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% {\bfseries\catcode`\ \active\let =\,\hfil\NibSolidRight¤¤\raise3pt\hbox{ A b s t r a c t }¤¤\NibSolidLeft\hfil}\par
%
% The \thispackage package is based on the \xpackage{etex} and \xpackage{etoolbox}
% packages and defines a lot of macros for \LaTeX\ Users or package Writers.
% Before using this package, it is highly recommended to read the
% documentation (of this package and...) of the \xpackage{etoolbox} package.
%
% This package requires the \xpackage{etex} package from David Carlisle
% and the \xpackage{etoolbox} package from Philipp Lehman.
% They are available on CTAN under the \sty{/latex/contrib/} directory \footnotemark.
%
% \underline{\bfseries The main contributions of \thispackage are :}\hfill\smex\hyperref{}{Part}{ListOfCommands}{\blue see the complete list}
% \begin{itemize}
%   \item \cmdref{expandnext}: a vectorized form of \csbf{expandafter} and \cmdref{ExpandNext} that works like
%           \cs{expandnext} but expands infinitely (with \cmdref{expandaftercmds} and \cmdref{ExpandAftercmds})
%   \item a \hyperref{}{cmdlabel}{DeclareStringFilter}{\underline{\vb\reflink String-Filter constructor}}
%           to compare strings in a purely expandable way and many other macros on strings among them \cmdref{ifstrnum}
%   \item \cmdref{futuredef}: a macro (and vectorized) version of \CSbf{futurelet}.
%   \item the ability to define fully expandable macros with optional parameters or star form (with a small restriction)
%           -- \cmdref{FE@testopt}, \cmdref{FE@ifstar}, \cmdref{FE@ifchar} and \cmdref{FE@modifiers}
%   \item a Command-List Parser constructor that uses those new features: command-list parsers are fully expandable:
%           \cmdref{csvloop}, \cmdref{listloop}, \cmdref{toksloop}, \cmdref{naturalloop} and more...
% \end{itemize}
% \end{shaded}
% \footnotetext{This documentation is produced with the \xpackage{ltxdockit}
% classe and package by Philipp Lehman using the |DocStrip| utility.
% \begin{tabbing}
% \qquad\=\smex\=To get the documentation, \= run (twice):\quad\= \sty{pdflatex etextools.dtx} \\
% \>\smex\>To get the package, \> run:\>        \sty{etex etextools.dtx}
% \end{tabbing}
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%
% ^^A END OF FIRST PAGE ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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% \endgroup
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% ^^A\stop
% \begingroup \movepage{1cm}\footskip=0pt\enlargethispage{\baselineskip}
% \Section*{Introduction}
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% \renewcommand\thesubsection{\arabic{subsection}}^^A for toc
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% \Subsection{Motivation}
%
% The first motivation for this package was to define a powerful list-parser macro that enhance the one
% provided by \xpackage{etoolbox}. Loops are a basic in programming, and the need for them comes sooner or
% later when using \LaTeX.
%
% As a result, a lot of ``derived'' macro have been build, their definition and name carefully chosen...
% For exemple, removing an element in a list is the same as removing a substring in a string, and then
% quite the same as testing if two strings are equal...
%
% Finally, \thispackage provides a lot a tools to make definitions of new commands more flexible (modifiers...)
% maintain list for special purpose (like the lists of purely expandable macros in this very pdf document),
% to get rid of catcode considerations when dealing with characters (the \emph{character-test}): the list of (nearly all)
% commands defined by \thispackage lies on next page...
%
% \Subsection{Purely Expandable macros}
%
% A \textbf{purely expandable command} is a command whose expected result can be obtained in an |\edef|.
% They can also be placed inside |\csname|...|\endcsname|, and are totally expanded after
% |\if|, |\ifnum|, |\ifcase|, |\ifcat|, |\number|, |\romannumeral|.
%
% The\FE fully expandable (or purely expandable) commands defined in \thispackage
% can be easily spotted with the special marker displayed here in the margin for information.
%
% A purely expandable macro may require one, two or many more \textbf{levels of expansion} in order
% to reach its goal. Such macros that expands to the expected result at once\FEI are marked with the
% special sign displayed here in the \textsf{marginpar}. And such macros that requires only two levels
% of expansions are marked with the special sign displayed here\FEII in the \textsf{marginpar}.
%
% {\centering
% \begin{tabu}{|>{\rred}X[-1c]|X|} \hline
% \thead{levels} & \thead{sequence to get the result}                                                                 \\ \tabucline-
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% more           & \cs[\red]{ExpandNext}\M*{\cs{def}\cs{result}}\M*{\cs[\copper]{FEmacro}\mprm{arguments}} \footnotemark        \\ \tabucline-
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% \footnotetext{\cs{ExpandNext} is not always enough: \cs{csvloop} for exemple requires \cs{edef} (or \cs{csname}...) to be completely expanded.}
%
% A few\pdfFE macros are only expandable if the |\pdfstrcmp| (or |\strcmp|) primitives are available
% ^^A(this is notably the case of \cmdref{getlistindex}).
% Those macros are marked with the special marker displayed here in the margin for information.
%
% \Subsection{The example file}
%
% The \hyperref{file:etextools-examples}{ettlex}{toc}{example file} provided with \thispackage\ illustrates the macros defined here.
%
% \Subsection{Requirements}
%
% This package requires the packages \Xpackage[etex-pkg]{etex} by David Carlisle and
% \Xpackage{etoolbox} by Philipp Lehman. The \cmdref{aftergroup@def} macro uses the feature provided
% by \Xpackage[oberdiek/letltxmacro]{letltxmacro} by Heiko Oberdiek.
%
% \Subsection{Acknowledgements -- Thank You !}
%
% Thanks to Philipp Lehman for the \xpackage{etoolbox} package (and also for this nice class of documentation).
% Much of my work on lists are based on his work and package.
%
% \Subsection{A note for package writers}
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% \bookmarksetup{openlevel=1}
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% \Section{General Helper Macros}
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% \begin{ltxsyntax}
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% \cmditem{@gobblespace}{ code }
%
% This macro\FEI first gobbles the next space token and then expands the \prm{code}.
% Truly, a ``space token'' means any character of category $10$.
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% \cmditem{@gobblescape}
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% Just gobble\FEII the first character on the result of \cmd{string} (escape character).
%
% {\rmk \cs{@gobblescape} is used in the definition of \cmdref{DeclareStringFilter}, \cmdref{DeclareCmdListParser} and
% for the general constructor to remove elements from lists (\cs{listdel} etc.): \cmdref*{ettl@RemoveInList}.}
%
% \cmditem[@swap]+@{@swap\tsptb @swaparg\tsptb @swaplast}
% \cmditem-{@swap}{ token1 }{ token2 }
%
% Just\FEI reverse the order of the two tokens:\hfill \cs[\red]{@swap}\#1\#2| |\smex\#2\#1.
%
% \CSbf{@swap} does not add any curly braces (be aware that it does not remove them, however).
%
% \csbf{@swap} is so simple that it requires a special attention: \cs{@swap} is powerful...§§
% \begin{VerbLines}[commandchars=!()]
%     (!red\@swap){ }\meaning         !smex blank space
%     \expandafter(!red\@swap)\expandafter{!PRM[!copper](codeA)}{!PRM[!copper](codeB)}
%                       !nnn will expand !PRM[!copper](codeA) once and the put !PRM[!copper](codeB) just before
% \end{VerbLines}
%
% {\rmk \cs{@swap} is used in the definitions of \cmdref{expandaftercmds} and \cmdref{protectspace}.}
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% \cmditem-{@swaparg}{ code }{ command }
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% Just\FEI make \prm{code} the first argument of \prm{command}:\hfill \cs[\red]{@swaparg}\#1\#2| |\smex\#2|{|\#1|}|.
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% {\rmk \cmd{@swaparg} is used in the definition of \cmdref{expandnext}}.
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% \cmditem-{@swaplast}{ token1 }{ token2 }{ token3 }
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% \CSbf{@swaplast}\FEI swaps \prm{token2} and \prm{token3} but \prm{token1} remains in first position:§
%  \hfill  \cs[\red]{@swaplast}\#1\#2\#3| |\smex| |\#1\#3\#2
%
% {\rmk \cs{@swaplast} is used in the definition of the command-list-parser defined with \cmdref{DeclareCmdListParser}.}
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% \cmditem{@swaptwo}{ token1 }{ token2 }
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% Just\FEI reverse the order of the \textbfsf{arguments:}\hfill \cs[\red]{@swaptwo}\#1\#2| |\smex|{|\#2|}{|\#1|}|.
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% \CSbf{@swaptwo} keeps the curly braces around its arguments (be aware that it does not add them, however).
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% {\rmk \cmd{@swaptwo} is used in the definition of \cmdref{gettokslistindex} and \cmdref{getcharlistindex}.}
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% \end{ltxsyntax}
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% \Section{Expansion control}
%
% We often want a control sequence to be expanded after its first argument. It is normally the job
% of \cs{expandafter}. With many \cs{expandafter}s it is always possible to expand once, twice, thrice
% or more, the \textbfsf{very first token that occurs after the begin-group character} delimiting the argument.
%
% \cmdref{expandnext} simplifies the syntax (without making the execution process too heavy).
%
% Now it is also possible to expand the \textsfsl{very first} token \textsfbf{infinitely}:
% this is the aim of \cmdref{ExpandNext}.
%
% \begin{ltxsyntax}
% \ClearPage*
% \cmditem+{expandaftercmds}{ code }{ control sequences }
%
% \csbf{expandafter}\FE is sometimes limited because it affects only the very next token.
% \csbf{expandaftercmds} works just like the \csbf{expandafter} primitive but may be followed by
% arbitrary \prm{code}, not only a single token.
%
% A typical example is the following code, which detokenizes the character \CH{\#{}}:§
% \begin{VerbLines}[commandchars=!()]
%   (!red\expandaftercmds{)\expandafter\@gobble\string(!red}){\csname !#\endcsname}
% \end{VerbLines}
% without duplication (|\detokenize{|\#{}|}| leads to \CH{\#{}\#{}} if catcode of \#{} is $6$)
%
% {\rmk \cs{expandaftercmds} is used in the definition of \cs{ettl@Remove} and then in
% \cmdref{listdel}, and the string-comparators declared with \cmdref{DeclareStringFilter}}.
%
% \cmditem+{expandnext}{ code }{ control sequences }
%
% \CSbf{expandnext}\FE is quite the same as \CSbf{expandaftercmds} except that the \prm{control sequences}
% are the \textbfsf{argument of} \prmb{code}, \ie they are enclosed with curly braces after expansion.
%
% Suppose you want to test if the replacement text of a macro is blank (only spaces). You will say:§§
% \begin{VerbLines}[commandchars=!()]
% (!blue\expandafter)(!copper\ifblank)(!blue\expandafter) {\foo}{!prm(true part)}{!prm(false part)}
% !normalfont(With !cs(expandnext) you'll just have to say:)
% (!red\expandnext)(!copper\ifblank){\foo}{!prm(true part)}{!prm(false part)}
% \end{VerbLines}
%
%
% \textbfsf{\prmb{code} may be arbitrarily \TeX{} code, unlike \CSbf{expandafter},} you may say:§§
% \begin{VerbLines}[commandchars=!()]
% (!red\expandnext{)(!copper\def\test)(!red}){\csname name\endcsname} !hfil!nsl and it is exactly:
% !mdseries\edef\test{\expandafter\noexpand\csname name\endcsname}
% !nsl and also exactly:
% !mdseries!small \expandafter\def\expandafter\test\expandafter{\csname name\endcsname}
% (!mdseries!normalfont!itshape Genauer gesagt:) \meaning\test = macro:->\name
% \end{VerbLines}
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% \csbf{expandnext} can be used for macros with optional arguments:§§
% \begin{VerbLines}[commandchars=$()]
% ($red expandnext{)($copper\Macro[option])($red}){$prm(argument)}
%\end{VerbLines}
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% \csbf{expandnext} can be used to test if a purely expandable macro is expandable at once.
% (If it is not, the \cmdref{ExpandNext} macro can be used intead.)
%
% Now \csbf{expandnext} behaves like \cs{expandafter} and is cumulative: if you need two levels
% of expansions you may say:§§
% \begin{VerbLines}[commandchars=!()]
% (!red\expandnext\expandnext)(!copper{\def\test}){\csname name\endcsname}
% !normalfont and it is exactly:
% !mdseries!small\edef\test{\expandafter\expandafter\expandafter\noexpand\csname name\endcsname}
% !normalfont and also exactly:
% !mdfs\expandafter\expandafter\expandafter\def\expandafter\expandafter\expandafter\test
% !mdfs               \expandafter\expandafter\expandafter{\csname name\endcsname}
% (!mdseries!normalfont!emph(Genauer gesagt:)) \meaning\test = macro:-> !prmb(the meaning of !csbf(name))
% \end{VerbLines}
% \cs{expandnext} is an \cs{expandafter} saver !
%
% {\rmk
% Now observe the following game :
% \begin{tabbing}
% \qquad\= |\def\foo{foo}| \qquad \= \smex \qquad \=  |\def\Foo{\foo}| \quad \= \eol \\
% \>       |\def\\FOo{\Foo}| \>   \smex \>    |\def\FOO{\FOo}| \> \eol \\
% \>       |\def\fool{\FOO}|
% \end{tabbing}
%  Guess how many \cmd{expandafter} are needed to test ``|\ifblank{foo}|'' directly from |\fool| ???
%
% |\expandnext| solves this problem : |\fool| has 5 degrees of expansion until it expands to ``foo'', therefore exactly 5
% |\expandnext| are required. The solution is:§
% \qquad |\expandnext\expandnext\expandnext\expandnext\expandnext\ifblank{\fool}|}
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% \cmditem{expandnexttwo}{ code }{ control sequences }{ control sequences }
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% \csbf{expandnexttwo}\FE will act as \cs{expandnext} on two arguments:
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% \qquad\cs{expandnexttwo}:\enspace\#1\#2\#3$\longrightarrow$
% \cs{expandnext} {\textbf\{}\cs{expandnext}\{\#1\}\Underbrace{\{\#2\}}_{\scriptsize\makecellbox[c]{expanded\\\bfseries once after}}\textbf\}\Underbrace{\{\#3\}}_{\scriptsize\makecellbox[c]{expanded\\\bfseries once first}}
%
% You may easily define \cs{expandnextthree} the same way, if you need it...
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% {\rmk \cs{expandnexttwo} is used in \cmdref{iffirstchar}.}
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% \cmditem{ExpandAftercmds}{ code }{ control sequences }
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% \csbf{ExpandAftercmds}\FE acts like the primitive \cs{expandafter} but:\enlargethispage{\baselineskip}
% \begin{enumerate}[label=--~]
%    \item the \textslsf{very first} token in \prmb{control sequences} is \textbfsf{totally expanded}
%    \item \prmb{code} may be arbitrarily code (not necessarily a single token)
% \end{enumerate}
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% \ClearPage
% \cmditem+{ExpandNext}{ code }{ control sequences }
%
% More\FE  on expansion! Suppose you have a string say "12345"\ and you wish to reverse the order of
% the letters (here, the \textit{figures}). To do that we need a macro that swaps two elements, and then
% group them in order to swap with the next in a loop: the idea is to do:
% \quad |12345|\smex swap |{21}345| \smex swap |{321}45| \smex swap |{4321}5|.
%
% \thispackage provides a tool to loop against natural integers from $1$ to $n$. \cmdref{naturalloop}
% is purely expandable and we get the result with:§
% \begin{VerbLines}[commandchars=!(),fontseries=m]
% \def\swap!#1!#2{{!#2!#1}}
% \def\do[!#1]!#2!#3{\swap !#3}
% (!bfseries\edef\result{\naturalloop[\do]{4}{12345}}  !smex macro:->54321)
% (!bfseries(!red\ExpandNext{)(!copper\def\RESULT)(!red }){\naturalloop{4}{12345}}!smex:->54321)
% \end{VerbLines}
%
% \textbfsf{\CSbf{ExpandNext} has expanded the second argument totally without the use of \CSbf{edef}!}
%
% In fact, it is possible because \CSbf{naturalloop} is defined in terms of \CSbf{ExpandNext}.
%
% {\rmk \cs{ExpandNext} is used in the definition of \cmdref{naturalloop} and \cmdref{DeclareStringFilter}.}
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% \cmditem+{ExpandNextTwo}{ code }{ arg1 }{ arg2 }
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% \cs{ExpandNextTwo}\FE will act like \cs{ExpandNext} on two arguments:
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% \qquad\cs{ExpandNextTwo}:\enspace\#1\#2\#3$\longrightarrow$
% \cs{ExpandNext} {\textbf\{}\cs{ExpandNext}\{\#1\}\Underbrace{\{\#2\}}_{\scriptsize\makecellbox[c]{totally\\expanded\\\bfseries after}}\textbf\}\Underbrace{\{\#3\}}_{\scriptsize\makecellbox[c]{totally\\expanded\\\bfseries first}}
%
% You may easily define \cs{ExpandNextThree} the same way, if you need it...
%
% {\rmk \cs{ExpandNextTwo} is used in the final step of \cmdref{gettokslistindex} and \cmdref{getcharlistindex}.}
%
%
% \cmditem{noexpandcs}{ csname }
%
% In an \FEI expansion context (|\edef|) we often want a control sequence whose name results
% from the expansion of some macros and/or other tokens to be created, but not expanded at that point.
% Roughly:§
% \qquad |\edef{\noexpandcs{<balanced text to be expanded as a cs-name>}}|§
% will expand to: |\"cs-name"| but this (new) control sequence itself will not be expanded.
% A typical use is shown in the following code:§
% \smex |\edef\abc{\noexpandcs{abc@\@gobblescape\controlword}}|§
% \smex if equivalent to:\quad|\def\abc{\abc@controlword}|.
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% {\hint|\noexpandcs| may be abbreviated f.ex. in |\"#1"| in |\edef| that take place in a group. }
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% \cmditem{noexpandafter}
%
% |\noexpandafter|\FEI only means |\noexpand\expandafter| and is shorter to type.
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% {\rmk This command is used in the definition of \cmdref{DeclareCmdListParser}.}
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% \end{ltxsyntax}
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% \ClearPage*
% \Section[Meaning of control sequences]{Meaning of control sequences -- determining their type.}
%
% \begin{ltxsyntax}
%
% \cmditem+{thefontname}
%
% \csbf{thefontname}\notFE will display (in Computer Modern font at 10 points) the name of the current font selected.
% Something like:§
% \qquad|select font musix11 at 10.0pt|
%
% \cmditem[showcs]@{showcs \tsptb showthecs}
% \cmditem-{showcs}{ csname }
%
% \cs{showcs}\notFE does \cs{show} on the named control sequence.
%
% \cmditem-{showthecs}{ csname }
%
% \cs{showthecs}\notFE does \cs{showthe} on the named control sequence.
%
% \cmditem{meaningcs}{ csname }
%
% \cs{meaningcs}\FEII gives the \cs{meaning} of the named control sequence. However, if the control sequence is
% not defined, \cs{meaningcs} expands to |\meaning\@undefined| (\ie the word \CH{undefined}) rather than the expected |\relax|.
%
% \cmditem{strip@meaning}{ cs-token }
% \cmditem*{strip@meaningcs}{ csname } \FEII*
%
% \csbf{strip@meaning}\FEII gives the \cs{meaning} of the \prm{cs-token}:
% \begin{enumerate}[label=\roman*)~]
%  \item without the prefix `\,|macro:|\#1\#2...|->|)\,` ¤ if \prm{cs-token} is a macro
%  \item integrally if \prm{cs-token} is defined and is not a macro
%  \item expands to an empty string if \prm{cs-token} is undefined.
