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\documentclass{ydoc}
\GetFileInfo{collectbox.dtx}
\usepackage{collectbox}[\filedate]
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% \changes{v0.1}{2011/07/18}{First release.}
% \changes{v0.2}{2011/07/20}{Added \cs{collectboxto} and \cs{@collectboxto} macros.}
% \changes{v0.2}{2011/07/23}{Added \cs{collectboxcheckenv}.}
% \changes{v0.2a}{2011/07/30}{Small bugfix.}
% \changes{v0.3}{2011/08/06}{Some internal modifications required by related packages.}
% \changes{v0.3a}{2011/08/11}{Fixed issue with collectbox macros in the end-code of a collectbox environment.}
% \changes{v0.4}{2011/08/23}{In environment-mode the begin and end are now placed directly around the content to allow tabular-like environments.
%                            Added support for tabular-like environments in macro-mode.}
% \changes{v0.4a}{2012/05/13}{Made use of \cs{noindent} by the environment version optional.}
% \changes{v0.4b}{2012/05/17}{Added \cs{@Collectbox} macro.}
% \changes{v0.4c}{2022/10/17}{Updated repository URL and email address.}
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% \GetFileInfo{collectbox.dtx}
% \author{Martin Scharrer}
% \email{martin.scharrer@web.de}
% \repository{https://github.com/MartinScharrer/collectbox}
% \maketitle
%
% \begin{abstract}
% This package provides macros to collect and process an macro argument (i.e.\ something which looks like a macro argument)
% as horizontal box instead as a real macro argument.
% These ``arguments'' will be stored like when using \Macro\savebox, \Macro\sbox or the \env{lrbox} environment
% and allow verbatim or other special code.
% Instead of explicit braces also implicit braces in the form of \Macro\bgroup
% and \Macro\egroup are supported. This allows to split the begin and end over different macros or to place them
% in the begin and end code of an environment.
% The provided macros are mainly intended to be used inside other macros or environments.
% \end{abstract}
%
% \section{Quick overview}
% The following macros are provided for users (document authors) and \LaTeX\ package authors/programmers and described in the following sections.
% The \MacroArgs* and \MacroArgs[&lt;\ldots&gt;] arguments are as always optional. The \MacroArgs{&lt;box content&gt;} can also be written as
% \Macro\bgroup&lt;box content&gt;\AlsoMacro\egroup and be split across macro boundaries.
%
% \begingroup
% \descindent=\parindent
% \DescribeMacro\collectbox*[&lt;code at begin&gt;]{&lt;code&gt;}[&lt;code at end&gt;]{&lt;box content&gt;}
% \DescribeMacro\collectboxto{&lt;box register&gt;}{&lt;code&gt;}{&lt;box content&gt;}
% \DescribeMacro\collectboxcheckenv{&lt;name&gt;}
%
% \DescribeMacro\collectbox@{&lt;code at begin&gt;}{&lt;code&gt;}{&lt;code at end&gt;}{&lt;box content&gt;}
% \DescribeMacro\@collectbox{&lt;code&gt;}{&lt;box content&gt;}
% \DescribeMacro\@Collectbox{&lt;code&gt;}{&lt;content&gt;}
% \DescribeMacro\@collectboxto{&lt;box register&gt;}{&lt;token&gt;}{&lt;box content&gt;}
% \DescribeMacro\nocollectbox@{&lt;code at begin&gt;}{&lt;code&gt;}{&lt;code at end&gt;}
% \endgroup
%
% \section{Dependencies, Compatibility and Installation}
% This package does not depend on any other \LaTeX\ package or class.
% It should be compatible with all versions of \LaTeX (DVI-\LaTeX, pdf\LaTeX, Xe\LaTeX\ and Lua\LaTeX).
% Colored content will be correctly handled.
%
% This package should be (soon) part of the standard distributions TeXLive and MikTeX and can be installed over the
% provided package manager (i.e.\ with TeXLive: |tlmgr install collectcell|).
% This package can be also manually unpacked from |collectbox.dtx| by compiling the file |collectbox.ins| with \LaTeX\ or \TeX.
% This documentation can be created by compiling |collectbox.dtx| using pdf\LaTeX\ in DVI or PDF mode.
% The unpackaged package file |collectbox.sty| should be copied to a newly created directory named |$TEXMF/tex/latex/collectbox/| under Linux
% or |%TEXMF%\tex\latex\collectbox\| under MS Windows where |$TEXMF| and |%TEXMF%| represents the local \TeX\ tree.
% The documentation and README file can be copied to |$TEXMF/doc/latex/collectbox/|.
% Some \TeX\ distributions require to update the list of files in the \TeX\ tree, e.g.\ by running |texmf $TEXMF| afterwards.
