Questions tagged [foreach]
{foreach} is for questions regarding the TikZ/PGF module of the same name which can also be used as a standalone package pgffor.
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Using foreach to add variable number of rows to a bytefield inside a TikZ node? (part 2)
I am trying to add a variable number of fields to a bytefield, inside a TikZ Node. An earlier question (Using foreach to add variable number of rows to a bytefield inside a TikZ node?) gave helpful ...
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Fill a database using datatool with index in first column, twice the index in second column, and incrementing the index in each iteration of a loop
I would like to fill a database using datatool with an index in the first column, twice the index in the second column, and incrementing the index in the first column in each iteration of a loop. The ...
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How to define a column vector command using foreach and bmatrix?
I am trying to do something like this,
\DeclareRobustCommand{\col}[1]{
\begin{bmatrix}
\foreach \i in {#1} {\i \\}
\end{bmatrix}
}
Which unfortunately does not work, while this works,
\...
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Using \foreach to make a network graph?
I am tying to make this hand drawn network:
In the process of making this graph, I am also trying to learn loops. I am trying to use \foreach here. This is the code I have managed so far:
\...
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Error with TikZ foreach iteration on changing tthe position [closed]
I want to draw a series of shapes (circle in the example) and change the color and text to be inscribed. I can get that with the following code:
\documentclass[x11names,svgnames]{standalone} ...
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Generate simple table (with foreach?)
I'm trying to generate a simple empty table with \foreach but somehow it doesn't work due to the following error:
! Missing \endgroup inserted.
\endgroup
l.13 ^^I^^I^^I}
I've inserted something that ...
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TikZ - foreach substitution inside coordinate name not working [closed]
I have coordinates named a1 to a9.
They were defined by \coordinate (a1) at (0,0); etc.
They all have valid x and y coordinates.
I need to create 9 circles whose centers are each of the 9 coordinates ...
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Drawing loops around an ellipse in Tikz
I am trying to show the loops of magnetic field flow around a circular current in tikz. I'd like to end with a central ellipse, something like \draw (0, 0) ellipse (3 and 1), that has eight 'equally' ...
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How to loop through every character of an argument in TeX
I'd like to implement an easy foreach-loop, which takes two arguments — a string and an expected formatting for every character (optionally except last), as follows:
\spell{example}{\x-}, which ...
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Foreach with different label
Is there a simple way to have display my coordinate system?
\begin{tikzpicture}
\draw [-latex,thick] (0,0)--(12.5,0);
\draw [-latex,thick] (0,0)--(0,10.5);
\foreach \y in{2,...
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How can i use corretly Latex notation via forEach function in vanilla JS? [closed]
I have array examples where i have example (ax^2 + 5x +1 = 0), example (ax^2 + 9x +9 = 0) etc.
I have following logic
const container = document.querySelector("#examples-container");
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Connecting elements in list
How to connect these elements so i can get linked list, foreach needs to stay because its required in my project if someone could help??
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{pgffor}
\usepackage{tikz}
\...
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Edge endpoints when automating node connections with Tikz/automata
I'm trying to draw a Markov chain. As I have 11 states, I tried to automate the declaration of states as well as the edges in a for loop. Here is my MWE:
\documentclass{standalone}
\usepackage{tikz}
\...
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Allow special character (underscore) in loop (using pgffor)
I would like to allow special characters (in my case, an underscore) to be displayed in a loop.
Say I have this MWE:
\documentclass[12pt]{article}
\usepackage{pgffor}
\begin{document}
\foreach \g in {...
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typeset cont. on next page if foreach reaches in the next page
I have the following code defined:
\newcommand{\mynotes}[1]{\par
\noindent \underline {\bfseries Your Answer:}\vspace{10pt}\\
\foreach \n in {1,...,#1}{%
\rule{\textwidth}{0.5pt}\...
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Using a foreach loop in LaTeX glossary to create a list of acronyms
I would like to use a foreach loop to create a list of acronyms in a LaTeX document. I expect the code should look something like this but it does not work (it nearly works):
\documentclass{article}
\...