% \end{enumerate}
%
% \cs{strip@meaningcs} does the same for named control sequences.
%
% \cmditem{parameters@meaning}{ cs-token }
% \cmditem*{parameters@meaningcs}{ csname } \FEII*
%
% \csbf{parameters@meaning}\FEII expands to the part of the \cs{meaning} which corresponds
% to the \textitbf{parameter string}. If a macro has no parameter, then it expands to an empty string.
% If the \prm{cs-token} or the \prm{csname} given is not a macro, it also expands to an empty string.
%
% \newcommand*\mycell{\small\makecell[c]} \newcommand*\macpf{\vb macro:} \let\theadfont=\nbf
% \hskip-1.5em\begin{tabular}{|>{\vb\cs{}}l|c|c|c|}\hline
% \multicolumn{4}{c}{\textbfbf{to summarize}} \\ \hline
% \omit                                & \omit                        & \omit                        & \omit               \\ [.3ex]  \cline{2-4}
% \multicolumn{1}{l|}{}                & \thead{macro}                & \thead{not macro}            & \thead{undefined}   \\ \hline
% meaning                              & \mycell{the meaning          \\ \eg \macpf[\#1]\#2->\#1\#2} & \mycell{the meaning \\ \eg \cs{count21}}   & \vb undefined   \\
% meaningcs                            & \mycell{the meaning          \\ \eg \macpf[\#1]\#2->\#1\#2} & \mycell{the meaning \\ \eg \cs{count21}}   & \vb undefined   \\ \hdashline[1pt/1pt]
% strip@meaning                        & \mycell{the replacement text \\ \eg \#1\#2}                 & \mycell{the meaning \\ \eg\cs{count21}}    & an empty string \\
% strip@meaningcs                      & \mycell{the replacement text \\ \eg \#1\#2}                 & \mycell{the meaning \\ \eg\cs{count21}}    & an empty string \\ \hdashline[1pt/1pt]
% parameters@meaning                   & \mycell{the parameter string \\ \eg[\#1]\#2}                & an empty string     & an empty string      \\
% parameters@meaningcs                 & \mycell{the parameter string \\ \eg[\#1]\#2}                & an empty string     & an empty string      \\ \hline
% \end{tabular}
% \ClearPage*
%
% \cmditem{ifdefcount}{ single token }{ true }{ false }
% \cmditem*{ifdeftoks}{ single token }{ true }{ false } \FEII*
% \cmditem[ifdefskip]@{ifdefdimen\tsptb ifdefskip\tsptb ifdefmuskip}
% \cmditem-{ifdefdimen} {cs-token }{ true }{ false } \FEII*
% \cmditem-{ifdefskip}{ single token }{ true }{ false } \FEII*
% \cmditem-{ifdefmuskip}{ single token }{ true }{ false } \FEII*
% \cmditem[ifdefchar]@{ifdefchar\tsptb ifdefmathchar}
% \cmditem-{ifdefchar}{ single token }{ true }{ false } \FEII*
% \cmditem-{ifdefmathchar}{ single token }{ true }{ false } \FEII*
%
% \xpackage{etoolbox}\FEII provides \cs{ifdefmaco} to test if a given control sequence is defined as a macro.
% \thispackage provides tests for other types of tokens.
%
% Test is made by a filter on the meaning of the \prm{single token} given as argument. The test is always false
% if this \prm{single token} is an undefined control sequence.
% \iffalse
% \cs{ifdefblankspace} will expand \prm{true} if the \prm{single token} is a blank space.§
% \cs{ifdefthechar} will expand \prm{true} is the \prm{single token} has a meaning of the form: |the character|\stform[\blue]\textellipsis§
% \cs{ifdeftheletter} will expand \prm{true} is the \prm{single token} has a meaning of the form: |the letter|\stform[\blue]\textellipsis§
%
% {\rmk \cs{ifdefcount} is used -- indirectly -- in the definition of \cmdref{getlistindex} and the other macros
% for getting indexes: \cmdref{getcsvlistindex} etc.}
% \fi
% \ClearPage
%
% \cmditem[avoidvoid]+@{avoidvoid \tsptb avoidvoidcs}
% \cmditem-{avoidvoid} [ replacement code ]{ cs-token / string } \FEII*
% \cmditem-{avoidvoid\stform*}[ replacement code ]{ cs-token / string } \FEII*
%
% \csbf{avoidvoid}\FEII will test the \prm{cs-token} with \cs{ifdefvoid} (from \xpackage{etoolbox}). In case
% \prm{cs-token} is void (that means: it is either undefined or has been |\let| to |\relax| or it is a parameterless macro
% with blank -- \ie empty or space -- replacement string), then \cs{avoidvoid} expands \prm{replacement code}
% (optional parameter whose default is an empty string).
%
% Otherwise, \prm{cs-token} is not void (that means: it is defined, its meaning is not |\relax| AND it is either
% a macro with parameters or a parameterless macro with a replacement string which is NOT blank)
% then \cs{avoidvoid} expands \prm{cs-token}:§§
% \begin{VerbLines}[commandchars=$()]
%     ($red\avoidvoid) {\@undefined}        ($nnn will expand to an empty string)
%     ($red\avoidvoid) [($copper\macro)]\relax       ($nnn will expand) ($md$copper\macro)
%     ($red\avoidvoid) [($copper$!$!$! string is blank)]{$spview} ($nnn will expand$vb$copper string is blank)
%     ($red\avoidvoid$stform*)[($copper$!$!$! string is empty)]{$spview} ($nnn will expand $spview)
%     ($red\avoidvoid) [($copper\errmessage{string must not be empty})]{some text}
%                                     ($nnn will expand$vb some text)
%     ($red\avoidvoid) [($copper\errmessage{macro is void$})]\macro
%                                     ($nnn will expand ($vb$copper\errmessage{...}) if ($vb\macro) is void)
%     \protected\def($dg\test){$spview}
%     \edef($copper\result){($red\avoidvoid$stform*)($dg\test)}
%     \meaning($copper\result)                  macro:->($dg\test) ($nnn1-expansion of ($dg\test) not empty)
%     \edef($copper\result){($red\avoidvoid)[other]($dg\test)}
%     \meaning($copper\result)                  macro:->other ($nnn1-expansion of ($dg\test) is blank)
% \end{VerbLines}
%
% \cs{avoidvoid} is based on \cs{ifblank} test, either onto \prm{string} or, if \prm{string} is in fact a
% control word (tested with \cmdref{ifiscs}) on the replacement text of this control word\footnote{if it is defined
% as a macro. Well: the test occurs on the result of \cmdref{strip@meaning} onto the control-sequence!}. If for your
% special purpose, you prefer to test if the \prm{string} (or the replacement text of \prm{cs-token}) is \textbfsf{really empty
% and not only blank}, the \stform* star-form of \cs{avoidvoid} is made for you!
%
% \cs{avoidvoid} is purely expandable and uses \cmdref{FE@ifstar} and \cmdref{FE@testopt}:
% if the mandatory argument is a \prm{string} equal to \CH{\stform[\blue]*$__{12}$} or \CH{\stform[\blue][$__{12}$}^^A]
% there will be a problem (and most probably an error). Therefore, \textbfsf{when using \csbf{avoidvoid} you are encourage to
% specify always an option, even if it is empty.}
% \ClearPage*
% \cmditem-{avoidvoidcs} [ replacement code ]{ csname } \FEII*
% \cmditem-{avoidvoidcs\stform*}[ replacement code ]{ csname } \FEII*
%
% \csbf{avoidvoidcs}\FEII will do the same as the former (\cs{avoidvoid}) but the mandatory argument \prm{csname}
% is interpreted as a control sequence name. \enlargethispage\baselineskip
% Therefore, \textbfsf{you cannot test a \textvbbf{string} with \csbf{avoidvoidcs}!}§§
% \begin{VerbLines}[commandchars=$()]
%    ($red\avoidvoidcs){@undefined}            ($nnn will expand to an empty string)
%    ($red\avoidvoidcs)[\deblank]{zap@space}   ($nnn will expand to $cs(zap@space))
%    \def($dg\test){This is a test}
%    ($red\avoidvoidcs)[($copper\errmessage{void macro})]{test}
%                                        ($nnn will expand) $dg\test
%    ($red\avoidvoidcs)[($copper\errmessage{void macro})]{($dg\test)}
%                                        ($nnn will expand) ($md$copper\errmessage{void macro})
%       ($nnn this is because) \csname This is a test\endcsname($nnn is not defined !)
% ($nbf Finally, clever !)
%    \protected\def($dg\test){$spview}
%    ($red\avoidvoidcs) [other]{test}        ($nnn will expand) other ($nnn: $cs(test) is void)
%    ($red\avoidvoidcs*)[other]{test}        ($nnn will expand) ($dg\test) ($nnn: $cs(test) is not $cs(@empty))
%    ($red\avoidvoidcs) [other]($dg\test)         ($nnn will expand) \ ($nnn: control space, which is not void)
%    ($red\avoidvoidcs*)[other]($dg\test)         ($nnn will expand) \ ($nnn: control space, which is not void)
%\end{VerbLines}
%
% \end{ltxsyntax}
% \ClearPage*
%
% \Section{Single tokens/single characters}
%
% A single token is either a control word (that means a caracter of category $0$ followed by caracters of category $11$)
% or a single character with a valid category code (\ie $\ne 15$ and $\ne 9$).
%
%
% \Subsection{The \cs{ifx} test and the character test}
% \cmdlabel{character-test}
%
% When dealing with single tokens, we need an \emph{equality-test} macro that expands to |\@firstoftwo| in case of
% equality and |\@secondoftwo| in case of inequality.
%
% \thispackage implements two such \textbfsf{\slshape equality-test macros}:
%
% \begin{enumerate}[label={\blue\arabic*)~}]
% \item The \csbf[\blue]{ifx} test: is the standard test for tokens:\\
%   \null¤¤\prm{tokenA} is equal to \prm{tokenB} if:¤¤ {\rred\cs{ifx}\PRM[\black]{tokenA}\PRM[\black]{tokenB}}¤ returns \textbf{true}\\
% {\rmk* The \csbf{ifx} test is implemented in \cmdref*{ettl@ifx}.}
% \item The \textbfsf{\blue character test} is a bit more sophisticated and works as follow:§
% \begin{enumerate}[label=\roman*)~,labelwidth=1em]
% \item if \prm{tokenA} and \prm{tokenB} have the same category code (tested with an unexpandable |\ifcat|):\\
%   \prm{tokenA} is equal to \prm{tokenB} if:¤¤ {\rred\cs{ifx}\PRM[\black]{tokenA}\PRM[\black]{tokenB}}¤ returns \textbf{true}
% \item otherwise:\\
%   \prm{tokenA} is equal to \prm{tokenB} if:¤{\rred\cs{if}\cs{noexpand}\PRM[\black]{tokenB}\cs{string}\PRM[\black]{tokenA}}\\
%     \null\hphantom{\prm{tokenA} is equal to \prm{tokenB} if:¤¤ {\rred\cs{ifx}\PRM[\black]{tokenA}\PRM[\black]{tokenB}}¤} returns \textbf{true}
% \end{enumerate}\vskip-\parskip
% {\rmk* The \textbfsf{character test} is implemented in \cmdref*{ettl@ifchar} and its behaviour may be tested with \cmdref{ifsinglechar}.}
% \end{enumerate}
%
% \Subsection.{Basic test macros}
%
% \begin{ltxsyntax}
%
% \cmditem[ifsingletoken]+@{ifsingletoken~\db\tsptb ifOneToken}
% \cmditem-{ifsingletoken}{ single token }{ code }{ true }{ false }
%
% \csbf{ifsingletoken}\FEII expands to \prm{true} only if \textsfbf{\prmb{code} is a single token and is equal
% to \prmb{single token} in the sense of \cs{ifx}.}
%
% \cs{ifsingletoken} is a \textbfsf{safe \cs{ifx} test}: \prm{code} may be anything (including |\if| conditionals,
% even not properly closed):§§
% \begin{VerbLines}[commandchars=$()]
%  ($red\ifsingletoken){A}{A}         $nnn will expand $prmb(true)
%  ($red\ifsingletoken){\else}{($blue$textvisiblespace)\else}$nnn will expand $prmb(false)
%  ($red\ifsingletoken){($blue$textvisiblespace)}{($blue$textvisiblespace)}         $nnn will expand $prmb(true)
%  ($red\ifsingletoken){\ifx}{\else D\fi}     $nnn will expand $prmb(false)
%  ($red\ifsingletoken){}$mprm( whatever ) $nnn will expand $prmb(true) only if $prmb(whatever) is empty !!
% $md$dg \begingroup\catcode`\: 13\global\def($copper\test){:}\endgroup  \catcode`\: 12
%  \expandnext($red\ifsingletoken){($copper\test)}{:}  $nnn will expand $prmb(false)
%$nnn$!$!$!now clever !
% $md$dg\begingroup\catcode`\: 13 \global\let$stform[$blue]:=\fi \gdef($copper\test){($red\ifsingletoken) $stform[$blue]:}
% $md$dg\endgroup
%  ($copper\test)\fi$mprm(true)$mprm(false)       $nnn will expand $prmb(true)
% \end{VerbLines}
%
% Be aware that \prm{single token} (the first parameter) must be a single token (or empty, but then the test is always false unless \prm{code} is empty).
%
% \ClearPage
% \cmditem-{ifOneToken}{ code }{ true }{ false }
%
% \csbf{ifOneToken}\FEII expands to \prm{true} if \textbfsf{\prmb{code} is a single token}. \prm{code} may be
% anything (including |\if| conditionals, even not properly closed):§§
% \begin{VerbLines}[commandchars=$()]
%  ($red\ifOneToken){\relax}{($blue$textvisiblespace)\relax}   $nnn will expand $prmb(false)
%  ($red\ifOneToken){\relax}{\relax($blue$textvisiblespace)}   $nnn will expand $prmb(true)
%  ($red\ifOneToken){A}{A($blue$textvisiblespace)}             $nnn will expand $prmb(false)
%  ($red\ifOneToken){\ifx AB C\else D\fi} $nnn will expand $prmb(false)
%  ($red\ifOneToken){C\else D\fi}       $nnn will expand $prmb(false)
% \end{VerbLines}
%
% {\rmk \cs{ifOneToken} is used in the definition of \cmdref{FE@modifiers}.}
%
% \ClearPage
% \cmditem[ifsinglechar]+@{ifsinglechar~\db\tsptb ifOneChar}
% \cmditem-{ifsinglechar}{ single token }{ string }{ true }{ false }
%
% \csbf{ifsinglechar}\FEII expands to \prm{true} only if \textbfsf{\prmb{string} is a single token and is equal
% to \prmb{single token} in the sense of the \cmdref={character-test}.}
%
% \cs{ifsinglechar} is a \textbfsf{safe \slshape character-test}: \prm{string} may be anything (including |\if| conditionals,
% even not properly closed):§§
% \begin{VerbLines}[commandchars=$()]
%  ($red\ifsinglechar){A}{A}        $nnn will expand $prmb(true)
%  ($red\ifsinglechar){A}{($blue$textvisiblespace)A}       $nnn will expand $prmb(false)
%  ($red\ifsinglechar){($blue$textvisiblespace)}{($blue$textvisiblespace)}        $nnn will expand $prmb(true) (no matter the number of spaces)
%  ($red\ifsinglechar){\ifx}{\ifx\test\relax YES\else NO\fi}  $nnn will expand $prmb(false)
%  ($red\ifsinglechar){}$mprm( whatever )$nnn will expand $prmb(true) only if $prmb(whatever) is empty
%  ($red\ifsinglechar){\scantokens}{\scantokens} $nnn will expand $prmb(true)
%  $vbmd$dg\begingroup\catcode`\: 13\global\def($copper\test){:}\endgroup  \catcode`\: 12
%  \expandnext($red\ifsinglechar){($copper\test)}{:} $nnn will expand $prmb(true)
%$nnn$!$!$!now clever!
%  \catcode`\$stform[$blue]: \active  \let$stform[$blue]:=\fi
%  \def($copper\test){($red\ifsinglechar)$stform[$blue]:}
%  \let:=\else
%  ($copper\test):$mprm(true)$mprm(false)       $nnn will expand $prmb(true)
%  ($copper\test)\fi$mprm(true)$mprm(false)     $nnn will expand $prmb(false)
%  ($copper\test)\else$mprm(true)$mprm(false)   $nnn will expand $prmb(false)
% \end{VerbLines}
%
% {\rmk \cs{ifsinglechar} is used in the definition of \cmdref{FE@ifchar}.}
%
% \cmditem-{ifOneChar}{ string }{ true }{ false }
%
% \csbf{ifOneChar} \FEII expands to \prm{true} if \textbfsf{\prmb{string} is a single character}.
%
% \textbfsf{\prmb{string} is detokenized} before the test (therefore, |\relax| for example does not contain a single \textsfsl{character}):§§
% \begin{VerbLines}[commandchars=$\[\]]
% [$red\ifOneChar]{A}         $nnn will expand $prmb[true]
% [$red\ifOneChar]{[$blue$textvisiblespace]A}        $nnn will expand $prmb[false]
% [$red\ifOneChar]{A[$blue$textvisiblespace]}        $nnn will expand $prmb[false]
% [$red\ifOneChar]{[$blue$textvisiblespace]}         $nnn will expand $prmb[true] (even if there are many spaces !)
% [$red\ifOneChar]{}          $nnn will expand $prmb[false]
% [$red\ifOneChar]{\relax}    $nnn will expand $prmb[false]  ($cs[relax] is detokenized)
% [$vbmd$dg\let\ZERO=0]
% [$red\ifOneChar]{\ZERO}     $nnn will expand $prmb[false]  ($cs[ZERO] is detokenized)
% \end{VerbLines}
%
% {\rmk \cs{ifOneChar} is used in \cmdref{detokenizeChars} }
%
% \cmditem-{ifOneCharWithBlanks}{ string }{ true }{ false }
%
% \csbf{ifOneCharWithBlanks}\FEII switches to \prm{true} if and only if \prm{string} contains a single \textsfbf{character}
% possibly with blank spaces before and/or after. It's an optimisation of:§
% \qquad|\ExpandNext\ifOneChar{\expandnext\deblank{\detokenize{|\prm{string}|}}}|
%
% If \prm{string} contains \textbfsf{only spaces}, \cs{ifOneCharWithBlanks} expands \prmb{false}.
%
% \cmditem[iffirsttoken]@{iffirsttoken~\spot\tsptb iffirstchar}
% \cmditem-{iffirsttoken}{ string1 }{ string2 }{ true }{ false }
%
% \csbf{iffirsttoken}\FEII compares the very first tokens of each \prm{string}. The
% comparison is done using \csbf{ifx} and the macro is fully expandable. Neither \prm{string1} nor \prm{string2}
% is expanded before comparison. Example:§
% \qquad|\iffirsttoken \relax{\relax\textbf{hello world}}{begins with \relax}{begins with something else}|
%
% \qquad|\iffirsttoken|\mprm{}\mprm{whatever}¤expands\prmb{true} only if \prmb{whatever} is empty.
%
% \cmditem-{iffirstchar}{ string1 }{ string2 }{ true }{ false }
%
% \csbf{iffirstchar}\FEII compares the character codes of the \textbf{first} characters of each \prm{string}. The
% comparison is \emph{catcode agnostic} and the macro is fully expandable. Neither \prm{string1} nor \prm{string2}
% is expanded before comparison. Example:§
% \qquad|\iffirstchar *{*hello*}{begins with a star}{begins with something else}|
%
% Alternatively, you may use the \cmdref{ifstrmatch} test.
%
% \qquad|\iffirstchar|\mprm{}\mprm{whatever}¤expands\prmb{true} only if \prmb{whatever} is empty.