% MikTeX users can use the graphical interface of the package manager.
%
%
% \section{User Interface}
% The following macros are provided on the user level.
%
% \subsection{Macros to collect boxes}
% \DescribeMacro\collectbox{&lt;code&gt;}{&lt;box content&gt;}
% \DescribeMacro\collectbox{&lt;code&gt;}\AlsoMacro\bgroup&lt;box content&gt;\AlsoMacro\egroup
% In its basic form this macro is written as \Macro\collectbox{&lt;code&gt;} and collects the following `group' in explicit (|{ .. }|) or implicit (|\bgroup .. \egroup|) braces
% as box (here represented as \MacroArgs{&lt;box content&gt;}). Afterwards the user provided \MacroArgs&lt;code&gt; is executed. This code is processed inside an internal group
% and has access to the just collected content using \Macro\BOXCONTENT and other macros described further below. Usually the code does some calculations and/or modifications
% on the collected box and then typesets it using \Macro\BOXCONTENT.
%
% An example is
% \codeline{\Macro\collectbox{\AlsoMacro\fbox{\AlsoMacro\BOXCONTENT}}'{\verb+verbatim stuff \space\empty+}'}
% which results in
% \codeline{\collectbox{\fbox{\BOXCONTENT}}{\verb+verbatim stuff \space\empty+}}
%
% \DescribeMacro\collectbox*{&lt;code&gt;}{&lt;box content&gt;}
% \DescribeMacro\collectbox*{&lt;code&gt;}\AlsoMacro\bgroup&lt;box content&gt;\AlsoMacro\egroup
% Because very often the \Macro\BOXCONTENT is simply fed as argument to a macro at the end of the \MacroArgs&lt;code&gt; a star version exists which adds \MacroArgs{\AlsoMacro\BOXCONTENT} automatically
% to the end of the code.
%
% An above example can be therefore simplified as:
% \codeline{\Macro\collectbox*{\AlsoMacro\fbox}'{\verb+verbatim stuff \space\empty+}'}
% which results in:
% \codeline{\collectbox*{\fbox}{\verb+verbatim stuff \space\empty+}}
%
% \noindent
% Using this macro a \Macro\fbox variant can be defined which reads its content as real box and not as macro argument:
% \codeline{\Macro\newcommand{\AlsoMacro\Fbox}{\AlsoMacro\collectbox*{\AlsoMacro\fbox}}}
%
% \DescribeMacro\collectbox [&lt;code at begin&gt;]{&lt;code&gt;}[&lt;code at end&gt;]{&lt;box content&gt;}
% \DescribeMacro\collectbox [&lt;code at begin&gt;]{&lt;code&gt;}[&lt;code at end&gt;]\AlsoMacro\bgroup&lt;box content&gt;\AlsoMacro\egroup
% \DescribeMacro\collectbox*[&lt;code at begin&gt;]{&lt;code&gt;}[&lt;code at end&gt;]{&lt;box content&gt;}
% \DescribeMacro\collectbox*[&lt;code at begin&gt;]{&lt;code&gt;}[&lt;code at end&gt;]\AlsoMacro\bgroup&lt;box content&gt;\AlsoMacro\egroup
% Finally two optional arguments exists which allow the placement of further code at the beginning and end of the collected box.
% This code is part of the box and is expanded before the main \MacroArgs&lt;code&gt; which is expanded after the box is fully collected.
% In other words \Macro\collectbox!\optionaloff! [&lt;code at begin&gt;]{&lt;code&gt;}[&lt;code at end&gt;]{&lt;box content&gt;} is basically the same as
% \Macro\collectbox{&lt;code&gt;}{&lt;code at begin&gt;&lt;.&gt;&lt;box content&gt;&lt;.&gt;&lt;code at end&gt;}, with the difference that the first form allows an user defined macro
% to set the begin and end code while the box content is provided by the user.
% Note that there is also some internal code \meta{.} between \meta{code at begin} and \meta{box content} as well as between \meta{box content} and \meta{code at end}.
%
% \paragraph{Example:} \leavevmode\Macro\fbox like macro which reads its ``argument'' as box and sets it green first:
% \begin{macroquote}
%  \newcommand!\optionaloff!{\AlsoMacro\GFbox}{\AlsoMacro\collectbox*[\AlsoMacro\color{green}]{\AlsoMacro\fbox}}\\
%  \GFbox{'test $a=4$ \verb|\relax|'}
% \end{macroquote}
% will result in:
% {\newcommand{\GFbox}{\collectbox*[\color{green}]{\fbox}}%
%  \GFbox{test $a=4$ \verb|\relax|}}
%
%
% \DescribeMacro\collectedbox
% This macro represents the box register defined by \Macro\newsavebox\relax which holds the collected box.
