General ⇒ What does \c@figure mean

[cnguyen7]

Here is part of the code that confused me:

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% FIGURE
%
\newcounter{figure}[chapter]
\def\thefigure{\thechapter.\@arabic\c@figure}  % numbering for figures, they are numbered for each chapters
\def\fps@figure{tbp}                           % default placement for figures

can anyone explane the job of \c@figure please?

thanks

Cuong

[localghost]

You've got the answer already in a thread of another Forum.

[cnguyen7]

It seems like the two forum are one isnt it? thanks anyway

[Fifis]

Too bad the link has expired and there is no way of obtaining the lost answer.
At this very moment I am not asking for help, since I hope someone can restore the message from the named thread, but I keep failing to find the definition of \c@figure in latex.ltx, memoir.sty or graphicx.sty. (I need to redefine \c@figure, but where is it \def’ed?) Well, article.cls seems to define \thefigure through \c@figure, but the origin of the latter still remains obscure. Any ideas are truly appreciated!

[cgnieder]

\c@figure is the TeX count associated with the LaTeX counter figure. It is the count that holds the actual numeric value of the counter. Everytime you define a new counter

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\newcounter{foo}

two associated commands are defined: \c@foo which holds the actual numeric value (0 at the beginning), \thefoo which is used to print the counter value and may be redefined with a suitable definition.

It should never be necessary to do anything with the internal count \c@foo. If the value of the counter needs to be reset or something there are a number of commands like \setcounter, \stepcounter, \refstepcounter, ... if the representation of the counter should be changed then \thefoo should be redefined.

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