%
% \ClearPage
% \cmditem+{ifiscs}{ string }{ true }{ false }
%
% \csbf{ifiscs}\FEII will expand \prmb{true} only \textbfsf{if \prmb{string} is a single control word.} \prm{string}
% may be anything, including \cs{if}-conditional, even not properly closed:§§
% \begin{VerbLines}[commandchars=!()]
%  (!red\ifiscs){\MyMacro}      !nnn will expand !prmb(true)
%  (!red\ifiscs){x}             !nnn will expand !prmb(false) !textemdash even if x is active
%  (!red\ifiscs){\ifx AB C\else D\fi}  !nnn will expand !prmb(false)
%  (!red\ifiscs){(!blue!textvisiblespace)\else}        !nnn will expand !prmb(false)
%  (!red\ifiscs){\else(!blue!textvisiblespace)}        !nnn will expand !prmb(true)
%  (!red\ifiscs){(!blue!textvisiblespace)}             !nnn will expand !prmb(false)
%  (!red\ifiscs){\@sptoken}     !nnn will expand !prmb(true)
%  (!red\ifiscs){}              !nnn will expand !prmb(false)
%  (!dg!md\let\ALPHA=A)
%  (!red\ifiscs){\ALPHA}        !nnn will expand !prmb(true)
% \end{VerbLines}
%
% \cs{ifiscs} is an optimized form of: ``\cs{ifOneToken} AND NOT \cs{ifOneChar}''.
%
% {\rmk \cs{ifiscs} is used in the definition of the \cmdref=[DeclareCmdListParser]{command-list parsers}.}
%
% \cmditem{detokenizeChars}{ list of single tokens }
%
% \csbf{detokenizeChars}\FE will selectively detokenize the tokens in \prm{list of single tokens}. That means: single
% characters (tested with \cmdref{ifOneChar}) are detokenized while control sequences are not detokenized:§§
% \begin{VerbLines}[commandchars=!()]
%    \edef(!copper\result){(!red\detokenizeChars){!blue*+=!spview[!black]$@(!dg\relax\else);}}
%    (!copper\result):     !chcat*(12)!chcat+(12)!chcat=(12)!chcat(!spview)(10)!chcat$(12)!chcat@(12)(!dg\relax\else)!chcat;(12)
% \end{VerbLines}
%
% {\rmk \cs{detokenizeChars} is used in the normal form of \cmdref{futuredef}.}
%
% \cmditem{protectspace}{ code }
%
% \csbf{protectspace}\FEII will protect the spaces in \prm{code}, replacing spaces by a space surrounded by braces:§§
% \setbox\helpbox\hbox{\texthl{\spview[\red]}} \setbox\helpboxx\hbox{\hl{\hbox{\{\spview[\red]\}}}}
% \begin{VerbLines}[commandchars=$()]
%  \def($copper\test){abc$hpbox$hpbox$!$!$! def\else\relax\fi ghi$hpbox$hpbox$!$!$! j$hpbox}
%  \edef($dg\result){\unexpanded\expandafter\expandafter\expandafter{%
%                                   ($red\protectspace){($copper\test)}}}
%  \meaning($dg\result):    macro:->abc$hpboxx$!$!$! def\else \relax \fi ghi$hpboxx$!$!$! j$hpboxx
% \end{VerbLines}
%
% N.B.: there is no space after |\fi| in the definition of \cs[\copper]{test}...
%
% {\rmk \cs{protectspace} is used in \cmdref{detokenizeChars}.§
% \cs{protectspace} is an example of a \textbf{recursive macro which is 2-purely expandable. }}
%
% \end{ltxsyntax}
%
% \Section{Characters and Strings}
%
% \begin{ltxsyntax}
%
% \cmditem+{ifempty}{ string }{ true }{ false }
%
% \csbf{ifempty}\FEII is similar to |\ifblank| but it test if a string is really empty
% (it shall not contain any character nor spaces). To test if the replacement
% text of a macro is empty, one may use |\ifempty| in conjunction with \cmdref{expandnext}:
%
% \begin{tabbing}
% \quad\=|\expandnext\ifempty{\macro}| \prm{true}\prm{false}
% \end{tabbing}
%
% |\ifempty| is based on |\detokenize| and accept anything in its argument.
%
% {\rmk This is NOT: |\expandafter\ifx\expandafter\relax\detokenize{\#1}\relax| !}
%
% \cmditem{xifempty}{ string or cs-token }{ true }{ false }
%
% |\xifempty|\pdfFE is similar to |\ifempty| but the argument is expanded during comparison.
%
% \begin{tabbing}
% \quad\=|\def\x{\@empty}\def\y{}| \\
% \>|\xifempty{\x\y}| \prm{true}\prm{false}¤¤ will expand \prm{true}
% \end{tabbing}
%
% {\rmk If pdf\TeX{} is in use, the macro is based on the \cs{pdfstrcmp} primitive.}
%
% \cmditem{ifnotempty}{ string }{ true }{ false }
%
% \csbf{ifnotempty}\FEII reverses the test of |\ifempty|.
%
%
% \cmditem{xifblank}{ string }{ true }{ false }
%
% |\xifblank|\notFE\\ is similar to |\ifblank| except that the \prm{string} is first expanded
% with \cs{protected@edef}.
%
% \cmditem{ifnotblank}{ string }{ true }{ false }
%
% \csbf{ifnotblank} \FEII reverses the test of |\ifblank|.
%
% {\rmk |\ifnotblank| is a foundamental of purely expandability. It is extensively used in \thispackage
% but in an optimized form: \cmdref[impl:ettl@nbk]{ettl@nbk}.}
%
%
% \cmditem+{deblank}{ string }
%
% |\deblank|\FEII removes all leading and trailing blank spaces from its argument.\medbreak
%
% An application is for the normalisation of comma separated lists:§§
% \begin{VerbLines}[commandchars=!()]
%     \csvloop!stform*[(!red\deblank)]{   item1 , item2   ,   item3
%           , item4  , item5     ,item6  ,
%                    item7 ,  item8}%
% !nnn will normalize the list:§
%     {item1,item2,item3,item4,item5,item6,item7,item8}
% \end{VerbLines}
%
% This construction is purely expandable:§
% \qquad |\edef\result{|\cmdref{csvloop}|[|\cs[\red]{deblank}|]{|...|}}|§
% will normalize the list and assign the result to the replacement text of \cs{result}.
%
% For more on normalisation, refer to the \Xpackage{kvsetkeys}\footnote{\xpackage{kvsetkeys}-normalisation also
% include a replacement of \CH{,} and \CH{=} to ensure that their category code are 12.} package.
%
%
% \cmditem{ifstrcmp}{ string1 }{ string2 }{ true }{ false }
%
% \csbf{ifstrcmp}\pdfFE is based on the |\pdfstrcmp| primitive (or the XeTeX-|\strcmp|) if available. Otherwise,
% |\ifstrcmp| is |\let| to \xpackage{etoolbox}-\cs{ifstrequal}.
%
% Neither \prm{string1} nor \prm{string2} is expanded during comparison. The comparison is
% \emph{catcode agnostic} (use of |\detokenize |).
%
% \cmditem{xifstrequal}{ string1 }{ string2 }{ true }{ false }
%
% |\xifstrequal|\notFE\ is the same as \xpackage{etoolbox}-|\ifstrequal| apart that each parameter string is expanded
% (with |\protected@edef|) before comparison.
%
% \cmditem{xifstrcmp}{ string1 }{ string2 }{ true }{ false }
%
% |\xifstrcmp|\pdfFE is the \LaTeX{} form of |\pdfstrcmp| primitive. If this primitive is not available,
% |\xifstrcmp| is |\let| to |\xifstrequal|.
%
% \prm{string1} and \prm{string2} are expanded during comparison.
%
% \cmditem[ifcharupper]@{ifcharupper\tsptb ifcharlower}
% \cmditem-{ifcharupper}{ single char }{ true }{ false }
% \cmditem-{ifcharlower}{ single char }{ true }{ false } \FEII*
%
% \csbf{ifcharupper}\FEII compares with |\ifnum| the character code of \prm{single char} with its |\uccode|.
%
% \csbf{ifcharlower} compares with |\ifnum| the character code of \prm{single char} with its |\lccode|.
%
% \cmditem{ifuppercase}{ string }{ true }{ false }
% \cmditem-{iflowercase} {string }{ true }{ false }
%
% \csbf{ifuppercase}\notFE\ compares the \prm{string} with |\uppercase{|\prm{string}|}|.
%
% \csbf{iflowercase} compares the \prm{string} with |\lowercase{|\prm{string}|}|.
%
% The commands are robust.
%
% \cmditem{ifstrmatch}{ pattern }{ string }{ true }{ false }
%
% \csbf{ifstrmatch}\pdfFE is based on the |\pdfmatch| primitive that implements POSIX-regex.
%
% You can test the last character of a string in a purely expandable way by:
% \begin{tabbing}
% \quad\=\cs{ifstrmatch}\{[\textasteriskcentered]\$\}\{\prm{string}\}
% \end{tabbing}
% for example to test \CH{\textasteriskcentered} at the end of a string.
%
% \ClearPage
% \cmditem[ifstrdigit]@{ifstrmatch~\spot\tsptb ifstrnum}
% \cmditem-{ifstrdigit}{ string }{ true }{ false }
%
% \csbf{ifstrdigit}\FEII expands to \prm{true} if \prm{string} is a single digit.
%
% A \emph{single digit} is $0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8$ or $9$ without spaces around, no matter of the category code.
%
% \ClearPage
% \cmditem-{ifstrnum}{ string }{ true }{ false }
%
% \csbf{ifstrnum}\FEII expands to \prm{true} if \prm{string} is a \textbfsf{number in the sense of \eTeX}, that means:
%
% \qquad|\number|\prm{string}\qquad will be the same as:\qquad|\deblank|\mprm{string}
%
% under the standard catcode regime, if \prm{string} is a positive integer.
%
% in other words:§§
% \begin{VerbLines}[commandchars=!()]
% \edef(!copper\resultA){(!red\number)(!nnn!prm(string))}
% \edef(!dg\resultB){(!red\deblank)(!nnn!mprm(string))}
% \ifx(!copper\resultA)(!dg\resultB)    !nnn is(!nbf true) if !mprm(string) is a positive integer
% \end{VerbLines}
%
% \prm{string} must be of the form:¤{\Large{\blue\textvisiblespace--\textvisiblespace--\textvisiblespace}{\red$\mathbf{\star\star\star}$}{\blue\textvisiblespace}}\par
% \hfil where {\blue blue} is optional (one ore more spaces and/or minus signs)\hfil§
% \hfil {\red$\mathbf{\star\star\star}$} denotes 1 or more digit(s) without spaces around\hfil§
% for \cs{ifstrnum} to expand to \prm{true}.
%
% To tell all the truth, \cs{ifstrnum} expands \prm{true} even if digits have a category code$\neq 12$ whereas
% |\number| throws an error or stops.
% But if numbers and minus signs are of category 12 (more than recommended after all...)
% {\sfbf\csbf{ifstrnum} is a purely expandable test to check if it is possible to expand
% \csbf{number} {\md(or \cs{romannumeral})} onto \prmb{string}} (but \cs{ifstrnum} does not expand \prm{string}.)
%
% \bigbreak
%
% \ClearPage
% \cmditem+{DeclareStringFilter}[\cs{global}]{ command-name }{ stringA }
% \newcommand\myitem[1]{\item[\hss{\stform[\rred\large]{#1}}\hss]} ^^A\newcommand*\interitem{\item[]\hskip-\leftmargin}
%
% With \csbf{DeclareStringFilter}\notFE, you will define \textbf{a purely expandable command} designed to test
% if a string:
% \begin{itemize}[labelsep=2em,leftmargin=5em]
% \myitem=     is is \textbfsf{equal} to a \textsl{given} string \prm{stringA} (with possibly spaces before and after)
% \myitem{==}  is \textbfsf{strictly equal} to a \textsl{given} string \prm{stringA} (no spaces allowed)
% \myitem<     \textbfsf{begins with} \prm{stringA} (possibly with leading spaces)
% \myitem{<=}  \textbfsf{strictly begins with} \prm{stringA} (no leading spaces allowed)
% \myitem>     \textbfsf{ends with} \prm{stringA} (possibly with trailing spaces)
% \myitem{>=}  \textbfsf{strictly ends with} \prm{stringA} (no trailing spaces allowed)
% \myitem?     \textbfsf{contains} \prm{stringA}, and optionally how many times
% \interitem  and also your \textitbf{\sffamily string-filter} will be able to
% \myitem\textendash \textbfsf{remove} \prm{stringA} from any string $0$, $1$ or more times\\
%                       ¤¤(maximum = |\ettl@intmax|$ = 2^{13}-1 = $\numprint{2147483647})
% \myitem+ \textbfsf{replace} \prm{stringA} by any other string $0$, $1$ or more times
% \myitem! \textbfsf{count} the number of occurences of \prm{stringA} in any string
% \end{itemize}
%
% {\hfill\mycolorbox{\bf Equality is \CSbf{catcode} dependent.}\hfill}
%
% You may also check that \prm{stringA} may be a blank space (but as for now, you cannot
% replace blank spaces at the end of the string...).
% \ClearPage
% \newcommand\¤[1][]{\textcolor{blue}{\bfseries{\vbbf\textvisiblespace}#1}}
%
% Let's see how this works (\¤\ is zero or more spaces):§§\enlargethispage{5\baselineskip}
% \def\YES{\textcolor{blue}{\bfseries YES}}     \newcommand\bigskipneg{\vskip-8pt}
% \def\YYESS{\¤[YES]\¤}
% \def\YYES{\¤[YES]}
% \def\YESS{\textcolor{blue}{\bfseries YES}\¤}
% \let\verbatimfont\tt
% \begin{VerbLines}[commandchars=$(),fontseries=b]
% ($red\DeclareStringFilter)($copper\CompareYES){$YES} ($nnn defines $CSbf(CompareYES))
% ($nnn$csbf(CompareYES) is the ($itbf$sffamily string-filter) for the string "$YES" $quad$smex $prm(stringA))
%
% ($copper\CompareYES)  $mprm(string)$mprm(true)$mprm(false)($nnn expands $prm(true) if $prm(string) $nbf is "$YYESS")
% ($copper\CompareYES)($rred$large=) $mprm(string)$mprm(true)$mprm(false)($nnn is the same)
% ($copper\CompareYES)($rred$large=.)$mprm(string)$mprm(true)$mprm(false)($nnn is also the same)
% ($copper\CompareYES)($rred$large==)$mprm(string)$mprm(true)$mprm(false)($nnn expands $prm(true) if $prm(string)$nbf is "$YES")
%
% ($copper\CompareYES)($rred$large<) $mprm(string)$mprm(true)$mprm(false)($nnn expands $prm(true) if $prm(string)$nbf begins with "$YYES")
% ($copper\CompareYES)($rred$large<=)$mprm(string)$mprm(true)$mprm(false)($nnn expands $prm(true) if $prm(string)$nbf begins with "$YES")
%
% ($copper\CompareYES)($rred$large>) $mprm(string)$mprm(true)$mprm(false)($nnn expands $prm(true) if $prm(string)$nbf ends with "$YESS")
% ($copper\CompareYES)($rred$large>=)$mprm(string)$mprm(true)$mprm(false)($nnn expands $prm(true) if $prm(string)$nbf ends with "$YES")
%
% ($copper\CompareYES)($rred$large?)   $mprm(string)$mprm(true)$mprm(false)($nnn expands $prm(true) if $prm(string)$nbf contains "$YES")
% ($copper\CompareYES)($rred$large?[($itbf$!$!$! n)])$mprm(string)$mprm(true)$mprm(false)$nnn expands $prm(true) if $prm(string)
%                                      $hfill$nbf contains "$YES" more than($itbf n) times
%
% ($copper\CompareYES)($rred$large-)   $mprm(string) $nbf removes all occurences $nnn of "$YES" in $prm(string)
% ($copper\CompareYES)($rred$large-[($itbf$!$!$! n)])$mprm(string) $nbf removes at most($itbf n) occurences $nnn of "$YES"
%
% ($copper\CompareYES)($rred$large+)   $mprm(string)$mprm(stringB) $nbf replaces all occurences
%                                   $hfill$nbf of "$YES" by $prm(stringB) in $prm(string)
% ($copper\CompareYES)($rred$large+[($itbf$!$!$! n)])$mprm(string)$mprm(stringB) $nbf replaces at most($it n) occurences
%                                   $hfill$nbf of "$YES" by $prm(stringB) in $prm(string)
% ($nnn And finally:)
% ($copper\CompareYES)($rred$large!){$prm(string)} $nnn expands to($nbf the number of times "$YES") can be found in $prm(string)
% \end{VerbLines}
%
% \let\verbatimfont\verbfont
% A problem may arise if the \prm{string} to compare is the string \CH{\vbbf\blue=}, because purely expandable
% tests for modifiers don't make difference between \CH{=} and \CH{\{=\}}. To avoid this problem,
% you may say {\vbbf\red=.} or {\vbbf\red>.} or {\vbbf\red>.} instead of {\vbbf\red=}, {\vbbf\red>} and {\vbbf\red<}.
%
% All the same, you may say {\vbbf\red?.}, {\vbbf\red+.} and {\vbbf\red-.} to avoid problems if the \prm{string} is \CH{\stform[\blue][}.^^A]
%
% {\rmk \cs{CompareYES} and each of its form are purely expandable thank to \cmdref{FE@modifiers}.}
%
% You should not test a \prm{string} which contains the following sequence:§
% \hfill\colorbox{ly}{$/__8$E$__{11}$n$__{11}$d$__{11}\S__7$S$__{11}$t$__{11}$r$__{11}$i$__{11}$n$__{11}$g$__{11}/__8$}\hfill\kern0pt\par
%
% {\rmk nor a string which contains \CH{\chcat/8} because \chcat/8 has a special meaning for \thispackage-\cmdref*{ettl@nbk}.}
%
% \end{ltxsyntax}
%
% \ClearPage*
%
% \Section{Fully expandable macros with options and modifiers}
%
% With \cs{ifblank} and \cs{ifempty} which are purely expandable macros, it becomes possible to write fully expandable
% macros with an option, \textbf{provided that this macro has at least one non-optional argument},
% as far as we don't use |\futurelet| nor any assignment.
%
% \begin{ltxsyntax}
%
% \cmditem{FE@testopt}{\#1}{ commands }{ default option }
%
%  \csbf{FE@testopt}\FE mimics the behaviour of |\@testopt| but is Fully Expandable (\sty{FE}) and can be used as follow:§§
% \begin{VerbLines}[commandchars=!()]
%      \def(!copper\MacroWithOption)!#1{(!red\FE@testopt){!#1}\MacroHasOption{default}}
% \end{VerbLines}
%
% \textbfsf{Limitation:} \cs{FE@testopt} will look for an option if \#1 is \CH{\chcat{[}{12}} (without spaces around). Therefore:§
% \qquad|\MacroWithOption{|{\stform[\blue][}|}{|...|}|¤ will most probably lead to an error... because \cs{FE@testopt} is looking
% for an option. This is the price, for purely expandability (all the same for \cmdref{FE@ifstar}, \cmdref{FE@ifchar}
% and \cmdref{FE@modifiers}).
%
% Just like \cs{@testopt}, \cs{FE@testopt} is sensitive to the category code of \CH{\chcat\textasteriskcentered{12}} which must be \textvb{other}.
