Document Classes ⇒ Enumeration package: Can \ref print the whole label?

[Michi20]

Hi,

i have a question concerning the enumeration package of David Carlisle and the \ref - command.

I have the following code:

\begin{enumeration}[Step (1)]
\item \label{AA} ...
.
.
.
\end{enumeration}

Then \ref{AA} just prints '1'. Is there a way to change this behaviour such that \ref{AA} prints the whole label and not just the number, i. e. 'Step 1'?

Thank you
Michi

[gmedina]

Hi,

to customise the list-like environments I would recommend you to use the enumitem package. Your example:

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\documentclass{book}
\usepackage{enumitem}

\begin{document}

\begin{enumerate}[label=Step (\arabic*)]
\item \label{AA}
\item \label{BB}
\end{enumerate}

As can be seen in \ref{AA}...
\end{document}

[Juanjo]

For simple lists, you don't need any package. The enumerate environment can be easily customized, as the following example shows:

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\documentclass{article}

\begin{document}

\begin{enumerate}
 \renewcommand{\theenumi}{Step (\arabic{enumi})}
 \item\label{AAA} Text.
 \item More text.
\end{enumerate}

Here we write a reference to \ref{AAA}.

\begin{enumerate}
 \renewcommand{\theenumi}{[\Roman{enumi}]}
 \renewcommand{\labelenumi}{\textbf{Level \theenumi}.-}
 \item\label{BBB} Text
 \item More text
\end{enumerate}

Here we write a reference to level or stage \ref{BBB}.
\end{document}

For numbered nested lists, you may need to replace enumi by enumii, enumiii or enumiv in the above code. Note that:

• \ theenumi controls the way the counter is printed (think in the way you would like to print the counter in a future reference to the corresponding item);
• \ labelenumi indicates how the full label should be printed;
• the redefinition of both commands should be done inside the enumerate environment in order to not change any subsequent list.

Simple customization of non-numbered lists can be done analogously through the commands \labelitemi, \labelitemii,...