html?label=empty">http://www.tex.ac.uk/cgi-bin/texfaq2html?label=empty</a>
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