%
% {\rmk |\FE@testopt| is used in the definition of \cmdref{DeclareStringFilter}, \cmdref{avoidvoid}, \cmdref{ettl@supergobble}
% and \cmdref{csvtolist}.}
%
% \cmditem{FE@ifstar}{\#1}{ star-commands }{ non-star commands }
%
% Similarly, it\FE becomes possible to mimic the behaviour of |\@ifstar| but in a fully expandable(\sty{FE}) way.
% \csbf{FE@ifstar} can be used as follow:§§
% \begin{VerbLines}[commandchars=!()]
%      \def(!copper\StarOrNotCommand)!#1{(!red\FE@ifstar){!#1}
%                                {\StarredCommand}
%                                {\NotStarredCommand}}
% \end{VerbLines}
%
% Just like \cs{@ifstar}, \cs{FE@ifstar} is sensitive to the category code of \stform* which must be \textvb{other}.
%
% {\rmk |\FE@ifstar| is used in the definitions of \cmdref{csvtolist}, \cmdref{listtocsv} and \cmdref{tokstolist}.}
%
% \cmditem{FE@ifchar}{ Variant Character }{\#1}{ special-commands }{ normal-commands }
%
% As a\FE generalisation of \cs{FE@ifstar} \thispackage provides \csbf{FE@ifchar} for use with other variants than the \stform*-form.
%
% For example, to define a \CH{\stform+}  variant:§§
% \begin{VerbLines}[commandchars=!()]
%      \def(!copper\SpecialFormMacro)!#1{(!red\FE@ifchar)(!blue!ttbf+){!#1}
%                                {\SpecialFormMacro}
%                                {\NormalFormMacro}
% \end{VerbLines}
%
% Like \cmdref{@ifchar} but \textsfsl{\bfseries unlike} \cs{@ifstar} and \cs{FE@ifstar}, \cs{@testopt} and \cs{FE@testopt}
% \csbf{FE@ifchar} is NOT sensitive to the category code of the \prm{Variant Character} (the \cmdref={character-test} is used).
%
% \textsfsl{Really, \csbf{FE@ifchar} is based on \cmdref{ifsinglechar} therefore the ``caracter'' to test may be any token,
% and you may define a purely expandable macro with a \CH{\cs{relax}} form, a \CH{\cs{ignorespaces}} form and a
% \CH{\cs{afterassignment}} form.} But may be this is useless...
%
%
% \ClearPage*
% \cmditem+{FE@modifiers}{ Allowed Modifiers }{\#1}{ 1st case }{ 2nd case }{...}{ Normal case }
%
% \csbf{FE@modifiers}\FE is a generalization of \cmdref{FE@ifchar} to allow different modifiers for a single macro.
% The first argument is the \prm{Allowed Modifiers} for this macro.
%
% For example, if you want to define a \textbf{purely expandable} macro with a \stform[\blue]* \textbfsf{star} form, a
% \stform[\blue]+ \textbfsf{plus} form and a \stform[\blue]{--} \textbfsf{minus} form you may say:§§
% \begin{VerbLines}[commandchars=&()]
% \def(&copper\MySuperMacro) &#1{(&red\FE@modifiers{(&blue * + - )}){&#1}
%                          {(&mdseries\MySuper(&blue&!Starred)Macro)}      (&nnn&% first position)
%                          {(&mdseries\MySuper(&blue&!Plus)Macro)}         (&nnn&% second position)
%                          {(&mdseries\MySuper(&blue&!Minus)Macro)}        (&nnn&% third position)
%                          {(&mdseries\MySuperMacro(&blue&!Without)Modifier)}} (&nnn&% next to last position)
% \end{VerbLines}
% Then when called by the user, {\copper|\MySuperMacro|} will switch to the sub-macro corresponding
% to the modifier specified (purely expandable macro with different modalities).
% \iffalse
% If you don't care on pure-expandability, you may define macros with modifiers yet more easily with
% the \cmdref={macromodifiers} environment.
% \fi
%
% \cs{FE@modifiers} works as follow:\par\nobreak
% \begin{enumerate}[label=\arabic*)~,beginpenalty=10000]
% \item it checks if \#1 is a single character (\cmdref{ifOneToken} does the job)
% \item then it tries to find it in the list of \prm{Allowed Modifiers} (this is a \cmdref={list of single tokens})
% \item if found, the index of the modifier in the list is known, as well as the length of the list. Then,
%       \cmdref{ettl@supergobble} expands the chosen one.
% \end{enumerate}
%
% \cs{FE@modifiers} uses the \cmdref={character-test}. Therefore, single \textbfsf{\slshape character tokens} are found
% in the list of \prm{Allowed Modifiers} even if their category code don't match.
%
% {\rmk \cs{FE@modifiers} is used in the definition of the string-filters defined with \cmdref{DeclareStringFilter}.§
% An intesting example of use of \cs{FE@modifiers} is given in the implementation of \cmdref*{ettl@lst@modif}.}
%
% \cmditem{ettl@supergobble}[code]{\blue$\mathbf n$}{\blue $\mathbf N$}{tok$_1$}|...|{tok$_n$}{\blue\bfseries TOK$_{\mathbf{n+1}}$}{tok$_{n+2}$}|...|{tok$_{\blue\mathbf N}$}
%
% \csbf{ettl@supergobble}\{\PRM[\blue]{$\mathbf n$}\}\{\PRM[\blue]{$\mathbf N$}\}\FE will:
% \begin{enumerate}[label=\roman*)~]
% \item gobble the first \PRM[\blue]{$\mathbf n$} tokens (or groups of tokens) it founds just after
% \item keep the \PRM[\blue]{$\mathbf{n+1}$} token
% \item gobble the last tokens \PRM[\blue]{$\mathbf{n+2}$} to \PRM[\blue]{$\mathbf{N}$}
% \item then and after all, expand to \PRM[\blue\bfseries]{TOK$_{\mathbf{n+1}}$}
% \end{enumerate}
%
% In other words, the list contains \PRM[\blue]{$\mathbf{N}$} tokens, \csbf{ettl@supergobble} expands the \PRM[\blue]{$\mathbf{n+1}$}
% and discards the rest.
%
% Now if \PRM[\blue]{$\mathbf{n}$}$=$\PRM[\blue]{$\mathbf{N}$}, \csbf{ettl@supergobble}
% gobbles the \PRM[\blue]{$\mathbf{N}$} tokens (including the last).
%
% And if \PRM[\blue]{$\mathbf{n}$}$>$\PRM[\blue]{$\mathbf{N}$} or if \PRM[\blue]{$\mathbf{n}$}$<0$,
% \csbf{ettl@supergobble} expands to \PRM[\blue]{\bfseries TOK$_\mathbf{N}$} (the last).
%
% Finally, if the optional parameter \oprm{code} is specified, it will be appended to the list after \prm{tok$_{N}$} (but not in the
% special case where $n$=$N$...).
%
% {\rmk \cs{ettl@supergobble} has been designed for and is used in \cmdref{FE@modifiers}.§
% If you're interested in what \cs{ettl@supergobble} does when \PRM[\blue]{$\mathbf N$}$\leq 0$: it does nothing!}
%
% \end{ltxsyntax}
%
% \ClearPage*
%
% \Section[{More options with \texorpdfstring{\cs[\sfbf]{futuredef}}{\cs{futuredef}}}]{More options with \csbf{future{\spot def}} : vectorized \csbf{future{\blue let}}: }
%
% \begin{ltxsyntax}
%
% \cmditem+{@ifchar}{ single token }{ true }{ false }
%
% \csbf{@ifchar}\notFE\ does the same as \LaTeX'\cs{@ifstar} but for any character (or \textsfsl{modifier}). Whereas
% \cs{@ifstar}-test is sensitive to the category code of the star (the \textsfsl{character
% \CH{\chcat[\blue\vbbf]\textasteriskcentered{12}}} -- that means that the category code of \stform[\blue]* must be $12$
% as defined in \LaTeX's kernel), \csbf{@ifchar} is based on the \cmdref={character-test}
% and does not check the equality of category code for single \textbf{characters}.
%
% \cs{@ifchar} is NOT purely expandable. It relies on |\futurelet| and on the \cmdref={character-test}.
% The syntax is the same as for \cs{@ifstar} with the specification of the (character) token to test:§§
% \begin{VerbLines}[commandchars=!()]
%  \newcommand(!copper\SpecialMacro){(!red\@ifchar)(!blue+)%
%                       {\let\modifier=+\GeneralMacro}
%                       {\let\modifier=\relax\GeneralMacro}}
% \end{VerbLines}
%
% {\rmk Unless \cs{@ifstar}, \cs{@ifchar} is a |\long| macro...}
%
% \cmditem+{@char@testopt}{ code }{ single token }{ default option }{ single token }
%
% \csbf{@char@testopt}\notFE is a generalization of \LaTeX's\cs{@testopt} that may be used as follow:§§
% \begin{VerbLines}[commandchars=!$£]
% \newcommand$!copper\SpecialMacro£{$!red\@char@testopt£\GeneralMacro({default})}
% $!nnn with£\GeneralMacro$!nnn a macro accepting optional parenthesis:£
%     \def\GeneralMacro(#1){...}
% $!nbf or:£
% \newcommand$!copper\SpecialMacro£{$!red\@char@testopt£\GeneralMacro<{default}>}
% $!nnn with£\GeneralMacro$!nnn a macro accepting optional brackets:£
%     \def\GeneralMacro<#1>{...}
% \end{VerbLines}
%
% {\rmk NB: \cs{@char@testopt} uses \cmdref{ettl@ifnextchar} and therefore, the category code of single
% \textbf{characters} is not taken into account.}
%
% ^^A \cmditem+{@ifnextchardigit}{ true }{ false }
% ^^A
% ^^A \cs{@ifnextchardigit}\notFE\ expands \meta{true} only if the next character is a digit (\ie 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 or 9).
%
% \cmditem{ettl@ifnextchar}{ single token }{ true }{ false }
%
% \csbf{ettl@ifnextchar}\notFE\ is the engine for \csbf{@ifchar}. It is based on \cs{futurelet} and on the \cmdref={character-test}:§§
% \begin{VerbLines}[commandchars=$()]
%   $dg\begingroup   \catcode`\$stform[$blue]! \active   \let$stform[$blue]!=\else
%       $dg\gdef ($copper\test) {($red\ettl@ifnextchar) $stform[$blue]!{true}{false\@gobble}}
%   $dg\endgroup
%   \catcode`\$stform[$dc]!\active  \let$stform[$dc]!=\ifodd
%   ($copper\test)$stform[$dc]!              $nnn will expand $prmb(true)
%   ($copper\test)\ifodd         $nnn will expand $prmb(false)
%   ($copper\test)\else          $nnn will expand $prmb(false)
% \end{VerbLines}
% \bigbreak
%
% \thispackage defines a vectorized version of \cs{futurelet}. The idea is to say:
%
% \quad|\futuredef[|\prm{list of allowed tokens}|]\macro{|\prm{commands to execute next}|}|
%
% Then \cs{futuredef} is a kind of simple scanner for tokens. It can be used to define an \textbf{\textit{undelimited macro}}
% \ie a macro that has no delimiter but whose content of arguments is restricted.
%
%
% \cmditem+{futuredef}[ list of allowed tokens ]{ \cs{macro} }{ commands to expand after }
% \cmditem-{futuredef\stform*}[ list of allowed tokens ]{ \cs{macro} }{ commands to expand after }
%
% \csbf{future\spot def}\notFE\ will read the following token with \csbf{future\blue let}. If that token is in the
% \prm{list of allowed tokens}, then it will append it to \cs{macro} and continue, scanning the tokens one after another.
% \end{ltxsyntax}
%
% Until it founds a token which is not in the \prm{list of allowed tokens}. Then it stops reading
% and executes the \prm{commands to expand after}. Those commands may use the \cs{macro}
% just defined for analyse or whatever the user want.
%
% The space token must be \textbfsf{explicitly specified} in the \prm{list of allowed tokens}:
% otherwise \cs{futuredef} stops at a space (and executes the \prm{commands to expand after}).
%
% \textbfsf{A token is in the \prmb{list of allowed tokens} \textcolor{blue}{if it can be found in this list using
% the \cmdref={character-test}}.} This means that if \cs[\blue]{relax} is in the \prmb{list of allowed tokens}, then it will
% be appended to \cs{macro} (if encountered) and if \CH{\chcat\${3}} is in the \prmb{list of allowed tokens}, any
% \CH{\stform[\blue]\$} character will be appended to \cs{macro} (if encountered) no matter of its category code. If you really
% absolutely need the \cs{ifx}-test, you shall use \cmdref[futuredef=]{futuredef\stform=}\footnote{this may be the case if,
% for some reason, you have detokenized the \prm{list of allowed tokens} before, and want to skip the expansion of \cs{detokenizeChars}
% which occurs at the beginning of the normal form of \cs{futuredef}...}.
%
% \textbfsf{If the \prmb{list of allowed tokens} is not specified,} \cs{futuredef} will read all tokens until the next
% \textsfsl{begin-group} or \textsfsl{end-group} token.
%
% \cs{futuredef} may be used instead of \cs{FE@modifiers} for (non purely expandable) macros with multiple modifiers.
% (The modifiers of the \cs{newkeycommand} macro in the \Xpackage{keycommand} package are scanned with this feature.)
% As far as it is based on \cs{futurelet}, the limitation of \cs{FE@modifiers} (\ie |{|\stform*|}| is the same as \stform*
% without the braces) is not applicable to \cs{futuredef}.
%
% \textbf{Limitation: } as far as \cs{macro} has to be correctly defined (it's replacement text must be balanced
% in begin-group\slash end-group delimiters) \textbfsf{it is not allowed to have a character of category code $\mathbf1$ or $\mathbf2$}
% (or a token having been |\let| to such a character)\textbfsf{ in the } \prmb{list of allowed tokens}:
% \cs{futuredef} will stop scanning the next tokens if it encounters a begin-group or an end-group character.
%
% The \textbfsf{star-form} of \cs{futuredef} is more dangerous: \csbf{futuredef\stform*} captures the tokens as \cs{futuredef} does,
% storing them into \cs{macro} as long as they are in the \prm{list of allowed tokens}. But if the next token is not in the
% list, \cs{futuredef\stform*} does not stop at first stage but expands this very token and starts again.
% \ClearPage
%
% Example:§§
% \begin{VerbLines}[commandchars=!()]
% \def\test{TeX\relax{*}}
% (!red\futuredef)(!blue[TeX\relax])(!copper\macro){"\meaning\macro"}eTeX\test.
%  !hfill "macro:->eTeX"    (!nnn each token is allowed until !cs(test))
% (!red\futuredef!stform*)(!blue[TeX\relax])(!copper\macro){"\meaning\macro"}eTeX\test.
% !hfill "macro:->eTeXTeX\relax "   (!nnn!cs(test) is expanded and)
% !hfill(!nnn futuredef stops at begin-group character)
%\end{VerbLines}
%
% \medskip
% As an application, it can be used to define an easy interface for |\hdashline| (the dashed lines in tabulars and arrays
% provided by the \xpackage{arydshln} package): modifying \cmd{hline} in order to give sense to the following:
% \begin{tabbing}
%  \qquad\=|\hline..|\qquad\=|\hline--|\qquad\=|\hline==|\qquad\= |\hline.-|\qquad\=|\hline.-.|\ \= etc.
% \end{tabbing}
%
% After having collected the allowed tokens with:§
% \csbf{futuredef}\textvbbf{[.-=]}\csbf{nexttokens}\{\prm{commands next}\} \quad it is possible to
% test the pattern given using \cs{pdfstrcmp} or \cs{ifstrequal} (or even a \cmdref[DeclareStringFilter]{string-filter})
% and, for example, the \CSbf{switch} construction of the \xpackage{boolexpr} package:
% \begin{VerbLines}[fontseries=m]
%     \switch[\pdfstrcmp{\nexttokens}]%
%     \case{{..}}\hdashline[parameters]%
%     \case{{--}}\hdashline[parameters]%
%     \case{{==}}\hdashline[parameters]%
%     \case{{.-.}}\hdashline[parameters]%
%     \otherwise \original@hline%
%     \endswitch
% \end{VerbLines}
%
% \CSbf{switch} is purely expandable. See \Xpackage{boolexpr} for more information on \cs{switch}.
%
% \begin{ltxsyntax}
% \cmditem[starredfuturedef]{futuredef\stform=}[ list of allowed tokens ]{ \cs{macro} }{ commands to expand after }
% \cmditem-{futuredef\stform*\stform=}[ list of allowed tokens ]{ \cs{macro} }{ commands to expand after }
%
% The \CH{\stform=} form\notFE\ of \cs{futuredef} is the same as \cs{futuredef} but the checking of single characters
% is sensitive to their category code. If a control sequence is in the \prm{list of allowed tokens} it is appended to \cs{macro}
% (if encountered) just like the normal \cs{futuredef} does. But if it is a single character token, then it is appended to \cs{macro}
% only if the same character with the same ccategory code is found in the \prm{list of allowed tokens}: otherwise, \cs{futuredef}
% stops reading and executes the \prm{commands to expand after}.
% \end{ltxsyntax}
%
% In general, we are not willing this behaviour and the \stform= form of \cs{futuredef} would probably never be used, unless you know
% that the \prm{list of allowed tokens} is already detokenized...
% Anyway, it was not difficult at all to \cmdref=[impl:futuredef=]{implement}.
%
% {\rmk You may use indifferently \cs{futuredef\stform*\stform=} or \cs{futuredef\stform=\stform*}.}
%
% \ClearPage*
% \Section{Define control sequences through groups}
%
% \begin{ltxsyntax}
%
% \cmditem[AfterGroup]@{AfterGroup\tsptb AfterGroup\stform*}
% \cmditem-{AfterGroup}{ code }
% \cmditem-{AfterGroup\stform*}{ code }
%
% The \cs[\red]{aftergroup}\notFE\ primitive does not allow arbitrary code: only a single token may be placed after \cs{aftergroup}.
% \csbf{AfterGroup} allows arbitrary \prm{code} to be expanded after \cs{endgroup} or an end-group character.
%
% The \stform* star form of \cs{AfterGroup} does the same, but expands its argument with |\edef|:§§
% \begin{VerbLines}[commandchars=!()]
%!md  \newcommand(!copper\macro)[1]{\textbf{Just to see...!#1}}
%  (!dg\begingroup)
%!md     \newcommand(!copper\othermacro)[1]{\textbf{will we see...!#1}}
%     (!red\AfterGroup)!md{(!copper\macro){if it works}}
%     (!red\AfterGroup*)!md{\expandonce{(!copper\othermacro){if it works}}}
%  (!dg\endgroup)
%  (!nnn and here)  (!md(!copper\macro){if it works})  (!nnn will be executed)
%  (!nnn and here)  (!md\textbf{will we see...if it works})  (!nnn will be executed)
% \end{VerbLines}
%
% \cmditem{AfterAssignment}{ code }
%
% In the same order of idea,\notFE\ \csbf{AfterAssignment} allows arbitrary \prm{code} to be expanded \cs{afterassignment}.
%
% \cmditem+{aftergroup@def}{ command }
%
% When leaving\notFE\ a group with the end-group character \CH{\stform[\dg]\}} or the execution of \csbf[\dg]{endgroup}
% the meaning of the control sequences that where locally defined inside the group are restored to
% what they were before.
%
% The idea of \cs{aftergroup@def} is to keep a control sequence though \csbf[\dg]{endgroup} or \CH{\stform[\dg]\}}.
% This is done by redefining it after the group. \cs{aftergroup@def} is based on \Xpackage[oberdiek/letltxmacro]{letltxmacro} and
% on \cmdref{AfterGroup} just defined. Therefore, \cs{aftergroup@def} works with commands with optional arguments declared
% with \LaTeX's \cs{newcommand}, with robust commands from \xpackage{etoolbox}-\cs{newrobustcmd} and
% with \LaTeX's robust commands (\cs{DeclareRobustCommand}).