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Multiple pgfplots addplot commands in foreach loop
I am trying to build upon the answer of Christian Feuersänger here: https://tex.stackexchange.com/a/17817/193625
Instead of just on \addplot I want to have multiple in the body of my loop.
However ...
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Tikz creating and array of images with a box around some [closed]
I'm trying to create a collection of images that look like this:
I would love to use some code so I can specify the image, the array size and also the box location, say: \FracObj{object}{number of ...
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Using \xdef in \foreach errors when using another \foreach inside the \xdef
I'm using TeXShop 5.0.4 and encountering a cryptic error
! Incomplete \iffalse; all text was ignored after line 15.
<inserted text>
\fi
where my code contains no explicit "...
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foreach inside tcbitemize
I'd like to use a foreach loop inside the tcbitemize environment.
MWE:
\documentclass[11pt]{article}
\usepackage[utf8]{inputenc}
\usepackage[many]{tcolorbox}
\begin{document}
\begin{tcbitemize}[...
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PGF Groupplots and For loop. Split filename in \edef
I am creating an image grid with many images using pgf groupplots library and a for each loop \pgfplotsforeachungrouped.
The filenames are structured as follows: preamble_title_percent.jpg. I want to ...
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Labelling the points in the grid
I am trying to construct a grid using tikzpicture, but with labels at (0,0), (0,1), (0,2) etc, something like this
\begin{tikzpicture}[scale=1]
\draw[step=1cm,lightgray,very thin] (0,0) grid (5,5);
\...
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Tikz: Problem with foreach loop and math in list
I copied the following tikz code (indicating a magnetic field) from the source code of a document I created some years ago (and which compiled at that time). Now it doesn't compile anymore. Here is a ...
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\foreach \i in {1,...,\pgfmathresult} not working
After calculating \pgfmathresult and turning the output as an integer:
\pgfmathprintnumber{\pgfmathresult}
Which for example is 10, I want to iterate instead of
\foreach \i in {1,...,10}{%
some ...
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Using TikZ's foreach loop to write a square of numbers
I would like to draw the following square of numbers:
6 7 8
3 4 5
0 1 2
For this purpose I wrote the following LaTeX code, and saved it in the file ~\test.tex:
\documentclass[tikz,border=1cm]{...
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TikZ foreach loop fails when the list doesn't end with a comma (Part II)
The following question is closely related to this one, however the solution given in the answer to that question does not work for the LaTeX document to be presented below, and therefore I've had to ...
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TikZ foreach loop fails when the list doesn't end with a comma
The following LaTeX document is saved in a file whose path is ~/test.tex.
\documentclass[border=1cm,tikz]{standalone}
\tikzset{ square/.pic={\draw (0,0) rectangle (1,1);} }
\begin{document}
\begin{...
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Using tikz foreach (in axis environment) and addplot to graph functions with changing/varying colors and linewidth
I want to make a tikzpicture displaying a function shifted multiple times, each time having a lighter color and line width. Using How to make Loop? and Changing color in foreach as references, I ...
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Beamer slide for skip counting objects
I have created some beamer code to support students with skip counting objects.
\begin{frame}
Count the critters.
\vspace{1cm}
\newline
\tikzset{every node/.style={font=\scriptsize}}
\begin{...
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How can foreach be used to create synonymous macros?
I need many synonyms of many macros with key figure references?
How do I use the \foreach token as a \newcommand name?
I look to replace the ACTUAL output with the MOCKUP output
by generating and ...
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Unable to shorten foreach statement
The following code is a simple double foreach statement that generates a staircase of coordinates.
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage[utf8]{inputenc}
\usepackage{tikz}
\begin{document}
\begin{...
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foreach loop print PGF parsed math
Desired output: a table with row number and a function of that (say, row number plus one).
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Attempt:
Here's my MWE adapted from Foreach inside a TikZ matrix.
\documentclass[...
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Creating a newcommand to draw base ten blocks
Ignasi made some great code for base ten blocks and I've been trying to use it to automatically generate representations of 2-digit numbers.