% It can be used with the \LaTeX's macro \Macro\usebox{&lt;box register&gt;} or with plain\TeX\
% macros like \Macro\box, \Macro\copy, \Macro\unhbox or \Macro\unhcopy.
%
% \DescribeMacro\BOXCONTENT
% This macro is short for \Macro\usebox{\AlsoMacro\collectedbox} and will place the collected box into the document. It can be used multiple times inside \MacroArgs&lt;code&gt;.
%
% \DescribeMacro\width
% \DescribeMacro\height
% \DescribeMacro\depth
% \DescribeMacro\totalheight
% These macros represent the dimension of the collected box and can be used inside \MacroArgs&lt;code&gt;\relax. Here \Macro\height is the height of the box above the baseline
% and \Macro\depth the lengths how far the box is going below the baseline. Both values added together are provides as \Macro\totalheight.
% The box width is given by \Macro\width.
%
%
% \DescribeMacro\collectboxto{&lt;box register&gt;}[&lt;code at begin&gt;]{&lt;code&gt;}[&lt;code at end&gt;]{&lt;box content&gt;}
% \DescribeMacro\collectboxto{&lt;box register&gt;}[&lt;code at begin&gt;]{&lt;code&gt;}[&lt;code at end&gt;]\AlsoMacro\bgroup&lt;box content&gt;\AlsoMacro\egroup
% This macro collects its last ``argument'' as horizontal box and stores into into the user provided \meta{box register}.
% The \meta{code at begin} and \meta{code at end} are executed at begin and end of the \meta{box content} as part of the box.
% Afterwards the user provided \meta{code} is executed. In contrast to \Macro\collectbox no group is added for both the box register assignment or the code
% and also none of the above auxiliary macros for the box dimensions and content can be used. The collected box can be typeset using \Macro\usebox{&lt;box register&gt;}
% and its width, height and depth dimensions can be accessed using the \TeX\ primitives \Macro\wd&lt;box register&gt;, \Macro\ht&lt;box register&gt;, \Macro\dp&lt;box register&gt;.
%
% Appropriate grouping must be added manually if the overall code should be kept local. Proper places to open and close the group is somewhere before
% the \Macro\collectboxto macro and in the \meta{code} after the box was used, respectively.
% The box register must be declared beforehand using \Macro\newsavebox\relax (\LaTeX) or \Macro\newbox (\TeX).
% The provided box register \Macro\collectedbox can be used here but will be overwritten by further usages of most of the macros of this package.
% The \LaTeX\ code also provides \Macro\@tempboxa for temporary usages.
%
% This macro can be used to create macros which collect more than one argument as box. For this two box registers are required and the \meta{code} of the
% first \Macro\collectboxto usage must call it second time. The second \meta{code} then typesets the two boxes.
%
% \subsection{Support for environments}
%
% \DescribeMacro\collectboxcheckenv{&lt;name&gt;}
% This macro allows macros which use \Macro\collectbox to also be used as an environment.
% For this \Macro\collectboxcheckenv must be used before \Macro\collectbox with the macro name as argument.
% It then detects if the macro is used by itself or is called by \Macro\begin{&lt;name&gt;} and adjusts the internal configuration
% accordantly. In macro-mode it does not change anything, but in environment-mode a \Macro\begingroup is used to keep the configuration changes local.
% The corresponding \Macro\end&lt;name&gt; macro need to close then both the box group using \Macro\egroup and then close the outer group \Macro\engroup.
% A suitable version is automatically defined if this macro doesn't exists yet.
% In environment-mode starting and trailing spaces are ignored which is also the normal behaviour of similar environments like \env{minipage}.
%
% \paragraph{Example:} Defines \Macro\foobar macro which can also be used as \env{foobar} environment.
% \begin{codequote}
%     \AlsoMacro\newcommand'*'{\Macro\foobar}'{%'\\
%     !\mbox{}!~~~~\AlsoMacro\collectboxcheckenv{foobar}'%'\\
%     !\mbox{}!~~~~\AlsoMacro\collectbox'*'{\Macro\fbox}'%'\\
%     '}'%
% \end{codequote}
%
%
% \section{Programmers Interface}
%
% For the package author/programmer and more advanced users the following internal macros are provided.
% If used inside a document file they must be wrapped inside \Macro\makeatletter and \Macro\makeatother\relax (outside the macro which uses them).
%
% \DescribeMacro\collectbox@{&lt;code at begin&gt;}{&lt;code&gt;}{&lt;code at end&gt;}{&lt;box content&gt;}
% This macro is the internal form of \Macro\collectbox with the optional arguments replaced by mandatory ones.
