Document Classes ⇒ Testing for which class is being used

[bev]

I'm writing a package that will need to know whether the document is using memoir, report, or article class. This is because memoir uses array.sty which doesn't allow variables to be used in some places where report and article do.

Does anyone know of a way to test which class is being used for a document? I could test whether a certain variable is set, but I'd rather see whether one can test for a class.

TIA

[localghost]

The \@ifclassloaded command from the LaTeX kernel is your friend. It can be found in the file »latex.ltx« and should be documented in source2e. You can access the documentation via command line on your local machine.

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texdoc source2e

I'm pretty sure that some packages use this command but at the moment I can't name any of them. Their sources could give you more information.


Best regards and welcome to the board
Thorsten

[bev]

Thorsten,

Thanks for the welcome, and thanks for the help . I haven't had a chance to try your solution yet, but I will first thing tomorrow. It seems like just what I'm looking for. After I confirm that it solves my problem, I'll post here.

best,

Bev

[bev]

Thorsten,
Thanks again for your help. I've confirmed that your solution works.