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Update: after some research, I found a solution for the "optional arguments".


\makeatletter
\newenvironment{wannabe-environment}{
\def\Name##1{\gdef\@Name{##1}}
\def\@Name{\@latex@error{No \noexpand\Name given}\@ehc}
\def\Surname##1{\gdef\@Surname{##1}}
\def\@Surname{\@latex@error{No \noexpand ...

And what if I wanted to introduce optional arguments? So to speak, arguments that could or could not be included in my {wannabe-environment} but in any case should not raise errors? An example:

\begin{wannabe-environment}
\Name{Alfred}
\Surname{Hitchcock}
\Age{89}
\Nationality{English}
\end ...

That was insightful! As I guessed, it needed a greater knowledge of LaTeX than mine, but now that I have an example I can start to work from here.

Thanks a lot!

Hi!

I am relatively new to LaTeX, and I have a very "strange" question. I tried a forum search, but I did not found an answer.

My question is: is there a way or a package (or something similar) to create this effect?

Code:

\begin{wannabe-environment}
\Name Alfred
\Surname Hitchcock
\Age 89
\end ...