% The \Macro\collectbox macro itself uses it after checking for and reading the optional arguments.
% If this macro is to be used in other macros this overhead can be avoided by using the internal form directly.
% Not used optional arguments can be simply kept empty. The star version is not supported but can be easily substituted by
% manually placing the \MacroArgs{\Macro\BOXCONTENT} at the end of \MacroArgs&lt;code&gt;.
%
% The above example can therefore be written in the faster processed form:
% \begin{macroquote}
%  \makeatletter\\
%  \newcommand!\optionaloff!{\AlsoMacro\GFbox}{\AlsoMacro\collectbox@{\AlsoMacro\color{green}}{\AlsoMacro\fbox}{}}\\
%  \makeatother\\
%  \GFbox{test $a=4$ \verb|\relax|}%
% \end{macroquote}
% which results in:
% {\makeatletter
%  \newcommand{\GFbox}{\collectbox@{\color{green}}{\fbox{\BOXCONTENT}}{}}%
%  \makeatother
%  \GFbox{test $a=4$ \verb|\relax|}%
% }
%
%
% \DescribeMacro\@collectbox{&lt;code&gt;}{&lt;box content&gt;}
% This macro is a short version of \Macro\collectbox and only accepts one argument \MacroArgs&lt;code&gt; besides the later \meta{box content}.
% It is intended for quick version for macros which do not need to insert code at begin or after the box content.
%
% \DescribeMacro\@Collectbox{&lt;code&gt;}{&lt;content&gt;}
% This macro is similar to \Macro\@collectbox but reads the content as macro argument and
% not as a box. This is more efficient but does not allow for special content like verbatim text.
% This macro is indented for applications when an already boxed but now modified content needs
% to be boxed again, like it is done by \pkg{adjustbox}.
%
%
% \DescribeMacro\collectboxto@{&lt;code at begin&gt;}{&lt;code&gt;}{&lt;code at end&gt;}{&lt;box content&gt;}
% This macro is the internal form of \Macro\collectboxto with the optional arguments replaced by mandatory ones.
% The \Macro\collectboxto macro itself uses it after checking for and reading the optional arguments.
% If this macro is to be used in other macros this overhead can be avoided by using the internal form directly.
% Not used optional arguments can be simply kept empty.
%
% \DescribeMacro\@collectboxto{&lt;box register&gt;}{&lt;code&gt;}{&lt;box content&gt;}
% This macro is a short version of \Macro\collectboxto and only accepts one \meta{code} argument.
% It is intended for quick version for macros which do not need to insert code at begin or after the box content.
%
% \DescribeMacro\nocollectbox@{&lt;code at begin&gt;}{&lt;code&gt;}{&lt;code at end&gt;}
% Turns a following brace group into basically \Macro\hbox{&lt;code at begin&gt;&lt;content&gt;&lt;code at end&gt;}&lt;code&gt;.
% This is useful if a box needs to be build like that but no actual processing of the content is required, e.g.\ for horizontal alignment only.
% Note that there are some internal code between the three code arguments.
%
%
% \StopEventually{}
%
% \section{Implementation}
%
% \iffalse
%&lt;*collectbox.sty&gt;
% \fi
%    \begin{macrocode}
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\ProvidesPackage{collectbox}[%
%&lt;!DATE&gt;
%&lt;!VERSION&gt;
%&lt;*DRIVER&gt;
    2099/01/01 develop
%&lt;/DRIVER&gt;
    Collect macro arguments as boxes]
%    \end{macrocode}
%
% \begin{macro}{\collectedbox}
% Box register used to store collected box.
%    \begin{macrocode}
\newsavebox\collectedbox
%    \end{macrocode}
% \end{macro}
%
% \begin{macro}{\collectbox}
% User level interface. Scans for potential star and optional arguments.
%    \begin{macrocode}
\newcommand*\collectbox{%
    \@ifstar
        {\collectbox@a{{\BOXCONTENT}}}%
        {\collectbox@a{}}%
}
%    \end{macrocode}
% \end{macro}
%
%
% \begin{macro}{\collectbox@a}
%    \begin{macrocode}
\long\def\collectbox@a#1{%
    \@ifnextchar[%
        {\collectbox@b{#1}}%
        {\collectbox@b{#1}[]}%
}
%    \end{macrocode}
% \end{macro}
%
%
% \begin{macro}{\collectbox@b}
%    \begin{macrocode}
\long\def\collectbox@b#1[#2]#3{%
    \@ifnextchar[%
        {\collectbox@c{#2}{#3#1}}%
        {\collectbox@c{#2}{#3#1}[]}%
}
%    \end{macrocode}
% \end{macro}
%
%
% \begin{macro}{\collectbox@c}
%    \begin{macrocode}
\long\def\collectbox@c#1#2[#3]{%
    \collectbox@{#1}{#2}{#3}%
}
%    \end{macrocode}
% \end{macro}
%
% \begin{macro}{\collect@box}
% The box primitive used. Might be locally redefined to \Macro\vbox if required.