%
% \begin{VerbLines}[commandchars=!()]
%    { (!dg\newcommand)(!copper\test)[2][default]{ !#1 and !#2 }
%        (!red\aftergroup@def)(!copper\test)
%    }
%    (!copper\test)[option]{mandatory} (!nnn is defined outside the group - but NOT globally)
% \end{VerbLines}
%
%
% \end{ltxsyntax}
%
% \ClearPage*
% \Section{Lists management}
%
% \Subsection{The natural loop}
%
% \begin{ltxsyntax}
% \cmditem{naturalloop}[auxiliary commands]{ number of times }{ argument }
%
% {\bfseries The \csbf{naturalloop}\FE macro applies the \prmb{auxiliary commands} exactly $n$ times onto the
% \prmb{argument},} \ie:§
% \begin{framed}
% \begin{tabbing}
% ¤¤\hskip2em\=\CSbf[\red]{naturalloop} [\csbf[\copper]{MyCommand}]\textbf{\{3\}}\{\prmb{argument}\} \\
% will expand to:\\
% \> \Underbrace{\csbf[\copper]{MyCommand} \{\Underbrace{\csbf[\copper]{MyCommand} \{\Underbrace{\csbf[\copper]{MyCommand} \{\prmb{argument}\}}_{expanded first}\}}_{expanded second}\}}_{expanded last}
% \end{tabbing}
% \end{framed}
% \csbf{MyCommand} should be purely expandable.
% \ClearPage
% In fact, it's a bit more sophisticated: \csbf{MyCommand} should be defined as:
% \begin{VerbLines}[commandchars=!()]
% (!copper\MyCommand):macro [!#1]!#2!#3 -> (!normalfont!bfseries Something to do with !#1 !#2 and !#3)
%!normalfont Where:
%   !#1: (!normalfont is the current index of the loop (1, 2, 3 until to n))
%   !#2: (!normalfont is the original !prm(argument))
%   !#3: (!normalfont is the result of the recursion :ie) \do{\do{\do{\do{!prm(argument)}}}}
%                                    (!normalfont f.ex. in loop of index 4.)
%\end{VerbLines}
%
% If you want a list of integers from 17 to 24 separated by semi-colon:
% \begin{VerbLines}[commandchars=!()]
% \def\do[#1]#2#3{#3 ; \number\numexpr#2+#1}
% \naturalloop{7}{17}         (!nnn !smex  17 ; 18 ; 19 ; 20 ; 21 ; 22 ; 23 ; 24)
%\end{VerbLines}
%
% Another example is given in the \cmdref{ExpandNext} section.
%
% \end{ltxsyntax}
%
%
% \Subsection{Lists of single tokens / characters}  \cmdlabel{list of single tokens}
%
% Lists of single tokens are a special case of lists: they have no separator. The test for equalty of tokens
% is made by \csbf[\red]{ifx} and therefore, finding a token in a list of single tokens is always a purely expandable operation.
%
% A \textsfbf{\slshape list of single tokens} is a list of \textitbf{single} tokens: that means you can't group them with braces
% (the list may contain the |\bgroup| and |\egroup| tokens however).
%
% Lists of single tokens may also be tested with a special test which is |\ifx| in case of control sequences and
% a detokenized-|\if| in case of single characters.
%
% Lists of single characters are used for testing \textsl{modifiers} in a purely expandable way. \textsfbf{\slshape modifiers} are
% a vectorialisation of \cs{FE@ifstar} (and \cs{FE@ifchar}).
%
% \begin{ltxsyntax}
%
% \ClearPage
% \cmditem[ifintokslist]+@{ifintokslist\tsptb ifincharlist}
% \cmditem-{ifintokslist}{ single token }{ list of single tokens }{ true }{ false } \FEII*
% \cmditem-{ifincharlist}{ single token }{ list of single tokens }{ true }{ false } \FEII*
%
% \csbf{ifintokslist} will switch\FEII to \prm{true} if the \prm{single token} is found
% in the \prm{list of single tokens} while testing against each token of the list using \csbf{ifx}.
%
% {\rmk\cs{ifintokslist} could be tested with |\ifnum\getokslistindex{|\prm{token}|}{|\prm{list of tokens}|}|
% but \cs{ifintokslist} optimises the loop in case the token is in the list.}
%
% \csbf{ifincharlist} will expands \prm{true} if the \prm{single token} is found in the \prm{list of single tokens}
% but the test for equality of tokens is the \cmdref={character-test}.
%
% \end{ltxsyntax}
% \ClearPage*
%
% Therefore, \cs{ifincharlist} behaves as follow:§§
% \begin{VerbLines}[commandchars=$()]
% \begingroup    \catcode`\!=13 \catcode`\.=8 \catcode`\: 3
%    \global\def($copper\mylist){($blue:!\relax=.0)}                           ($nbf|) ($red\ifintokslist)
% \endgroup                                                    $nbf|
% $cs(expandnext){($red\ifincharlist)($blue!)}($copper\mylist){true}{false}       $nbf true      |        false
% \expandnext{($red\ifincharlist)($blue0)}($copper\mylist){true}{false}       $nbf true      |        true
% \expandnext{($red\ifincharlist)($blue:)}($copper\mylist){true}{false}       $nbf true      |        false
% \expandnext{($red\ifincharlist)($blue\relax)}($copper\mylist){true}{false}  $nbf true      |        true
% \end{VerbLines}
%
% {\rmk \cs{ifincharlist} is used in the definition of \cmdref{futuredef}.}
%
% \begin{ltxsyntax}
% \cmditem+{gettokslistindex}{item}{list of single tokens}
%
% \csbf{gettokslistindex}\FEII expands to the index of \prmb{item} in the list of single tokens given as a second argument.
%
%
% \textbf{Note that the \opt{index} is $\mathbf0-$based} for consistency with |\ifcase| ({\mdfs and also with
% \cmdref{ettl@supergobble}}).
% \ClearPage
%
% It is possible to say:§§\makeatletter\setbox\helpbox\hbox{\colorbox{yellow}{\vbbf 3}}\setbox\helpboxx\hbox{\colorbox{yellow}{\vbbf -1}}
% \begin{VerbLines}[commandchars=!\[\]]
% \newcount[!copper\result]
% [!copper\result] = [!red\gettokslistindex]{d}{abcdef}     !smex \result=!box!helpbox
% \ifcase [!red\gettokslistindex]{d}{abcef}
%         [!nnn what to do if ] a
% \or     [!nnn what to do if ] b
% \or     [!nnn what to do if ] c
% \or     [!nnn etc. etc. etc.]
% \else   [!nnn what to do if] d [!nnn is not in the list:]        !smex  result=!box!helpboxx
% \fi
% \end{VerbLines}
% \makeatother
%
% Please, refer to the examples...
%
% This feature is extensively used in \cmdref{FE@modifiers}.
%
% {\rmk \cmdref*{gettokslistindex} is kind of masterpiece of purely expandable programming with \eTeX}
%
% \cmditem+{getcharlistindex}{item}{list of single tokens}
%
% \csbf{getcharlistindex}\FEII expands to the index of \prmb{item} in the list of single tokens
% (the index is $\mathbf0$ for the first item, $\mathbf{-1}$ if \prm{item} is not in the list).
% The character-test is used instead of |\ifx| (see \cmdref{ifincharlist}).
%
% {\rmk \cmdref{getcharlistindex} is used - indirectly - in the definition of \cmdref{FE@modifiers}.}
%
% \ClearPage
% \cmditem[gettokslistcount] @{gettokslistcount/token}
% \cmditem-{gettokslistcount}{list of single tokens} \FEII*
% \cmditem-{gettokslisttoken}{item}{list of single tokens} \FEII*
%
% \csbf{gettokslistcount},\FEII \csbf{gettokslisttoken} and \csbf{gettokslistindex} work all three with
% the same engine, and this is also the case for \cmdref{getcharlistcount}, \cmdref{getcharlisttoken} and \cmdref{getcharlistindex}.
% All are fully expandable.
% \ClearPage
%
% \cs{gettokslistcount} gives the number of tokens in the list, while \cs{gettokslisttoken} should be seldom used (but
% it was natural to define it as well).§§
% \begin{VerbLines}[commandchars=!(),fontseries=m]
% (!nnn if you say:) \let(!dg\plus) = !stform[!blue]+
%    (!red\gettokslisttokens){(!dg\plus)}{ABCD!stform[!blue]+EFG} (!nnn will expand to: )!stform[!blue]+
% (!nnn and:)
%    (!red\gettokslisttokens){!stform[!blue]+}{ABCD(!dg\plus) EFG} (!nnn will expand to: )!dg\plus
% \end{VerbLines}
%
% The idea is to loop into the list, testing each token of the list against \prm{item} with |\ifx|.
% The \textsl{test-macro} (together with its own parameters) is a parameter of the \textsl{loop-macro},
% and therefore, it can be changed without redefining it. As a result, the loop is purely expandable.
%
% Finally, when the loop is finished, the test macro becomes the \textsl{give-result-macro} (without |\let|)
% and its own parameters are \textsl{extracted using projections} (like |\@firstoftwo|).
%
% The parameters of the \textsl{test-macro} include:
% \begin{enumerate}[label=--~]
% \item the current index in the list
% \item the index of the \prm{item} found if |\ifx| returned \textvb{true}
% \item the name of the \textsl{test-macro} to use at the next iteration. Usually it is the \textsl{test-macro}
%       itself, but for the last token in the list, this parameter is the \textsl{give-result-macro}.
% \end{enumerate}
%
% Definition of \cmdref*{ettl@getsinglelist} worth a close look!
%
% Back to the begining: lists of single tokens are also lists without separator. Therefore, the other standard
% macros \cmdref{toksloop} is provided by the general constructor
% \cmdref{DeclareCmdListParser} invoked with an empty separator.
%
% {\rmk Unlike \cmdref{getlistindex}, \cmdref{getcsvlistindex} etc., \cs{gettokslistindex}, \cs{gettokslistcount}
% and \cs{gettokslisttoken} have no star form nor optional parameter. This is because we might be able to test:§
% ¤¤|\gettokslistindex{*}{|\prm{list of single tokens}|}|¤¤or¤¤|\gettokslistindex{[}{|\prm{list of single tokens}|}|§
% and \cmdref{FE@ifstar} or \cmdref{FE@testopt} don't allow this. }^^A]
% \ClearPage
%
% \cmditem[getcharlisttoken]@{getcharlistcount/token}
% \cmditem-{getcharlistcount}{list of single tokens} \FEII*
% \cmditem-{getcharlisttoken}{item}{list of single tokens} \FEII*
%
% They work\FE the same way as the \textsf{-tokslist} versions but with the \cmdref[ifincharlist]{character test}.
%
% {\rmk \cs{getcharlistcount} is exactly the same as \cs{gettokslistcount} and is {\rred2}-expandable.}
%
% \end{ltxsyntax}
% \bigskip
%
% \Subsection[The General Command-List-Parser]{The General Command-List Parser Constructor}
%
% The \xpackage{etoolbox} package provides a way to define list parsers as fully expandable macros:
% the list parser is able to expand the auxiliary command |\do| on each item of a list.
% \iffalse
% Declaration of a list parser is done via the |\DeclareListParser| macro\footnotemark.
% \footnotetext{besides, \xpackage{etoolbox} defines the \xpackage{\textbackslash docsvlist} and the
% \xpackage{\textbackslash dolistloop} macros: the choice of this name is not very friendly
% and we expected to have a \xpackage{\textbackslash docsvloop} macro instead...}.
% \fi
%
% Here we provide a |\DeclareCmdListParser| macro that is compatible and slightly different, because \textbfsf{the auxiliary
% command is not necessarily \csbf{do}.} Such a command-list-parser is fully expandable.
%
% The idea is that if \cmdref{csvloop} has been defined as a command-list-parser then, thank to the fully expandable macro
% \cmdref{FE@testopt} we can call for expansion:
% \begin{tabbing}
% \qquad\= |\csvloop|\itemitemitem[{\stform[\blue],}]\,\= as a shortcut for\,\= |\csvloop[\do]|\itemitemitem[{\stform[\blue],}]\\
% or:\>       |\csvloop[\listadd\mylist]|\itemitemitem[{\stform[\blue],}]
% \end{tabbing}
% for example to convert the csv-list into internal \xpackage{etoolbox} list.
%
% {\rmk The star-form of \cmdref{csvloop} will be explained below.}
%
% \begin{ltxsyntax}
% \ClearPage
%
% \cmditem+{DeclareCmdListParser}[\cs{global}]{ command }{ separator }
% \cmditem-{breakloop}{ code } \FE*
%
% |\DeclareCmdListParser| acts\notFE\ in the same way as \xpackage{etoolbox}-|\DeclareListParser| and the
% command-list-parsers defined are sensitive to the category codes of the \prm{separator}. This
% \prm{separator} may be any sequence of tokens, but the special sequence:§
% \hfill\colorbox{ly}{$/__8$E$__{11}$n$__{11}$d$__{11}\S__7$L$__{11}$i$__{11}$s$__{11}$t$__{11}$/$__8$}\hfill\kern0pt§
% which is used as the end-of-list-delimiter for any list.
%
% As long as \cmdref*{ettl@nbk} is used to check the end of the list, \CH{\chcat/8} is not
% allowed in the list as well. Therefore, you may not try to define lists with \CH{\chcat/8} as separator:
% they are \textsfsl{useless}\footnote{Unfortunately, \cmdref*{ettl@nbk} requires a single character as a delimiter... The choice for
% \CH{\chcat/8} is explained in the \cmdref=[catcode choice]{implementation part.}}.
%
% To declare a new command-list-parser with \CH{\ttbf\blue,} (with the current catcode) as a separator you say:§§
% \begin{VerbLines}[commandchars=!()]
% (!red\DeclareCmdListParser)(!copper\myParser){(!blue,)}
% \end{VerbLines}
% \ClearPage*
%
% \begin{framed}
% The Command-List-Parser declared: (here \csbf[\copper]{MyParser})
% \begin{enumerate}[label=\smex,labelsep=.7em]
% \item is a \textbfsf{purely expandable macro} with three modifiers (\stform*, \stform+ and \stform!)
% an optional parameter (the \textbfsf{\slshape auxiliary macro} whose default is \csbf{do})
% and a mandatory argument (the expanded List or the List-macro)
% \item iterates into the list, giving each element to the \textslbf{\sffamily auxiliary macro}
% \item the \textsfbf{\slshape auxiliary macro} must be of one of the following form: \\[1ex]
% \hspace*{-\leftmargin}\begin{tabular}{l>{\sfbf}r@{}c@{}c>{\small}l}\hdashline[1pt/1pt]
% \cs[\copper]{MyParser}             & macro:\#1     & -> & |{| something to do with \#1|}| & \makecell{\#1 is an element \\ of the list}         \\ \hdashline[1pt/1pt]
% \cs[\copper]{MyParser}{\stform+} & macro:[\#1]\#2 & -> & |{  "   "    "  |\#1 and \#2|}| & \makecell{\#1 is the index  \\ and \#2 the element} \\ \hdashline[1pt/1pt]
% \cs[\copper]{MyParser}{\stform!} & \multicolumn{3}{l}{expands to the number of elements in the list\bottopstrut} \\ \hdashline[1pt/1pt]
%           \end{tabular}
% \end{enumerate}
% \end{framed}
%
% The default is to define command-list-parsers \textbfsf{globally}, in order to make easier the
% modifications of category code inside a group: if you wish \CH{\ttbf\blue+\black$_8$} to be the separator of your list,
% you will say:§
% \begin{VerbZ}[commandchars=!()]
%  \begingroup\catcode`\(!blue+)=8
%  (!red\DeclareCmdListParser)(!copper\MyParser){(!blue+)}
%  \endgroup
% \end{VerbZ}
%
% {\rmk If you rather like a locally-defined command-list-parser, it is always possible, specifiying an empty option:
% ¤¤|\DeclareCmdListParser|\textvb[\red]{[]}|\MyLocalParser{+}|.¤ The default option is |\global|, command-list-parsers are
% always |\long| macros.}
% \ClearPage
%
% You may then use the following syntaxes:§§
% \newcommand\UserCmd{[\cs[\dg]{UserCommands}]}
% \begin{VerbLines}[commandchars=$()]
%       ($copper\MyParser)  \myList
%  ($nnn or:)  ($copper\MyParser)  $UserCmd\myList
%  ($nnn or:)  ($copper\MyParser)$stform+ \myList
%  ($nnn or:)  ($copper\MyParser)$stform+ $UserCmd\myList
%  ($nnn or:)  ($copper\MyParser)  $itemitemitem
%  ($nnn or:)  ($copper\MyParser)  $UserCmd$itemitemitem
%  ($nnn or:)  ($copper\MyParser)$stform+ $itemitemitem
%  ($nnn or:)  ($copper\MyParser)$stform+ $UserCmd$itemitemitem
%  ($nnn or:)  ($copper\MyParser)  [$stform(n)]\myList                     ($nnn expands to item$textsubscript(n))
%  ($nnn or:)  ($copper\MyParser)  [$stform(n)]$itemitemitem     ($nnn expands to item$textsubscript(n))
%  ($nnn or:)  ($copper\MyParser)$stform! \myList                 ($nnn expands to the number of elements)
%  ($nnn or:)  ($copper\MyParser)$stform! $itemitemitem ($nnn expands to the number of items)
%
%  ($nnn or:)  $mdfs($copper\MyParser)$stform* $itemitemitem
%  ($nnn or:)  $mdfs($copper\MyParser)$stform* $UserCmd$itemitemitem
%  ($nnn or:)  $mdfs($copper\MyParser)$stform+$stform*$itemitemitem
%  ($nnn or:)  $mdfs($copper\MyParser)$stform+$stform*$UserCmd$itemitemitem
%  ($nnn or:)  $mdfs($copper\MyParser)$stform*$stform!$UserCmd$itemitemitem
% \end{VerbLines}
%
% It's possible to break the loop by saying \csbf[\red]{breakloop} in your \cs[\dg]{UserCommands}. \csbf{breakloop} will
% gobble anything until the end-of-list delimiter
% (\footnotesize\colorbox{ly}{$/__8$E$__{11}$n$__{11}$d$__{11}\S__7$L$__{11}$i$__{11}$s$__{11}$t$__{11}$/$__8$})
% and will append the \textbf{mandatory} parameter \prmb{code} after.
%
% \CH{\stform+\stform*} and \CH{\stform*\stform+} are identical, as well as \CH{\stform!\stform*} and \CH{\stform*\stform!}.
% \ClearPage
%
% The \textbfsf{star-form} of \cs[\copper]{MyParser} \textbfsf{is seldom used:} \cs[\copper]{MyParser} abide by the following rules:
% \begin{enumerate}[label=\roman*)~]
% \item it checks if the list parameter (here \cs{mylist} or |{item|\mysep|item|\mysep|item}| is a single control word
%  (\cmdref{ifiscs} does the job)
% \item if this is a single control word, then it is expanded once
% \item otherwise, no expansion of the list occurs
% \end{enumerate}
% \textsfsl{Therefore, the need for the \stform* form is only in the special case where
% the \textbf{expanded List} contains a single control-word, not followed by a separator.}
%
% {\rmk The reader interested in macros with multiple modifiers which may be used in any order
% can have a look at the definition of \cmdref*{ettl@lst@modif}.}
%
% Moreover, \cs{DeclareCmdListParser} defines a macro named \csbf{\ttbf\red for\copper MyParser} to do loops with a syntax
% very close to \LaTeX's |\@for|: see \cmdref{forcsvloop} for more explanation.
