Missing dots in ToC for chapters

Question

I am using the starred version of \chapter and \section to avoid the numbering of chapter and section. To have the title of chapters in ToC I use \addcontentsline{toc}{<xxx>}.

This results in no dots between title of chapter and page number in the ToC.

How do I get the dots back in the line?

Answer 1

The default layout of the ToC for chapters (starred or not) under memoir is to have no dots. This is set internally by

\newcommand{\cftchapterdotsep}{\cftnodots}

If you want dots, it's best to set it to match that of the sectional unit dots, which is the same as \cftdotsep. As such, using

\renewcommand{\cftchapterdotsep}{\cftdotsep}% Chapters should use dots in ToC

works.

\documentclass{memoir}
\renewcommand{\cftchapterdotsep}{\cftdotsep}% Chapters should use dots in ToC
\begin{document}
\tableofcontents
\chapter{A chapter}
\chapter*{A starred chapter}
\addcontentsline{toc}{chapter}{\protect\numberline{}A starred chapter}
\section{A section}
\end{document}