%    \begin{macrocode}
\let\collect@box\hbox
%    \end{macrocode}
% \end{macro}
%
% \begin{macro}{\collectbox@mode}
%
%    \begin{macrocode}
\let\collectbox@mode\leavevmode
%    \end{macrocode}
% \end{macro}
%
% \begin{macro}{\collectbox@}
% The box is saved using |\setbox|. Color is supported by using |\collectbox@setgroup|.
% A brace group is then opened using |\bgroup| which will replace the opening brace of the
% ``argument''. The end code is installed in this group using |\aftergroup|.
% The opening brace written by the user is then removed by assigning it as token to a dummy variable.
% If no |{| or |\bgroup| follows the next token is taken as sole content.
%    \begin{macrocode}
\newcommand\collectbox@[3]{%
    \begingroup
    \collectbox@mode
    \@temptokena{#3\collectbox@end#2\endgroup}%
    \setbox\collectedbox\collect@box\bgroup
       \collectbox@setgroup
       #1\bgroup
       \aftergroup\the
       \aftergroup\@temptokena
       \collectbox@bgroup
}
\let\collectbox@macro\collectbox@
%    \end{macrocode}
% \end{macro}
%
% \begin{macro}{\collectbox@env}
%    \begin{macrocode}
\newcommand\collectbox@env[3]{%
    \collectbox@mode
    \def\collectboxenvend{#3\collectbox@end#2\collectbox@currenvir}%
    \setbox\collectedbox\collect@box\bgroup
       \collectbox@setgroup
       \collectbox@reset
       \ignorespaces
       #1%
}
%    \end{macrocode}
% \end{macro}
%
%
% \begin{macro}{\collectbox@currenenvir}
%    \begin{macrocode}
\def\collectbox@currenvir{%
    \edef\@currenvir{\@currenvir}%
}
%    \end{macrocode}
% \end{macro}
%
%
% \begin{macro}{\collectbox@bgroup}
%    \begin{macrocode}
\def\collectbox@macro@bgroup{%
    \@ifnextchar\bgroup
        {\let\@let@token=}%
        {\collectbox@arg}%
}
%    \end{macrocode}
% \end{macro}
%
% \begin{macro}{\collectbox@env@bgroup}
%    \begin{macrocode}
\def\collectbox@env@bgroup{%
    \collectbox@reset
    \ignorespaces
}
%    \end{macrocode}
% \end{macro}
%
%    \begin{macrocode}
\let\collectbox@bgroup\collectbox@macro@bgroup
%    \end{macrocode}
%
%
% \begin{macro}{\collectbox@setgroup}
% Used at the very begin of the stored box.
%    \begin{macrocode}
\def\collectbox@setgroup{%
    \color@setgroup
}
%    \end{macrocode}
% \end{macro}
%
%
% \begin{macro}{\collectbox@endgroup}
% Used at the very end of the stored box.
%    \begin{macrocode}
\def\collectbox@endgroup{%
    \collectbox@endcode
    \color@endgroup
}
\let\collectbox@endcode\relax
%    \end{macrocode}
% \end{macro}
%
%
% \begin{macro}{\@collectbox}
% Simpler and quicker version of \Macro\collectbox.
%    \begin{macrocode}
\newcommand\@collectbox[1]{%
    \begingroup
    \collectbox@mode
    \@temptokena{\collectbox@end#1\endgroup}%
    \setbox\collectedbox\collect@box\bgroup
       \collectbox@setgroup\bgroup
       \aftergroup\the
       \aftergroup\@temptokena
       \collectbox@bgroup
}
%    \end{macrocode}
% \end{macro}
%
%
% \begin{macro}{\@Collectbox}
% Specialised version of \Macro\@collectbox which
% reads the content as macro argument.
% This form should (only) be used if reading the content
% as box is not required, i.e.\ if the content
% was already boxed before and is now boxed again,
% as it is done by e.g.\ \pkg{adjustbox}.
%    \begin{macrocode}
\newcommand\@Collectbox[2]{%
    \begingroup
    \collectbox@mode
    \sbox\collectedbox{#2}%
    \collectbox@setdims
    #1%
    \endgroup
}
%    \end{macrocode}
% \end{macro}
%
%
%
% \begin{macro}{\collectbox@arg}
% Supports |\collectbox{&lt;code&gt;}\somemacro| in addition to
% |\collectbox{&lt;code&gt;}{\somemacro}|. The first following token is read and the inner brace group is closed
% to trigger the |\aftergroup| code.
