Graphics, Figures & Tables ⇒ Sending a caption to an environment

[generator]

I have the following minimal code:

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\documentclass[twocolumn]{article}
 
\usepackage{float}

\floatstyle{boxed}
\newfloat{ColumnFigure}{h}{cf1}
\floatname{ColumnFigure}{Figure}

\newenvironment{ColumnEnv}
{
\begin{ColumnFigure}
}
{
\caption{\textbf{Argument 1}}
\end{ColumnFigure}
}

\begin{document}
\begin{ColumnEnv}
Text inside the ColumnFigure.
\end{ColumnEnv}
\end{document}

I'd like to extend the environment so that it will accept captions. In other words, I'd like to use a standard command like "\begin{ColumnEnv[caption]}" or something similar that will accept captions as an input. Could someone show me code that accomplishes this?

[sommerfee]

You can save the argument of the environment into a command and use it in the 2nd part of the \newenvironment definition, e.g.:

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\documentclass[twocolumn]{article}

\usepackage{float}

\floatstyle{boxed}
\newfloat{ColumnFigure}{h}{cf1}
\floatname{ColumnFigure}{Figure}

\newenvironment{ColumnEnv}[1]
{%
\begin{ColumnFigure}%
\newcommand\ColumnFigureCaption{#1}%
}
{%
\caption{\textbf{\ColumnFigureCaption}}%
\end{ColumnFigure}%
}

\begin{document}
\begin{ColumnEnv}{Argument 1}
Text inside the ColumnFigure.
\end{ColumnEnv}
\end{document}

But since the float package don't care where the \caption command will be placed, you can simply place the \caption command inside the 1st half of the \newenviroment definition:

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\documentclass[twocolumn]{article}

\usepackage{float}

\floatstyle{boxed}
\newfloat{ColumnFigure}{h}{cf1}
\floatname{ColumnFigure}{Figure}

\newenvironment{ColumnEnv}[1]
{%
\begin{ColumnFigure}%
\caption{\textbf{#1}}%
}
{%
\end{ColumnFigure}%
}

\begin{document}
\begin{ColumnEnv}{Argument 1}
Text inside the ColumnFigure.
\end{ColumnEnv}
\end{document}