%
% \end{ltxsyntax}
%
% \ClearPage
% \Subsection{Loops into lists}
%
% The following macros are purely expandable loops into comma-separated lists (\cs{csvloop}),
% \xpackage{etoolbox} list (\cs{listloop}) and token lists (lists of tokens without a separator).
%
% All of them are defined using \cmdref{DeclareCmdListParser}.
%
% \begin{ltxsyntax}
% \ClearPage
%
% \cmditem[csvloop]+@{csvloop\tsptb csvloop\stform+\tsptb csvloop\stform!}
% \cmditem-{csvloop}[ auxiliary commands ]{ csvlist-macro \textsfsl{or} \itemitemitem*[{\stform[\blue],}]} \FE*
% \cmditem-{csvloop\stform+}[ auxiliary commands ]{ csvlist-macro \textsfsl{or} \itemitemitem*[{\stform[\blue],}]} \FE*
% \cmditem-{csvloop\stform!}[ auxiliary commands]{ csvlist-macro \textsfsl{or} \itemitemitem*[{\stform[\blue],}]} \FE*
% \cmditem-{csvloop\stform*}[ auxiliary commands ]{ \itemitemitem*[{\stform[\blue],}] } \FE*
% \cmditem-{csvloop\stform*\stform+}[ auxiliary commands]{ \itemitemitem*[{\stform[\blue],}] } \FE*
% \cmditem-{csvloop\stform*\stform!}[ auxiliary commands]{ \itemitemitem*[{\stform[\blue],}] } \FE*
%
% Examples:\FE §§
% \begin{VerbLines}[commandchars=$()]
%    ($red\csvloop)($copper\mylist)  ($nnn is the same as:) ($red\csvloop)($blue[\do])($copper\mylist)
% ($nnn and applies ($blue$CSbf(do)) sequentially to each element of the comma-separated list.)
% ($nnn($blue$CSbf(do)) is a user command of the form:)
%         macro:     $#1  ->  {($nnn something to do with ($vbbf$#1 = item)) }
% ($nnn The star form ($red$vbbf\csvloop$stform[$rred]*)      ($nitbf may be) used when ($vbbf$copper\mylist) is already expanded.)
% ($nnn The plus form ($red$vbbf\csvloop$stform[$rred]+)      ($nitbf is) used when) $CSbf[$blue](do) ($nnn is of the form:)
%         macro: [$#1]$#2  ->  {($nnn something to do with ($vbbf$#1=index) and ($vbbf$#2=item)) }
% ($nnn If) $CSbf[$blue](do) ($nnn is in fact a number:)
%    ($red\csvloop)[($blue4)]($copper\mylist)  ($nnn will expand to the($nitbf fifth) element of )($copper\mylist)
%    ($red$vbbf\csvloop$stform[$rred]!)($copper\mylist)    ($nnn will expand to the number of elements in) ($copper\mylist)
% \end{VerbLines}
%
% \textbfsf{Be aware that indexes in lists are 0-based: they begin with 0.}
%
% Remember that the \stform* form is seldom used: you probably will forget it!
%
% \cmditem[listloop]@{listloop\tsptb listloop\stform+\tsptb listloop\stform!}
% \cmditem-{listloop}[ auxiliary commands ]{ Listmacro or expanded List } \FE*
% \cmditem-{listloop\stform+}[ auxiliary commands ]{ Listmacro or expanded List } \FE*
% \cmditem-{listloop\stform!}[ auxiliary commands ]{ expanded List } \FE*
% \cmditem[listloop*]-{listloop\stform*(\stform+)(\stform!)}[ auxiliary commands ]{ expanded List } \FE*
%
% \csbf{listloop}\FE is designed to work with \xpackage{etoolbox} lists (lists with \CH{\stform[\blue]\textbar$_3$} as separator).
% \cs{listloop} enhances \xpackage{etoolbox}-|\dolistloop| with an optional argument to change
% the default auxiliary command |\do| to apply to each item of the list, a \stform+ form a \stform! form and a \stform* form.
% It behaves exactly as \cmdref{csvloop} does.
%
% \cmditem[toksloop]@{toksloop\tsptb toksloop\stform+\tsptb toksloop\stform!}
% \cmditem-{toksloop}[ auxiliary commands ]{ tokenslistmacro or list of single tokens } \FE*
% \cmditem-{toksloop\stform+}[ auxiliary commands ]{ tokenslistmacro or list of single tokens } \FE*
% \cmditem-{toksloop\stform!}[ auxiliary commands ]{ tokenslistmacro or list of single tokens } \FE*
% \cmditem[toksloop*]-{toksloop\stform*(\stform+)(\stform!)}[ auxiliary commands ]{ list of single tokens } \FE*
%
% \csbf{toksloop}\FE is a list parser for lists without separator (\cmdref={list of single tokens}).
%
% With \cs{toksloop} you are able to count the number of characters in a string:§§
% \begin{VerbLines}[commandchars=$()]
%  ($red\toksloop$stform[$rred]!){abcdef}        $smex   6
% \end{VerbLines}
% Spaces are not counted, however...
% \ClearPage*
%
% \cmditem[forcsvloop]+@{forcsvloop\tsptb forcsvloop\stform+}
% \cmditem[forlistloop]@{forlistloop\tsptb forlistloop\stform+}
% \cmditem[fortoksloop]@{fortoksloop\tsptb fortoksloop\stform+}
% \cmditem-{forcsvloop}{ csvlistmacro \textsfsl{or} \itemitemitem*[{\stform[\blue],}]}|\cs[\spot]{do}\{\prm{...\#1...}\}|
% \cmditem-{forlistloop}{ Listmacro \textsfsl{or} expanded List }|\cs[\spot]{do}\{\prm{...\#1...}\}|
% \cmditem-{fortoksloop}{ tokenslistmacro \textslsf{or} list of single tokens }|\cs[\spot]{do}\{\prm{...\#1...}\}|
% \cmditem-{forcsvloop\stform+}{ csvlistmacro \textsfsl{or} \itemitemitem*[{\stform[\blue],}]}|\cs[\spot]{do}\{\prm{...\#1=index...\#2=element...}\}|
% \cmditem-{forlistloop\stform+}{ Listmacro \textsfsl{or} expanded List }|\cs[\spot]{do}\{\prm{...\#1=index...\#2=element...}\}|
% \cmditem-{fortoksloop\stform+}{ tokenslistmacro \textslsf{or} list of single tokens }|\cs[\spot]{do}\{\prm{...\#1=index...\#2=element...}\}|
% \cmditem-{forcsvloop\stform*(\stform+)}{\itemitemitem*[{\stform[\blue],}]}|\cs[\spot]{do}\{\prm{...\#1...}\}|
% \cmditem-{forlistloop\stform*(\stform+)}{ expanded List }|\cs[\spot]{do}\{\prm{...\#1...}\}|
% \cmditem-{fortoksloop\stform*(\stform+)}{ list of single tokens }|\cs[\spot]{do}\{\prm{...\#1...}\}|
%
% Those macros\notFE\ are just like \cmdref{csvloop}, \cmdref{listloop} and \cmdref{toksloop} but the syntax is quite the
% same as \LaTeX's \CSbf{@for}, but instead of giving a name to the current item being parsed, it is \#1! (or \#2 with the \stform+ form).
%
% |forloop| construct may by nested. Here is an example (merely silly):
% \begin{tabbing}
% \qquad\=|\forcsvloop|\stform*|{|\=|\relax\meaning|\=|\csname|\=|,%|\\
%\>\> |\afterassignment\global\count,%|\\
% \>\>|\endgroup\topskip}\do{%|\\
% \>\>\> |\fortoksloop|\stform*|{|\#1|}\do{\meaning|\#{\#1}|}}|
% \end{tabbing}
%
% Of course, those macros are NOT purely expandable... They are automatically defined by \cmdref{DeclareCmdListParser}
% with the name: \csbf{\red for\md\copper name-of-parser}.
%
% The \stform+ form of \cs{forcsvloop} et al. are relative to the \stform+ form of \cs{csvloop} et al.:
% \#1 is the index and \#2 the element. There is no \stform! form.
%
% \end{ltxsyntax}
%
% \Subsection{Adding elements to csv lists}
%
% \thispackage provides a facility to add items to a csvlist.
% \begin{ltxsyntax}
% \cmditem[csvlistadd]@{csvlistadd/gadd/eadd/xadd}
% \cmditem-{csvlistadd}{ csvListmacro }{ item }
% \cmditem-{csvlistgadd}{ csvListmacro }{ item }
% \cmditem-{csvlisteadd}{ csvListmacro }{ item }
% \cmditem-{csvlistxadd}{ csvListmacro }{ item }
%
% \csbf{csvlistadd}\notFE adds an item to a csvlist. \cs{csvlisteadd} expands the \prm{item}
% (with |\protected@edef|) \textsfbf{before} appending it to \prm{csvListmacro}, whilst with \cs{csvlistgadd}
% the final assignment to \prm{csvListmacro} is global. Finally, \cs{csvlistxadd} both expands the \prm{item}
% and makes the assignment global.
%
% These macros are robust.
% \end{ltxsyntax}
% \ClearPage\enlargethispage{2\baselineskip}
%
% \Subsection{Converting lists}
%
% Since \cmdref=[DeclareStringFilter]{string filters} are sensitive to the category code of the caracters, it is always possible
% to convert lists (\ie changing their separator) using them. For exemple, if one wish to convert a comma separated list into
% a list with \CH{\stform[\blue]\&$_4$} as separator one may say:§§
% \begin{VerbLines}[commandchars=!()]
%   \def(!copper\mycsvlist){one,two,three,four,five}
%   \DeclareStringFilter(!vbbf\CompareComma){!stform[!blue],}
%   (!dg\begingroup) \catcode`\!stform[!blue]& = 4   (!nsl this is its standard catcode anyway)
%   (!dg\xdef)(!copper\myNewList){(!red\expandnext){(!vbbf\CompareComma+)}(!copper\mycsvlist){!stform[!blue]&}}
%   (!dg\endgroup)
% \end{VerbLines}
% But there is another way, may be easier:§§
% \begin{VerbLines}[commandchars=!()]
%   (!dg\begingroup) \catcode`\!stform[!blue]& = 4   (!nsl this is its standard catcode anyway)
%     (!dg\global\def)(!red\do)#1{\unexpanded{#1!stform[!blue]&}}
%   (!dg\endgroup)
%   (!dg\edef)(!copper\myNewList){\csvloop[(!red\do)](!copper\mycsvlist)}
% \end{VerbLines}
%
% Nevertheless, some conversions could be used very often and \thispackage provides a few macros to convert
% lists easily:
%
% \begin{ltxsyntax}
% \ClearPage
%
% \cmditem[csvtolist]@{csvtolist\tsptb tokstolist\tsptb listtocsv}
% \cmditem-{csvtolist}[ target: Listmacro ]{ source: csvlistmacro \textsfsl{or} \itemitemitem*[{\stform[\blue],}]}
% \cmditem-{csvtolist\stform*}[ target: Listmacro ]{ source: \itemitemitem*[{\stform[\blue],}] } \FE*
%
% \csbf{csvtolist}\FE converts a comma separated list into an internal \xpackage{etoolbox} list. It is useful to insert more than one item
% at a time in a list. The \prm{Listmacro} (target parameter) is optional and the user may prefer obtain the result in an |\edef|:§§
% \begin{VerbLines}[commandchars=!()]
%     (!red\csvtolist)[(!copper\myList)]{one,two,three}
% (!nnn is the same as:)
%     (!dg\edef)(!copper\myList){(!red\csvtolist){one,two,three}}
% (!nnn if you want )(!copper\myList)(!nnn to be global, use the second form with )(!dg\xdef)(!nnn instead of )(!dg\edef).
%(!nnn!rmk* N.B.: the items are not expanded.)
% \end{VerbLines}
%
% The \stform* star form is seldom used: it is there to inhibits the expansion of \prm{source: \itemitemitem*[{\stform[\blue],}]}.
% But expansion occurs only if this parameter is a single control word...
% \ClearPage
%
% \cmditem[tokstolist]-{tokstolist} [ target: Listmacro ]{ source: tokenslistmacro \textsfsl{or} list of single tokens }
% \cmditem-{tokstolist\stform*}[ target: Listmacro ]{ source: list of single tokens } \FE*
%
% \csbf{tokstolist}\FE converts a list of tokens (no separator) into an internal \xpackage{etoolbox} list:§§
% \newcommand\etbsep{\stform[\blue]\textbar$__3$\!\!\!}
% \begin{VerbLines}[commandchars=!()]
%     (!red\tokstolist)[(!copper\myList)]{\alpha\beta\gamma\ifeof+*$}
% (!nnn is the same as:)
%     (!dg\edef)(!copper\myList){(!red\tokstolist){\alpha\beta\gamma\ifeof+*$}}
%     \meaning\myList:   macro:->\alpha!etbsep \beta!etbsep \gamma!etbsep \ifeof!etbsep +!etbsep *!etbsep $!etbsep
% (!nnn if you want )(!copper\myList)(!nnn to be global, use the second form with )(!dg\xdef)(!nnn instead of )(!dg\edef).
%(!nnn!rmk* N.B.: the items are not expanded.)
% \end{VerbLines}
%
% This is also the first application of the \cmdref{toksloop} macro just defined.
%
% \cmditem[listtocsv]-{listtocsv}[ target: csvlistmacro ]{ source: Listmacro \textsfsl{or} expanded List }
% \cmditem-{listtocsv\stform*}[ target: csvlistmacro ]{ source: Listmacro \textsfsl{or} expanded List } \FE*
%
% \csbf{listtocsv}\FE converts an \xpackage{etoolbox}-List into a comma separated list. Be aware that the items in the
% list does not contain commas (\cs{listtocsv} does not check this point!):§§
% \begin{VerbLines}[commandchars=!()]
% (!red\listtocsv)[(!copper\csvList)]\etbList              !nnn is the same as:
% \edef(!copper\csvList){(!red\listtocsv)\etbList}
% (!nnn if you want )(!copper\csvList)(!nnn to be global, use the second form with )(!dg\xdef)(!nnn instead of )(!dg\edef).
%(!nnn!rmk* N.B.: the items are not expanded.)
% \end{VerbLines}
%
% \cmditem[csvtolistadd]@{csvtolistadd\tsptb tokstolistadd}
% \cmditem-{csvtolistadd}{ target: Listmacro }{ source: csvlistmacro \textsfsl{or} \itemitemitem*[{\stform[\blue],}]}
% \cmditem-{csvtolistadd\stform*}{ target: Listmacro }{ source: \itemitemitem*[{\stform[\blue],}] }
%
% \csbf{csvtolistadd}\notFE\ acts similarly but both arguments are mandatory:§§
% \begin{VerbLines}[commandchars=!(),codes={\catcode`\$=3}]
%     \listadd(!copper\myList){one}   \listadd(!copper\myList){two}
%     (!red\csvtolistadd)(!copper\myList){three,four,five}
%     \meaning\myList:    macro:->one!etbsep two!etbsep three!etbsep four!etbsep five!etbsep
% \end{VerbLines}
%
% \cmditem[tokstolistadd]-{tokstolistadd} { target: Listmacro }{ source: tokenslistmacro \textsfsl{or} list of single tokens}
% \cmditem-{tokstolistadd\stform*}{ target: Listmacro }{ source: list of single tokens }
%
% \csbf{tokstolistadd}\notFE\ acts similarly but both arguments are mandatory.
%
% The \stform* star-form inhibits the expansion of \prm{source} (which otherwise occurs only if \prm{source}
% is a single control word).
%
% \end{ltxsyntax}
% \ClearPage*
%
% \Subsection{Test if an element is in a list}
%
% \xpackage{etoolbox} provides \cmd{ifinlist} and \cmd{xifinlist}. Similarly, \thispackage provides:
%
% \begin{ltxsyntax}
%
% \cmditem[ifincsvlist]@{ifincsvlist\tsptb xifincsvlist}
% \cmditem-{ifincsvlist}{ item }{ csvlistmacro \textsfsl{or} \itemitemitem*[{\stform[\blue],}]}{ true }{ false }
% \cmditem-{xifincsvlist}{ item }{ csvlistmacro \textsfsl{or} \itemitemitem*[{\stform[\blue],}]}{ true }{ false } \notFE*
% \cmditem-{ifincsvlist\stform*}{ item }{ \itemitemitem*[{\stform[\blue],}]}{ true }{ false}
% \cmditem-{xifincsvlist\stform*} { item }{ \itemitemitem*[{\stform[\blue],}]}{ true }{ false}
%
% These macros\notFE\ are not purely expandable. The search is sensitive to the category code
% of the characters in \prm{item}.
%
% \end{ltxsyntax}
%
% \Subsection{Removing elements from lists}
%
% \subsubsection{\xpackage{etoolbox} lists}
%
% The \xpackage{etoolbox} package provides \cs{listadd}, \cs{listgadd}, \cs{listeadd} and \cs{listxadd} commands
% to add items to a list. \thispackage provides \cs{listdel}, \cs{listgdel}, \cs{listedel} and \cs{listxdel} to
% remove elements from a list.
% \ClearPage
%
% \begin{ltxsyntax}
%
% \cmditem[listdel]+@{listdel/gdel/edel/xdel} \enlargethispage\baselineskip
% \cmditem-{listdel}[ deleted $n$ times ]{ Listmacro }{ item }
% \cmditem-{listgdel}[ deleted $n$ times ]{ Listmacro }{ item }
% \cmditem-{listedel}[ deleted $n$ times ]{ Listmacro }{ item }
% \cmditem-{listxdel}[ deleted $n$ times ]{ Listmacro }{ item }
%
% The \csbf{listdel}\notFE\ command removes the element \prm{item} from the list \prm{Listmacro}. Note that the
% \prm{Listmacro} is redefined after deletion. If the list contains more than one element equal to \prm{item}
% each is removed.
%
% \csbf{listedel} expands the \prm{item} (with |\protected@edef|) \textsfbf{before} deletion, whilst with \csbf{listgdel}
% the final assignment to (the \emph{shortened}) \prm{Listmacro} is global. Finally, \csbf{listxdel} both expands the \prm{item}
% and makes the assignment global.
%
% If the optional parameter \prm{deleted $n$ times} is specified as a control sequence, the macro does the same but
% but assigns to this control sequence the number of times \prm{item} has been found in the list. If this parameter
% is not a counter, it is (possibly \textit{re-})defined as a macro:§§
% \begin{VerbLines}[commandchars=$()]
%     \newcount($dg\mycounter)
%     \def($copper\myList){one,two,($dgray$!$!$! three),two,($dgray$!$!$! three),four,five,($dgray$!$!$! three)}
%     ($red\listdel)[($dg\mycounter)]($copper\myList){($dgray$!$!$! three)}
%     \the($dg\mycounter)    ($nnn will be ) 3
% \end{VerbLines}
%
% \end{ltxsyntax}
%
% \subsubsection{csv-lists}
%
% \begin{ltxsyntax}
%
% \cmditem[csvdel] @{csvdel/gdel/edel/xdel}
% \cmditem-{csvdel}[ deleted $n$ times ]{ csvlistmacro }{ item }
% \cmditem-{csvgdel}[ deleted $n$ times ]{ csvlistmacro }{ item }
% \cmditem-{csvedel}[ deleted $n$ times ]{ csvlistmacro }{ item }
% \cmditem-{csvxdel}[ deleted $n$ times ]{ csvlistmacro }{ item }
%
% Are similar for\notFE\ comma-separated lists. Those macros are NOT purely expandable.