%    \begin{macrocode}
\def\collectbox@arg#1{%
    #1\egroup
}
%    \end{macrocode}
% \end{macro}
%
%
% \begin{macro}{\collectbox@end}
% The color group is first closed, followed by the closing brace of the |\setbox| command.
% The user dimension macros are then defined.
% Direct after this code the users code is processed and concluded with a |\endgroup|.
%    \begin{macrocode}
\def\collectbox@end{%
    \collectbox@endgroup
    \egroup
    \collectbox@setdims
    \ifcollectboxenv
        \collectbox@reset
        \collectbox@currenvir
    \fi
}
%    \end{macrocode}
% \end{macro}
%
%
% \begin{macro}{\collectbox@setdims}
%    \begin{macrocode}
\def\collectbox@setdims{%
    \collectbox@protecteddef\BOXCONTENT{\usebox\collectedbox}%
    \collectbox@protecteddef\width{\wd\collectedbox}%
    \collectbox@protecteddef\height{\ht\collectedbox}%
    \collectbox@protecteddef\depth{\dp\collectedbox}%
    \collectbox@protecteddef\totalheight{\@ovri}%
    \totalheight\height
    \advance\totalheight\depth
}%
%    \end{macrocode}
% \end{macro}
%
%
% \begin{macro}{\collectbox@reset}
%    \begin{macrocode}
\def\collectbox@reset{%
    \let\collectbox@endcode\relax
    \let\collectbox@bgroup\collectbox@macro@bgroup
    \let\collectbox@\collectbox@macro
    \collectboxenvfalse
}
%    \end{macrocode}
% \end{macro}
%
%
% \begin{macro}{\collectbox@protecteddef}
%    \begin{macrocode}
\begingroup
\expandafter\ifx\csname protected\endcsname\relax
    \global\let\collectbox@protecteddef\def%
\else
    \gdef\collectbox@protecteddef{\protected\def}%
\fi
\endgroup
%    \end{macrocode}
% \end{macro}
%
%
% \begin{macro}{\collectbox@code}
% Global storage macro for user code.
%    \begin{macrocode}
\let\collectbox@code\empty
%    \end{macrocode}
% \end{macro}
%
%
% \begin{macro}{\collectboxto}
% User level interface. Reads box register and checks for optional argument.
%    \begin{macrocode}
\newcommand\collectboxto[1]{%
    \@ifnextchar[%
        {\collectboxto@a{#1}}%
        {\collectboxto@a{#1}[]}%
}
%    \end{macrocode}
% \end{macro}
%
%
% \begin{macro}{\collectboxto@a}
% Reads first optional and next mandatory arguments.
%    \begin{macrocode}
\long\def\collectboxto@a#1[#2]#3{%
    \@ifnextchar[%
        {\collectboxto@b{#1}{#2}{#3}}%
        {\collectboxto@b{#1}{#2}{#3}[]}%
}
%    \end{macrocode}
% \end{macro}
%
%
% \begin{macro}{\collectboxto@b}
% Reads second optional argument.
%    \begin{macrocode}
\long\def\collectboxto@b#1#2#3[#4]{%
    \collectboxto@{#1}{#2}{#3}{#4}%
}
%    \end{macrocode}
% \end{macro}
%
%
% \begin{macro}{\collectboxto@}[4]{box register}{code at begin}{code}{code at end}
% Installs code and starts to collect the box.
%    \begin{macrocode}
\newcommand\collectboxto@[4]{%
    \collectbox@mode
    \setbox#1\collect@box\bgroup
       \def\collectbox@code{#4\collectbox@endgroup\egroup#3}%
       \collectbox@setgroup#2\bgroup
       \aftergroup\collectbox@code
       \collectbox@bgroup
}
%    \end{macrocode}
% \end{macro}
%
%
% \begin{macro}{\@collectboxto}
% Collects the next brace group as hbox into box register |#1| and executes token |#2| afterwards.
%    \begin{macrocode}
\newcommand\@collectboxto[2]{%
    \collectbox@mode
    \setbox#1\collect@box\bgroup
       \def\collectbox@code{\collectbox@endgroup\egroup#2}%
       \collectbox@setgroup\bgroup
       \aftergroup\collectbox@code
       \collectbox@bgroup
}
%    \end{macrocode}
% \end{macro}
%
%
% \begin{macro}{\nocollectbox@}[3]{&lt;code at begin&gt;}{&lt;code&gt;}{&lt;code at end&gt;}
% Turns a brace group into \Macro\hbox{&lt;code at begin&gt;&lt;content&gt;&lt;code at end&gt;}&lt;code&gt;.