%%Base 10 Blocks
\tikzset {
node distance=.1cm,
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Creating newcommand for a tens frame grid using tikz
I'm trying to create tens frames to model addition of numbers. I'd love it if \tensframe{#1}{#2} would show #1 green circles starting on the left and growing up, then #2 blue circles continuing from ...
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Parsing of comma-separated list for \foreach
I am using PGF's \foreach on comma-separated list where the items may contain spaces; each item can be enclosed in {...} if it contains space, that works fine. Now, what happens when there is only a ...
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How to make a board with coordinates
I made a board with coordinates. But I want it at the beginning (0,0) instead of (3,0) with
this code below:
\begin{tikzpicture}[scale=1.25]
\foreach \y in {0,1,...,3}
\foreach \x in {0,1,...,3}
{
%\...
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Making a beamer file with a tikz skip counting grid
I'm trying to make a table from 1-120 where I can identify each cell and colour it to show skip counting.
Here are the first few slides of what I am trying to achieve for skip counting from 30-75 by ...
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pst-electricfield: How to use multido for placing multiple charges
So I tried to place multiple charges via the pst-electricfield package. Doing so manually works fine, but I'm trying to mimic a capacitor by placing many charges along a line. Is there a way to ...
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pgfplots: Interaction of "fill between" with scope and foreach loop
I intend to create several plots in different places, each with fill between areas, using the foreach loop. While all other plot lines do appear as expected for every iteration of the loop, the areas ...
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How to Create an Array of Numbers Within a Given Range and Shuffle Them?
Is there a way I can create an array of integers, say between 1 and 10, and then shuffle that array? I would like it to work with tikz/pgf \foreach.
I imagine it would work something like this.
\...
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Problem with foreach- loop
I would like to draw some circles and some squares and I would like to put in into a loop. But that does not seem to work. Any help would be great.
\documentclass[tikz]{standalone}
\usepackage{xfp} % ...
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tikzkeys not working inside foreach statement
As an attempt to solve my Define a 2D canvas using preexisting points, I came across the idea of @andrew swann's answer to Pass a 3d coordinate via pgfkeys and tried to adapt it.
This is how the 3d ...
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def in foreach Tikz
I am a beginner in foreach command !
\begin{tikzpicture}
\foreach \i in {0,1}{%
\def\n{23}
\node at (0, -\i) {\n} ;
\def\n{24}
}
\end{tikzpicture}
Is it possible ...
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Strange characters added when using 'xstring' functions in 'foreach'
I'm trying to create a macro which display a list of string and if a string start with '*', it apply specific style (like bold).
So I'm using a foreach and xstring macros but something goes wrong with ...
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Using \foreach to add rows containing references to pgfplots objects in a matrix of nodes
This is a follow-up question to Using \pgfplotsinvokeforeach to create rows in a matrix of nodes. Consider the minimal working example below:
\documentclass{standalone}
\usepackage{pgfplots}
\...
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Is there a way to automatically generate a label and caption for a series of figures?
I have a list of figures which I insert into my document using a "foreach" loop. Is there a way to also generate labels for each of these figures from within the foreach loop? I have the ...
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Help with looping through a folder to insert all images within
I have a folder within overleaf of images, which I'd like to include as figures in the document.
However, I'm having some trouble with calling the "for" loop. May I ask for some assistance ...
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Nodes anchors in foreach loop
I need to change the anchor of a node depending on the sign. For example, if the sign is "-", then the anchor is "north", otherwise "south". To do this, I implemented the ...
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Arbitrarily change axis properties in pgfplots within a foreach loop
I have a bunch of plots which I want to insert as subfigures within a larger figure. Because they share the same y-axes, I don't want to waste space repeating the same axis and tick labels for each ...
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How to create an empty mxn table in latex using \foreach?
I want to create an mxn table using pgffor. The following code is my try and gives the following error:
! Undefined control sequence.
\pgffor@endgroup ...d {\pgffor@remember@once@code
...
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