%
% \subsubsection{Lists of single tokens}
%
% \cmditem[toksdel]@{toksdel/gdel/edel/xdel}
% \cmditem-{toksdel}[ deleted $n$ times ]{ tokslistmacro }{ item }
% \cmditem-{toksgdel}[ deleted $n$ times ]{ tokslistmacro }{ item }
% \cmditem-{toksedel}[ deleted $n$ times ]{ tokslistmacro }{ item }
% \cmditem-{toksxdel}[ deleted $n$ times ]{ tokslistmacro }{ item }
%
% Are similar\notFE\ for lists of single tokens (lists without separator).
%
% \end{ltxsyntax}
%
% \Subsection{Index of an element in a list}
%
% \subsubsection{\xpackage{etoolbox}-lists}
%
% \begin{ltxsyntax}
%
% \cmditem{getlistindex}[result-index(counter or macro)]{item}{Listmacro}
% ^^A\cmditem-{xgetlistindex}[result-index(counter or macro)]{item}{Listmacro}
% \cmditem-{getlistindex*}[result-index(counter or macro)]{item}{list}
% ^^A\cmditem-{xgetlistindex*}[result-index(counter or macro)]{item}{list}
%
% \end{ltxsyntax}
%
% Sometimes\notFE\ it is interesting to know at which offset in a list lies a given item. |\getlistindex| answers to this question.
% |\xgetlistindex| does the same thing but expands the \prm{item} while looking for it in the list.
%
% As for the command-list-parser, the star versions are designed in case the list (in the second argument) is already expanded.
%
% \begin{itemize}
% \item \ If \prm{item} is not found in the list, \cs{getlistindex} expands to 0
% \item \ If \prm{item} is found in first position then \cs{getlistindex} expands to 1 and so on.
% \end{itemize}
%
% Those macros are not purely expandable.
%
% N.B. If \prm{result-index} is not a counter it is (possibly \textit{re-})defined as macro.
%
% \subsubsection{Comma-separated lists}
%
% \begin{ltxsyntax}
% \cmditem{getcsvlistindex}[result-index(counter or macro)]{item}{csvlistmacro}
% ^^A\cmditem-{xgetcsvlistindex}[result-index(counter or macro)]{item}{csvlistmacro}
% \cmditem-{getcsvlistindex*}[result-index(counter or macro)]{item}{item,item,item,...}
% ^^A\cmditem-{xgetcsvlistindex*}[result-index(counter or macro)]{item}{item,item,item,...}
% \end{ltxsyntax}
%
% This\notFE\ is the same as \cmdref{getlistindex} but for comma-separated lists.
%
% As for the command-list-parser, the star versions are designed in case the list (in the second argument) is already expanded.
%
% If \prm{result-index} is not a counter it is (possibly \textit{re-})defined as macro.
%
% \subsection[\texorpdfstring\blue{}Arithmetic: lists of numbers]{Arithmetic: lists of numbers}
%
% \begin{ltxsyntax}
% \cmditem+{interval}{ number }{ sorted comma separated list of numbers }
%
% \csbf{interval}\FE will expand to the interval of \prm{number} into the \prm{sorted csv list of numbers}:§§
% \begin{VerbLines}[commandchars=!()]
%     (!red\interval){0}{3,5,12,20}          (!nnn will expand to ) 0
%     (!red\interval){3}{3,5,12,20}          (!nnn will expand to ) 1
%     (!red\interval){4}{3,5,12,20}          (!nnn will expand to ) 1
%     (!red\interval){5}{3,5,12,20}          (!nnn will expand to ) 2
%     (!red\interval){19}{3,5,12,20}         (!nnn will expand to ) 3
%     (!red\interval){20}{3,5,12,20}         (!nnn will expand to ) 4
%     (!red\interval){21}{3,5,12,20}         (!nnn will expand to ) 4
% \end{VerbLines}
%
% \cmditem+{locinterplin}{ number }{ sorted csv list of numbers }{ csv list of numbers }
%
% \abovedisplayskip=2pt \belowdisplayskip=2pt
%
% \csbf{locinterplin}\FE will locally and linearly interpolate the series $Y_i$ in \prm{csv list of numbers}:§
% \hfill \csbf[\red]{locinterplin}\mprm{\dg$X$}\mprm{\dg$X_i$}\mprm{\blue$Y_i$} \hfill\null
% $$\llap{finds $i$ such that:¤¤} \dg X_i\leqslant X\leqslant X_{i+1}$$
% and expands to the local linear interpolation $\blue Y$:
% $${\blue Y} = {\blue Y_i} + \dfrac{\dg X-X_i}{\dg X_{i+1}-X_i} \left({\blue Y_{i+1}-Y_i}\right)$$
%
% $\dg X_i$ and $\blue Y_i$ must have the same number of elements.
%
% \end{ltxsyntax}
%
% \StopEventually{
% }
%
% \part*{{\spot\smiley}\hfill \LaTeX{} code\hfill{\spot\smiley}}
% \addtocontents{toc}{\protect\contentsline{part}{\LaTeX{} code}{}{}}
% \implementationsubsecformat
%
% \Section*{Implementation} \refstepcounter{section}%
% ^^A\addcontentsline{toc}{section}{\texorpdfstring\dr{}\hskip\dimexpr\cftsecnumwidth-4pt Implementation}^^A do not add to .cmd file
% \addcontentsline{toc}{section}{\protect\numberline{I}\cftsecfont Implementation}^^A do not add to .cmd file
% \addtocontents{toc}{\cftbeforesubsecskip=-2pt plus\gluestretch\cftbeforesubsecskip\relax
%     \renewrobustcmd\noexpand\cftsubsecfont{\footnotesize}}
% \renewcommand\thesubsection{I.\arabic{subsection}}^^A for toc
%
% \Subsection{Package identification}
%
%    \begin{macrocode}
%<*package>
\NeedsTeXFormat{LaTeX2e}[1996/12/01]
\ProvidesPackage{etextools}
   [2010/12/07 v3.1415926 e-TeX more useful tools for LaTeX package writers]
\csname ettl@onlyonce\endcsname\let\ettl@onlyonce\endinput
%    \end{macrocode}
%
% \Subsection{Requirements}
%
% This package requires the packages \xpackage{etex} package by David Carlisle
% \xpackage{etoolbox} by Philipp Lehman and \xpackage{letltxmacro} by Heiko Oberdiek (for \cmdref*{aftergroup@def}):
%
%    \begin{macrocode}
\RequirePackage{etex,etoolbox,letltxmacro}
%    \end{macrocode}
%
% The divide sign \CH{\stform[\rred]/} (or slash) is given a catcode of $\mathbf8$. \textbfsf{It is used as a delimiter.}
% This choice is driven by three reasons:\cmdlabel{catcode choice}
% \begin{enumerate}[label=\arabic*)~]
%  \item \CH{\stform[\rred]/} cannot be used in |\numexpr| expressions if its catcode is different of $12$,
%     making unlikely that someone changes its catcode in his document. However, the same is true
%   for \CH{\stform<}, \CH{\stform>}, \CH{\stform=}, \CH{\stform+}, \CH{\stform-} and \CH{\stform.} (for dimensions) but:
%  \item \CH{\stform[\rred]/} is not used in \thispackage but as a delimiter (whereas \CH+, \CH-, \CH<, \CH>, \CH= and \CH.
%        are used with their normal meaning).
%  \item but why {$\rred\mathbf8$} ? if someone changes the catcode of \CH{\stform[\rred]/} it is unlikely that she will choose
%     $\rred\mathbf8$ (the \textit{\rred math subscript} which has nothing to do with \stform[\rred]/...) whereas it is not so unlikely that
%     someone needs \CH{\stform[\rred]/} as a \emph{tab alignment character} (catcode $4$) or a \emph{math shift} (catcode $3$)
%     or another special need (catcode $13$)... Moreover, catcode $4$ may have indesirable side effects if read inside \cs{halign} or \cs{valign}.
%     Finally, we could have chosen {$\blue\mathbf7$} but then a sequence like: \CH{\stform[\blue]/$\mathbf{_7}$\stform[\blue]/$\mathbf{_7}$}
%     is read by \TeX{} like \CH{\stform[\blue]{\string^}$\mathbf{_7}$\stform[\blue]{\string^}$\mathbf{_7}$} with a very special meaning...
% \end{enumerate}
% Therefore, the choice might not be bad...
%    \begin{macrocode}
\let\ettl@AtEnd\@empty
\def\TMP@EnsureCode#1#2{%
  \edef\ettl@AtEnd{%
    \ettl@AtEnd
    \catcode#1 \the\catcode#1\relax
  }%
  \catcode#1 #2\relax
}
\TMP@EnsureCode{32}{10}% space... just in case
\TMP@EnsureCode{47}{8}%  /
\TMP@EnsureCode{167}{7}% §
\TMP@EnsureCode{164}{7}% ¤
\TMP@EnsureCode{95}{11}% _
\TMP@EnsureCode{42}{12}% *
\TMP@EnsureCode{43}{12}% +
\TMP@EnsureCode{45}{12}% -
\TMP@EnsureCode{46}{12}% .
\TMP@EnsureCode{60}{12}% <
\TMP@EnsureCode{61}{12}% =
\TMP@EnsureCode{62}{12}% >
\TMP@EnsureCode{33}{12}% !
\TMP@EnsureCode{152}{13}% ~ for the character test
\ifundef\pdfstrcmp{%
  \TMP@EnsureCode{163}{9}% £ ignore
  \TMP@EnsureCode{128}{14}% \texteuro comment €
}{\TMP@EnsureCode{163}{14}% £ comment
  \TMP@EnsureCode{128}{9}% \texteuro ignore
}
\AtEndOfPackage{\ettl@AtEnd\undef\ettl@AtEnd}
%    \end{macrocode}
%
% \Subsection{Some ``helper'' macros}
%
% \iffalse
%<package>
%<package>% A few helper macros
% \fi
%
%\begin{macro}{helper macros} \FE
%    \begin{macrocode}
\let\ettl@ifdefined\ifdefined%\ifdefined% turn to \iffalse to test other implementation on pdfTeX
\long\def\ettl@fi#1\fi{\fi#1}
\long\def\ettl@else#1\else#2\fi{\fi#1}
\long\def\ettl@or#1\or#2\fi{\fi#1}
\def\ettl@expandaftwo{\expandafter\expandafter\expandafter}
\def\ettl@expandafthree{\expandafter\expandafter\expandafter%
                        \expandafter\expandafter\expandafter\expandafter}
\cslet{ettl@1of1}\@firstofone    %% for internal use only
\cslet{ettl@1of2}\@firstoftwo    %% for internal use only
\cslet{ettl@2of2}\@secondoftwo   %% for internal use only
\long\def\rmn@firstoftwo#1#2{\z@#1} %% for romannumeral
\long\def\rmn@secondoftwo#1#2{\z@#2}%% for romannumeral
\long\def\ettl@cdr#1#2\@nil{#2}  %% \@cdr should be a LONG macro
\long\def\ettl@car#1#2\@nil{#1}  %% \@car should be a LONG macro
\long\csdef{ettl@1of3}#1#2#3{#1}
\long\csdef{ettl@2of3}#1#2#3{#2}
\long\csdef{ettl@3of3}#1#2#3{#3}
\long\csdef{ettl@12of3}#1#2#3{{#1}{#2}}
\long\def\ettl@carcar#1#2#3#4{#4}
\long\def\ettl@firstspace#1#2#3{\expandafter\ettl@firstsp@ce\detokenize{#1} \\{#3}{#2}//}
\long\def\ettl@firstsp@ce#1 #2\\{\ettl@nbk#1//}
\long\def\ettl@csname#1\endcsname{\fi\endcsname}%% useful to get out of \if
%    \end{macrocode}
%\end{macro}
%
%\begin{macro}{\ettl@char}
% \cs{ettl@char} expands to \prm{true} if its argument is a single character token. It is used in
% \cmdref*{ettl@ifnextchar}.
%    \begin{macrocode}
\long\def\ettl@char#1{\csname ettl@\ifcat $\expandafter\ettl@cdr\detokenize{#1}\@nil$%
   1\else2\fi of2\endcsname}
%    \end{macrocode}
%\end{macro}
%
%\begin{macro}{\ettl@intmax}
% This\FE is the maximum integer allowed by e\TeX{} for |\numexpr| ($2^31-1$) and all arithmetic operations:
%    \begin{macrocode}
\providecommand*\@intmax{2147483647}
\def\ettl@intmax{2147483647}
%    \end{macrocode}
%\end{macro}
%
% \iffalse
%<package>
%<package>%% \ettl@onlypdfTeX for internal use
% \fi
%
% \begin{macro}{\ettl@onlypdfTeX}
% This is an \textit{internal macro} used by the package: if the \prm{primitive}
% in \#1 is available (\eg \cs{pdfstrcmp}) then the \prm{command} in \#2
% can be defined, otherwise, the \prm{command} is \cs{let} to the optional argument \#3.
% If there is no such optional argument, the \prm{command} throws an error (\eg \cs{ifstrmatch}).
%    \begin{macrocode}
\def\ettl@onlypdfTeX#1#2{\@testopt{\ettl@only@pdfTeX{#1}{#2}}{}}
\def\ettl@only@pdfTeX#1#2[#3]{\ifundef{#1}
   {\ifblank{#3}
      {\def#2{\PackageError{etextools}{\string#1\space primitive not found\MessageBreak
      pdfTeX seems not to be running}
      {\string#2\space works only if used with pdfTeX (requires \string#1)}}}
      {\AtEndOfPackage{\let#2=#3}%
      \PackageWarning{etextools}{\string#1\space primitive not found\MessageBreak
      Macro \string#2\space has been replaced by \string#3\space\MessageBreak
      It is not purely expandable}}
   }\relax}
%    \end{macrocode}
% \end{macro}
%
% \iffalse
%<package>
%<package>%% \ettl@nbk argument to be tested//{ true }{ false }//
%<package>% `/` has a catcode of 3 all along this package
% \fi
%
% \begin{Macro*}{ettl@nbk}
% \CSbf{ettl@nbk}\FEI is an optimized form of |\ifblank|. \TeX{} switches to the
% \prm{true} part if the expanded argument (delimited by \CH{\chcat/8\chcat/8}) is
% \txtbf[\rred]not \txtbf[\rred]blan\txtbf[\rred]k.
%
% Usage: |\ettl@nbk |\prm{string}\chcat/8\chcat/8\prm{true}\prm{false}\chcat/8\chcat/8
% \begin{tabbing}
% \qquad\=if \prm{string} is blank:¤\=\#1=\CH/,¤`\#2=\o,¤\#3=\prm{true},¤\=\#4=\prm{false}\\
% \>\hfil otherwise:\>\#3=\CH/,\>\#4=\prm{true}¤(and \#5=\prm{false})
%\end{tabbing}
%    \begin{macrocode}
\long\def\ettl@nbk #1#2/#3#4#5//{#4}
\long\def\ettl@nbk@else#1#2/#3#4#5//#6\else#7\fi{\fi#4}
%    \end{macrocode}
% \end{Macro*}
%
%\begin{macro}{\ettl@ney}
% \cs{ettl@ney}\FEII is exactly |\ifnotempty| but with the syntax of |\ettl@nbk|: it may be used in place of |\ettl@nbk|:
%    \begin{macrocode}
\long\def\ettl@ney#1//#2#3//{\romannumeral 0\csname @%
   \ifcat $\detokenize{#1}$first\else second\fi oftwo\endcsname
      { #2}{ #3}}
%    \end{macrocode}
%\end{macro}
%
% \iffalse
%<package>
%<package>% The following macros are not used (here just for memory, in case of...)
% \fi
%
%\begin{macro}{\ettl@nbk@cat} \FE
% \CSbf{ettl@nbk@cat} switches to \prm{true} if \prm{string} is not blank AND if its first token has the
% same category code of \prm{tokenA}:
%
% Usage: |\ettl@nbkcat |\prm{tokenA}\prm{string}|//|\prm{same catcodes}\prm{different catcodes}|//|
%    \begin{macrocode}
\long\def\ettl@nbk@cat#1#2#3/#4#5#6//{\ettl@nbk#6//%
         {\ifcat#1#2\ettl@else#5\else\ettl@fi#6\fi}{#5}//}
%    \end{macrocode}
%\end{macro}
%
%\begin{macro}{\ettl@nbk@ifx} \FE
% \CSbf{ettl@nbk@ifx} switches to \prm{true} if \prm{string} is not blank AND if its first token is
% equal to \prm{tokenA} in the sense of \cs{ifx}:
%
% USAGE: |\ettl@nbk@ifx |\prm{tokenA}\prm{string}|//|\prm{true}\prm{false}|//|
%    \begin{macrocode}
\long\def\ettl@nbk@ifx#1#2#3/#4#5#6//{\ettl@nbk#6//%
         {\ifx#1#2\ettl@else#5\else\ettl@fi#6\fi}{#5}//}
%    \end{macrocode}
%\end{macro}
%
%\begin{macro}{\ettl@nbk@if} \FE
% \CSbf{ettl@nbk@if} switches to \prm{true} if \prm{string} is not blank AND if its first token is
% equal to \prm{tokenA} in the sense of \cs{if}:
%
% USAGE: |\ettl@nbk@if |\prm{tokenA}\prm{string}|//|\prm{true}\prm{false}|//|
%    \begin{macrocode}
\long\def\ettl@nbk@if#1#2#3/#4#5#6//%
      {\ettl@nbk#6//{\if#1#2\ettl@else#5\else\ettl@fi#6\fi}{#5}//}
%    \end{macrocode}
%\end{macro}
%
%\begin{macro}{\ettl@nbk@IF} \FE
% More generally: |\ettl@nbk@IF[cat]|=|\ettl@nbk@ifcat|¤|\ettl@nbk@IF[x]|=|\ettl@nbk@ifx|¤|\ettl@nbk@IF[]|=|\ettl@nbk@if|:
%    \begin{macrocode}
\long\def\ettl@nbk@IF[#1]#2#3#4/#5#6#7//{\ettl@nbk#7//%
      {\csname if#1\endcsname\ettl@else#6\else\ettl@fi#7\fi}{#6}//}
%    \end{macrocode}
%\end{macro}
%
%
%\iffalse
%<package>
%<package>%% \@gobblespace and The Space Token
% \fi
%\begin{Macro}{@gobblespace}
%    \begin{macrocode}
\long\def\@gobblespace#1 {#1}
%    \end{macrocode}
%\end{Macro}
%
% \iffalse
%<package>
%<package>%% \@gobblescape \cs-token
% \fi
%
% \begin{Macro}{@gobblescape}
% This sequence of commands is very often used (even in \sty{latex.ltx}). So
% it appears to be better to put it in a macro. It's aim is to reverse the
% mechanism of |\csname|...|\endcsname|:
%    \begin{macrocode}
\newcommand*\@gobblescape{\romannumeral-`\q\expandafter\@gobble\string}
%    \end{macrocode}
% {\rmk May be we could do better, testing first if the next token is a control sequence...}
% \end{Macro}
%
% \iffalse
%<package>
%<package>% The swap macros
% \fi
%
%\begin{Macro}{@swap}
% \CS{@swap} reverses the order and does not add any curly braces:
%    \begin{macrocode}
\newcommand\@swap[2]{#2#1}
\@swap{ }{\let\ettl@sptoken= }% This makes \ettl@sptoken a space token
%    \end{macrocode}
%\end{Macro}
%
% \begin{Macro}{@swaparg}
% \CS{@swaparg} reverses the order: the first argument (that will become the second), is
% considered to be the first argument of the second (\textbf{!}):
%    \begin{macrocode}
\newcommand\@swaparg[2]{#2{#1}}
%    \end{macrocode}
% \end{Macro}
%
%\begin{Macro}{@swaplast}
% \CS{@swaplast} reverse the order of two tokens, but keeps the first in first position:
%    \begin{macrocode}
\newcommand\@swaplast[3]{#1#3#2}
%    \end{macrocode}
%\end{Macro}
%
% \begin{Macro}{@swaptwo}
% \CS{@swaptwo} reserves the order but keeps the curly braces:
%    \begin{macrocode}
\newcommand\@swaptwo[2]{{#2}{#1}}
%    \end{macrocode}
% {\rmk this macro is used in \cmdref{gettokslistindex}}
% \end{Macro}
%
% \Subsection{Expansion control}
%
% \iffalse
%<package>
%<package>%% \expandaftercmds : expansion control
%<package>% level 1 : \expandaftercmds { code }{ cs-token }
%<package>% level 2 : \expandaftercmds\expandaftercmds { code }{ cs-token }
% \fi
%
% \begin{Macro}{expandaftercmds}
% \CSbf{expandaftercmds} generalizes \CSbf{expandafter}: arbitrarily \prm{code} might be
% put as a first argument.