%    \begin{macrocode}
\newcommand\nocollectbox@[3]{%
    \collectbox@mode
    \collect@box\bgroup
       \def\collectbox@code{#3\egroup#2}%
       #1\bgroup
       \aftergroup\collectbox@code
       \collectbox@bgroup
}
%    \end{macrocode}
% \end{macro}
%
%
% \begin{macro}{\nocollectbox@to}[4]{&lt;length&gt;}{&lt;code at begin&gt;}{&lt;code&gt;}{&lt;code at end&gt;}
% Turns a brace group into \Macro\hbox' to '&lt;length&gt;{&lt;code at begin&gt;&lt;content&gt;&lt;code at end&gt;}&lt;code&gt;.
%    \begin{macrocode}
\newcommand\nocollectbox@to[4]{%
    \collectbox@mode
    \collect@box to #1\bgroup
       \def\collectbox@code{#4\egroup#3}%
       #2\bgroup
       \aftergroup\collectbox@code
       \collectbox@bgroup
}
%    \end{macrocode}
% \end{macro}
%
%
% \begin{macro}{\collectboxcheckenv}
% Checks if current macro is used as environment given by |#1|.
% If so the |bgroup| eating macro is redefined.
% A suitable end-macro is provided if non exists. All of this is done inside
% a group to keep thing local.
% The \Macro\@currenvir macro is redefined to contain \Macro\empty so that
% macros with the same name can be used inside the environment without collisions.
% This requires an extra internal group so that this change is reverted before the
% \Macro\end macro.
%    \begin{macrocode}
\newcommand*\collectboxcheckenv[1]{%
    \begingroup
    \def\@tempa{#1}%
    \expandafter\endgroup
    \ifx\@currenvir\@tempa
        \@collectboxisenv{#1}%
    \fi
}
\def\@collectboxisenv#1{%
    \collectbox@noindent
    \collectboxenvtrue
    \edef\@currenvir{\@currenvir\noexpand\empty}%
    \let\collectbox@bgroup\collectbox@env@bgroup
    \let\collectbox@endcode\collectbox@env@endcode
    \let\collectbox@\collectbox@env
    \expandafter\ifx\csname end#1\endcsname\relax
        \expandafter\let\csname end#1\endcsname\collectbox@envend
    \fi
}
\newif\ifcollectboxenv
\let\collectbox@noindent\noindent
%    \end{macrocode}
% \end{macro}
%
%
% \begin{macro}{\collectbox@env@endcode}
%    \begin{macrocode}
\def\collectbox@env@endcode{\ifhmode\unskip\fi}%
%    \end{macrocode}
% \end{macro}
%
%
% \begin{macro}{\collectbox@envend}
%    \begin{macrocode}
\def\collectbox@envend{\collectboxenvend}%
%    \end{macrocode}
% \end{macro}
%
%
% \begin{macro}{\collectboxenvend}
%    \begin{macrocode}
\def\collectboxenvend{%
    \egroup
    \collectbox@currenvir
}%
%    \end{macrocode}
% \end{macro}
%
% \subsection{Tabular collection}
%
% \begin{macro}{\collectboxtabular}
%    \begin{macrocode}
\newcommand\collectboxtabular[3][c]{%
    \collectbox@tab{tabular}{[#1]{#2}}{}{#3}{}%
}
%    \end{macrocode}
% \end{macro}
%
%
% \begin{macro}{\collectboxtabularstar}
%    \begin{macrocode}
\newcommand\collectboxtabularstar[4][c]{%
    \collectbox@tab{tabular*}{[#1]{#2}{#3}}{}{#4}{}%
}
%    \end{macrocode}
% \end{macro}
%
%
% \begin{macro}{\collectboxarray}
%    \begin{macrocode}
\newcommand\collectboxarray[2]{%
    \collectbox@tab{array}{{#1}}{\(}{#2}{\)}%
}
%    \end{macrocode}
% \end{macro}
%
%
% \begin{macro}{\collectbox@checkarray}
%    \begin{macrocode}
\def\collectbox@checkarray{%
\@ifpackageloaded{array}{%
    \let\collectbox@realarraycr\@arraycr
    \def\collectbox@setarraycr{%
        \let\@arraycr\collebox@cr
        \def\ialign{\let\@arraycr\collectbox@realarraycr \everycr {}\tabskip \z@skip \halign}%
    }%
}{%
    \let\collectbox@realarraycr\@tabularcr
    \def\collectbox@setarraycr{%
        \let\@tabularcr\collebox@cr
