BibLaTex cite style: prenote [number] postnote

Question

I would like to see this output for \cite[see][1]{Key}, e.g.: "see [2], p. 1". That means like style=numeric, but only the number should be wrapped in square brackets, but not the rest.

More general: "prenote [number] postnote"

I could not find any cite style, that does something similar.

Answer 1

I do not know what I am doing ;).

Caveat emptor...

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This code attempts to define a new citation command, \textualcite[<prenote>][<postnote>]{<key list>} which produces the target output. Since you didn't post any code, I have no idea if this will work with your actual bibliography style, document class and usage; whether your cat will leave home in protest; or how long your pizza will take to be delivered. That is, your kilometres may, and almost certainly will, vary....

\documentclass{article}
\usepackage[backend=biber]{biblatex}
\bibliography{biblatex-examples}
\newbibmacro*{textualcite}{%
  \printtext[bibhyperref]{%
    \printfield{prefixnumber}%
    \printfield{labelnumber}%
    \ifbool{bbx:subentry}
      {\printfield{entrysetcount}}
      {}}}
\DeclareCiteCommand{\textualcite}%[\mkbibbrackets]
  {\iffieldundef{prenote}%
    {}%
    {\usebibmacro{prenote}\addspace}%
    \bibopenbracket\setunit{}}%
  {\usebibmacro{citeindex}%
   \usebibmacro{textualcite}}%
  {\multicitedelim}%
  {\bibclosebracket%
    \usebibmacro{postnote}}


\begin{document}

  \cite{aristotle:anima}
  \cites[see][1]{aristotle:rhetoric,aristotle:anima,aristotle:poetics}

  \textcite[see][1]{aristotle:poetics}

  \textcites[see][1]{aristotle:rhetoric,aristotle:anima,aristotle:poetics}

  \textualcite[see][1]{aristotle:rhetoric}

  \textualcite[see][]{aristotle:anima}

  \textualcite[1]{aristotle:poetics}

  \textualcite[see][1]{aristotle:rhetoric,aristotle:anima,aristotle:poetics}

  \textualcite[see][]{aristotle:rhetoric,aristotle:anima,aristotle:poetics}

  \textualcite[1]{aristotle:rhetoric,aristotle:anima,aristotle:poetics}

  \printbibliography

\end{document}

But don't say I didn't warn you...