Text Formatting ⇒ referencing while the sections have * in them

[pemfir]

Hello I have the following code, and when i want to cross reference different sections in the appendix, I get basically nothing (blank). Now this may make sense since I am using \section*{} which removes the numbering in the headings, but I was wondering if there is a way I can manually assign a string+value to the label of a section. For example, can I say \subsection*{Appendix Subsection 1 }\label{2}[App.1], so every time I want to cross reference \ref{2} it automatically outputs App.1 ?

Thank you !

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\documentclass[10pt,a4paper]{article}
\begin{document}
this is the first reference: \ref{1}  

this is the second reference: \ref{2}

this is the third reference: \ref{3}

\section*{Appendix}\label{1}
\subsection*{Appendix Subsection 1 }\label{2}
\subsection*{Appendix Subsection 2 }\label{3}
\end{document}

[cgnieder]

Basically you can't: the star form not only removes the number from the sight but also prevents that the section counter is stepped. With a \label always the last counter that has been stepped by \refstepcounter is referenced.

Now, there still are ways. You could, for example, introduce an own counter, manually step it and then reference it but I don't think this is wise: if I as a reader read a reference to App. 1 and nowhere found it because there actually is no appendix 1 (!) I'd be at least confused. Why don't you simply use numbered sections?

Regards