        \def\ialign{\let\noexpand\@tabularcr\noexpand\collectbox@realarraycr \everycr {}\tabskip \z@skip \halign}%
    }%
}%
}
%    \end{macrocode}
% \end{macro}
%
%    \begin{macrocode}
\collectbox@checkarray
\AtBeginDocument{\collectbox@checkarray}%
%    \end{macrocode}
%
% \begin{macro}{\collectbox@dorealarraycr}
%    \begin{macrocode}
\def\collectbox@dorealarraycr{%
    \expandafter\collectbox@realarraycr\collectbox@aftercrstuff
}
%    \end{macrocode}
% \end{macro}
%
%    \begin{macrocode}
\let\collectbox@aftercrstuff\empty
%    \end{macrocode}
%
% \begin{macro}{\collectbox@tab}
%    \begin{macrocode}
\def\collectbox@tab#1#2#3#4#5{%
    \begingroup
    \collectbox@mode
    \def\collectbox@codeafter{#4\endgroup}%
    \def\collectbox@endtabenv{\end{#1}#5\collectbox@end}%
    \def\collectbox@dotab{#3\begin{#1}#2}%
    \setbox\collectedbox\collect@box\bgroup
       \collectbox@setgroup
       \collectbox@setarraycr
       \afterassignment\collectbox@dotab
       \let\@let@token=%
}
%    \end{macrocode}
% \end{macro}
%
%
% \begin{macro}{\collebox@cr}
%    \begin{macrocode}
\def\collebox@cr{%
    \@ifstar\collebox@@cr\collebox@@cr%
}
%    \end{macrocode}
% \end{macro}
%
%
% \begin{macro}{\collebox@@cr}
%    \begin{macrocode}
\def\collebox@@cr{%
    \@ifnextchar[%
        \collebox@@cr@opt
        {\collebox@@@cr{}}%
}
%    \end{macrocode}
% \end{macro}
%
%
% \begin{macro}{\collebox@@cr@opt}
%    \begin{macrocode}
\def\collebox@@cr@opt[#1]{%
    \collebox@@@cr{[#1]}%
}
%    \end{macrocode}
% \end{macro}
%
%
% \begin{macro}{\collebox@@@cr}
%    \begin{macrocode}
\def\collebox@@@cr#1{%
    \def\collectbox@aftercrstuff{#1}%
    \expandafter\collebox@@@@cr
    \romannumeral-`0%
}
%    \end{macrocode}
% \end{macro}
%
%
% \begin{macro}{\collebox@@@@cr}
%    \begin{macrocode}
\def\collebox@@@@cr{%
    \@ifnextchar\egroup{\collectbox@dorealarraycr\collectbox@aftertab}{%
        \ifx\@let@token\noalign
            \expandafter\collectbox@handlenoalign
        \else
            \expandafter\collectbox@dorealarraycr
        \fi
    }%
}
%    \end{macrocode}
% \end{macro}
%
%
% \begin{macro}{\collectbox@handlenoalign}
%    \begin{macrocode}
\def\collectbox@handlenoalign#1#2{%
    \collectbox@dorealarraycr
    \noalign{\bgroup\aftergroup\collectbox@afternoalign#2}%
}
%    \end{macrocode}
% \end{macro}
%
%
% \begin{macro}{\collectbox@handlenextnoalign}
%    \begin{macrocode}
\def\collectbox@handlenextnoalign#1#2{%
    \egroup
    \noalign{\bgroup\aftergroup\collectbox@afternoalign#2}%
}
%    \end{macrocode}
% \end{macro}
%
%
% \begin{macro}{\collectbox@afternoalign}
%    \begin{macrocode}
\def\collectbox@afternoalign{%
    \expandafter\collectbox@@afternoalign
    \romannumeral-`0%
}
%    \end{macrocode}
% \end{macro}
%
%
% \begin{macro}{\collectbox@@afternoalign}
%    \begin{macrocode}
\def\collectbox@@afternoalign{%
    \@ifnextchar\egroup{\egroup\collectbox@aftertab}{%
        \ifx\@let@token\noalign
            \expandafter\collectbox@handlenextnoalign
        \else
            \expandafter\egroup
        \fi
    }%
}
%    \end{macrocode}
% \end{macro}
%
%
% \begin{macro}{\collectbox@aftertab}
%    \begin{macrocode}
\def\collectbox@aftertab{%
    \collectbox@endtabenv
    \afterassignment\collectbox@codeafter
    \let\@let@token=%
}
%    \end{macrocode}
% \end{macro}
%
% \iffalse
%&lt;/collectbox.sty&gt;
% \fi
%
% \Finale
% \endinput
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