%
% The idea is to \textit{swap} the arguments in order to expand the second (in first position after the swap)
% as many times as there are \cs{expandnext}s. At exit, swap again.
%    \begin{macrocode}
\newcommand\expandaftercmds[2]{%
   \ifsingletoken\expandaftercmds{#1}
      {\expandafter@cmds{#2}{\expandafter\expandafter\expandafter}}
      {\expandafter\@swap\expandafter{#2}{#1}}}
\long\def\expandafter@cmds#1#2#3{%
   \ifsingletoken\expandaftercmds{#1}
      {\expandafter@cmds{#3}{\expandafter#2#2}}
      {#2\@swap#2{#3}{#1}}}
%    \end{macrocode}
% \end{Macro}
%
%
% \begin{Macro}{expandnext}
%
% This code is not properly tricky but if you're eager to understand the job of each \cs{expandafter},
% it's best to go straight at the log.
%
% \iffalse
%<package>
%<package>%% \expandnext : expansion control
%<package>% level 1 : \expandnext { code }{ control sequences : the first is expanded before code }
%<package>% level 2 : \expandnext\expandnext{ code }{ control sequences }
% \fi
%    \begin{macrocode}
\newcommand\expandnext[2]{%
   \ifsingletoken\expandnext{#1}
      {\@expandnext{#2}{\expandafter\expandafter\expandafter}}
      {\expandafter\@swaparg\expandafter{#2}{#1}}}
\long\def\@expandnext#1#2#3{%
   \ifsingletoken\expandnext{#1}
      {\@expandnext{#3}{\expandafter#2#2}}
      {#2\@swaparg#2{#3}{#1}}}
%    \end{macrocode}
% \end{Macro}
%
% \iffalse
%<package>
%<package>%% \expandnexttwo{ code }{ control sequences }{ control sequences }
% \fi
%
%\begin{Macro}{expandnexttwo}
\newcommand\expandnexttwo[3]{\expandnext{\expandnext{#1}{#2}}{#3}}
%\end{Macro}
%
% \iffalse
%<package>
%<package>%% \ExpandAfter { code } { cs-token }
% \fi
%
%\begin{Macro}{ExpandAftercmds}
% \cs{ExpandAftercmds} acts like the primitive \cs{expandafter} but expands totally the second \textbfsf{token}:
%    \begin{macrocode}
\newcommand\ExpandAftercmds[2]{\expandafter\@swap\expandafter{\romannumeral-`\q#2}{#1}}
%    \end{macrocode}
%\end{Macro}
%
% \iffalse
%<package>
%<package>%% \ExpandNext { code } { argument }
% \fi
%
% \begin{Macro}{ExpandNext}
% \cs{romannumeral} forces the expansion of the second \textbfsf{argument.}
%    \begin{macrocode}
   % I'm not sure it is interesting to use \expandnext here...
   %\newcommand\ExpandNext[2]{\expandnext{#1}{\romannumeral-`\q#2}}
\newcommand\ExpandNext[2]{\expandafter\@swaparg\expandafter{\romannumeral-`\q#2}{#1}}
%    \end{macrocode}
% \end{Macro}
%
% \iffalse
%<package>
%<package>%% \ExpandNextTwo { code } { arg1 }{ arg2 }
% \fi
%
%\begin{Macro}{ExpandNextTwo}
%    \begin{macrocode}
\newcommand\ExpandNextTwo[3]{\ExpandNext{\ExpandNext{#1}{#2}}{#3}}
%    \end{macrocode}
%\end{Macro}
%
% \iffalse
%<package>
%<package>% noexpandcs { csname }
% \fi
%
% \begin{Macro}{noexpandcs}
% {\rmk|\noexpandcs| may be abbreviated f.ex. in |\`#1`| or |\"#1"| in |\edef| that take place in a group.}
%    \begin{macrocode}
\providecommand*\noexpandcs[1]{\expandafter\noexpand\csname #1\endcsname}
%    \end{macrocode}
% \end{Macro}
%
% \iffalse
%<package>
%<package>% noexpandafter
% \fi
%
% \begin{Macro}{noexpandafter}
% {\rmk \cmd{noexpandafter} only means \cmd{noexpand}\cmd{expandafter} and is shorter to type.}
%    \begin{macrocode}
\newcommand*\noexpandafter{\noexpand\expandafter}
%    \end{macrocode}
%
% \end{Macro}
%
% \Subsection{Meaning of control sequences}
%
% \iffalse
%<package>
%<package>%% \thefontname
% \fi
%
%\begin{Macro}{thefontname}
%    \begin{macrocode}
\newcommand\thefontname{\nfss@text{\expandafter\expandafter\expandafter\ettl@thefontname
   \expandafter\expandafter\expandafter\meaning
      \expandafter\the\expandafter\font
      \expandafter\string\expandafter(%
      \expandafter\string\the\font\string)}}
\ifcsname T1/cmr/m/n/10\endcsname
   \letcs\ettl@thefontname{T1/cmr/m/n/10}%
\else
   \font\ettl@thefontname=ecrm1000
\fi
%    \end{macrocode}
%\end{Macro}
%
% \iffalse
%<package>
%<package>%% \showcs { csname }
% \fi
%
% \begin{Macro}{showcs}
%  \cs{showcs} shows the meaning of a named control sequence:
%    \begin{macrocode}
\providecommand*\showcs[1]{\expandafter\show\csname#1\endcsname}
%    \end{macrocode}
% \end{Macro}
%
% \iffalse
%<package>
%<package>%% \showthecs { csname }
% \fi
%
%\begin{Macro}{showthecs}
% \cs{showthecs} shows the value of the named register:
%    \begin{macrocode}
\providecommand*\showthecs[1]{\expandafter\showthe\csname#1\endcsname}
%    \end{macrocode}
%\end{Macro}
%
%
% \iffalse
%<package>
%<package>%% \meaningcs { csname }
% \fi
%
% \begin{Macro}{meaningcs}
% \cs{meaningcs} expands in one level:
%    \begin{macrocode}
\providecommand\meaningcs[1]{\romannumeral-`\q
   \csname\ifcsdef{#1}{ettl@meaningcs\endcsname{#1}}
                      {meaning\endcsname\@undefined}}
\def\ettl@meaningcs#1{\expandafter\meaning\csname#1\endcsname}% here we don't need \z@ to stop \romannumeral
                                                              % because \meaning is never blank nor begins with a space...
%    \end{macrocode}
% \end{Macro}
%
% \iffalse
%<package>
%<package>%% \strip@meaning { cs-token }
%<package>%% \strip@meaningcs { csname }
% \fi
%
% \begin{Macro}{strip@meaning}
% Just give the meaning without the prefix `|macro:|`. \cs{strip@prefix} will expand to an empty string if
% its argument is undefined, and to the |\meaning| if it is not a macro.
% \begin{Macro}{strip@meaningcs}
% The same but for named control sequences:
%    \begin{macrocode}
\newcommand*\strip@meaning[1]{\romannumeral\csname\ifdef{#1}%
      {\ifdefmacro{#1}{ettl@strip@meaning}{ettl@meaning}\endcsname#1}{z@\endcsname}}
\providecommand*\strip@meaningcs[1]{\romannumeral\csname\ifcsdef{#1}%
      {\ifcsmacro{#1}{ettl@strip@meaning}{ettl@meaning}%
               \expandafter\endcsname\csname#1\endcsname}
      {z@\endcsname}}
\def\ettl@strip@meaning{\expandafter\expandafter\expandafter\z@% for \romannumeral in case the \meaning is blank...
   \expandafter\strip@prefix\meaning}
\def\ettl@meaning{\expandafter\z@\meaning}
%    \end{macrocode}
% \end{Macro}
% \end{Macro}
%
% \iffalse
%<package>
%<package>%% \parameters@meaning { cs-token }
%<package>%% \parameters@meaningcs { csname }
% \fi
%
% \begin{Macro}{parameters@meaning}
% \begin{Macro*}{parameters@meaningcs}
% Expands to the \textit{parameter string} of a macro, or to an empty string if not a macro:
%    \begin{macrocode}
\providecommand*\parameters@meaning[1]{}
\edef\parameters@meaning#1{\unexpanded{\romannumeral\expandafter
   \expandafter\expandafter\z@\expandafter\ettl@params@meaning%
         \meaning}#1\detokenize{macro:->}/}
\providecommand*\parameters@meaningcs[1]{}
\edef\parameters@meaningcs#1{\unexpanded{\romannumeral\ettl@expandafthree\z@
   \expandafter\expandafter\expandafter\ettl@params@meaning%
         \expandafter\meaning\csname}#1\endcsname\detokenize{macro:->}/}
\edef\ettl@params@meaning{%
   \def\noexpand\ettl@params@meaning\detokenize{macro:}##1\detokenize{->}##2/{##1}%
}\ettl@params@meaning
%    \end{macrocode}
% \end{Macro*}
% \end{Macro}
%
% \iffalse
%<package>
%<package>%% \ifdefcount    { cs-token }{ true }{ false } \FEII
%<package>%% \ifdefdimen    { cs-token }{ true }{ false } \FEII
%<package>%% \ifdeftoks     { cs-token }{ true }{ false } \FEII
%<package>%% \ifdefskip     { cs-token }{ true }{ false } \FEII
%<package>%% \ifdefmuskip   { cs-token }{ true }{ false } \FEII
%<package>%% \ifdefchar     { cs-token }{ true }{ false } \FEII
%<package>%% \ifdefmathchar { cs-token }{ true }{ false } \FEII
% \fi
%
%\begin{Macro*}{ifdefcount}
%\begin{Macro*}{ifdeftoks}
%\begin{Macro*}{ifdefdimen}
%\begin{Macro*}{ifdefskip}
%\begin{Macro*}{ifdefmuskip}
%\begin{Macro*}{ifdefchar}
%\begin{Macro*}{ifdefmathchar}
%\begin{Macro*}{ifdefblankspace}
%\begin{Macro*}{ifdefthechar}
%\begin{Macro}[ifdefcount]{ifdeftheletter}
% \cs{ettl@ifdef} will defined those five macros (and be undefined itself at the end):
%    \begin{macrocode}
\def\ettl@ifdef[#1]{\expandafter\ettl@ifd@f\expandafter{#1}}
\def\ettl@ifd@f#1#2{%
   \csdef{ettl@ifdef#2}##1#1##2/End§Meaning/{\ettl@nbk##2//\rmn@firstoftwo\rmn@secondoftwo//}
   \csedef{ifdef#2}##1{\noexpand\romannumeral\noexpandafter%
      \noexpandcs{ettl@ifdef#2}\noexpand\meaning##1#1/End§Meaning/}%//{##2}{##3}//}
}
\ettl@ifdef[\string\count]{count}               % defines   \def\ifdefcount
\ettl@ifdef[\string\toks]{toks}                 %           \def\ifdeftoks
\ettl@ifdef[\string\dimen]{dimen}               %           \def\ifdefdimen
\ettl@ifdef[\string\skip]{skip}                 %           \def\ifdefskip
\ettl@ifdef[\string\muskip]{muskip}             %           \def\ifdefmuskip
\ettl@ifdef[\string\char]{char}                 %           \def\ifdefchar
\ettl@ifdef[\string\mathchar]{mathchar}         %           \def\ifdefmathchar
\ettl@ifdef[\detokenize{blank space}]{blankspace}%          \def\ifdefblankspace
\ettl@ifdef[\detokenize{the character}]{thechar}%           \def\ifdefthechar
\ettl@ifdef[\detokenize{the letter}]{theletter} %           \def\ifdeftheletter
\undef\ettl@ifdef\undef\ettl@ifd@f
%    \end{macrocode}
%\end{Macro}
%\end{Macro*}
%\end{Macro*}
%\end{Macro*}
%\end{Macro*}
%\end{Macro*}
%\end{Macro*}
%\end{Macro*}
%\end{Macro*}
%\end{Macro*}
%
% \iffalse
%<package>
%<package>%% \avoidvoid [ replacement code ]{ cs-token / string }
%<package>%% \avoidvoid*[ replacement code ]{ cs-token / string }
% \fi
% \begin{Macro*}{avoidvoid}
% \begin{Macro}{avoidvoid*}
% \cs{avoivoid}\oprm{replacement code}\prm{cs-token} will expand the optional parameter (default: an empty string) if the mandatory argument is void (\ie
% is either undefined, a token whose meaning is |\relax|, a parameterless macro whose replacement text is empty).
% Otherwise, it will expand its mandatory argument (\prm{cs-token}):
%    \begin{macrocode}
\newcommand\avoidvoid[1]{\romannumeral\FE@ifstar{#1}
      {\ettl@voidvoid{\ettl@ifdefempty\ifempty}}
      {\ettl@voidvoid{\ettl@ifdefvoid\ifblank}}}
\long\def\ettl@voidvoid#1#2{\FE@testopt{#2}{\ettl@voidv@id#1}{}}
\long\def\ettl@voidv@id#1#2[#3]#4{\ifiscs{#4}{#1{#4}}{#2{#4}}{\z@#3}{\z@#4}}
%    \end{macrocode}
% and the helper macros:
%    \begin{macrocode}
\long\def\ettl@ifdefvoid#1{\csname @\ifx#1\relax first%
   \else\expandafter\expandafter\expandafter\ettl@nbk\strip@meaning#1//{second}{first}//%
   \fi oftwo\endcsname}
\long\def\ettl@ifdefempty#1{\expandafter\expandafter\expandafter\ifempty%
   \expandafter\expandafter\expandafter{\strip@meaning#1}}
%    \end{macrocode}
%\end{Macro}
%\end{Macro*}
%
% \iffalse
%<package>
%<package>%% \avoidvoidcs [ replacement code ]{ cs-name }
%<package>%% \avoidvoidcs*[ replacement code ]{ cs-name }
% \fi
%
%\begin{Macro*}{avoidvoidcs}
%\begin{Macro}{avoidvoidcs*}
% \cs{avoidvoidcs} does the same as \cs{avoidvoid} but the mandatory argument \prm{cs-name} is interpreted
% as a control sequence name. Therefore, you cannot test a |string| with \cs{avoidvoidcs}.
%
% \cs{avoidcsvoid} is an alias (for |neu-neu|...):
%    \begin{macrocode}
\newcommand\avoidvoidcs[1]{\romannumeral\FE@ifstar{#1}
   {\ettl@avoidvoidcs{\ettl@ifdefempty}}
   {\ettl@avoidvoidcs{\ettl@ifdefvoid}}}
\long\def\ettl@avoidvoidcs#1#2{\FE@testopt{#2}{\ettl@@voidvoidcs#1}{}}
\long\def\ettl@@voidvoidcs#1[#2]#3{\csname @\ifcsname#3\endcsname
   \expandafter#1\csname#3\endcsname{first}{second}\else first\fi
   oftwo\endcsname{\z@#2}{\z@\csname#3\endcsname}}
%    \end{macrocode}
%\end{Macro}
%\end{Macro*}
%
% \Subsection{Single tokens / single characters}
%
% \iffalse
%<package>
%<package>%% The ifx-test and the character-test
% \fi
%
% \begin{Macro*}{ettl@ifx} \FE
% \cs{ettl@ifx} is the \emph{equality-test macro} for \cmdref={character-test}{\cs{ifx} test}. In is designed to be used
% inside |\csname|...|\endcsname| like:§
% ¤¤|\ettl@ifx|\prm{tokenA}\prm{tokenB}{first}{second}:
%    \begin{macrocode}
\long\def\ettl@ifx#1#2{\csname ettl@\ifx#1#21\else2\fi of2\endcsname}
%    \end{macrocode}
% \end{Macro*}
%
%\begin{Macro*}{ettl@ifchar} \FE
% \cs{ettl@ifchar} is the \emph{equality-test macro} for \cmdref={character-test}. It is designed to be in place of \cs{ettl@ifx}:
%    \begin{macrocode}
\long\def\ettl@ifchar#1#2{\csname ettl@\if\noexpand#2\string#11of2\ettl@csname\fi
   \unless\ifcat\noexpand#1\noexpand#22of2\ettl@csname\fi
   \ifx#1#21\else2\fi of2\endcsname}
%    \end{macrocode}
%\end{Macro*}
%
% \iffalse
%<package>
%<package>%% \ifsingletoken{ tokenA }{ tokenB }{ true }{ false }
% \fi
%
%\begin{Macro}{ifsingletoken}
% \cs{ifsingletoken} is a safe \cs{ifx}-test:
%    \begin{macrocode}
\newcommand\ifsingletoken[2]{\romannumeral\csname rmn@\ettl@firstspace{#2}
   {\ettl@nbk#1#2//{second}{\ifcat $\detokenize{#1#2}$first\else\ifx#1#2first\else second\fi\fi}//}
   {\ifcat $\detokenize\expandafter{\ettl@cdr#2\@nil}$%
         \expandafter\ettl@ifxsingle
   \else\expandafter\ettl@carcar
   \fi{#1}{#2}{first}{second}}%
   oftwo\endcsname}
\def\ettl@ifxsingle#1#2#3#4{\ettl@nbk#1//{\ifx#1#2#3\else#4\fi}{#4}//}
%    \end{macrocode}
%\end{Macro}
%
% \iffalse
%<package>
%<package>%% \iffirsttoken token { string }{ true }{ false }
% \fi
%\begin{Macro}{iffirsttoken}
% \cs{iffirsttoken} tests if \#1 and \#2 begins with the same token (the \cs{ifx}-test is used):
%    \begin{macrocode}
\providecommand\iffirsttoken[2]{\romannumeral\csname rmn@%
   \ettl@nbk#2//%
      {\ettl@nbk#1//%
         {\expandnexttwo\ettl@ifx{\ettl@car#2\@nil}{\ettl@car#1\@nil}{first}{second}}
         {\ifcat $\detokenize{#1}$secondoftwo\ettl@csname\fi
         \ettl@firstspace{#2}{first}{second}}//}%
      {\ettl@nbk#1//%
         {\ifcat $\detokenize{#2}$secondoftwo\ettl@csname\fi
         \ettl@firstspace{#1}{first}{second}}
         {\ifcat $\detokenize{#1#2}$first\else second\fi}}//%
   oftwo\endcsname}
%    \end{macrocode}
%\end{Macro}
%
% \iffalse
%<package>
%<package>%% \ifOneToken{ token }{ true }{ false }
% \fi
%
% \begin{Macro}{ifOneToken}
% \cs{ifOneToken} test if its argument contains only one token (possibly a space token):
%    \begin{macrocode}
\newcommand\ifOneToken[1]{\romannumeral\csname rmn@\ettl@firstspace{#1}
   {\ettl@nbk#1//{second}{\ifcat $\detokenize{#1}$second\else first\fi}//}
   {\ifcat $\detokenize\expandafter{\ettl@cdr#1\@nil}$%
   first\else second\fi}oftwo\endcsname}
%    \end{macrocode}
% \end{Macro}
%
% \iffalse
%<package>
%<package>%% \ifsinglechar character{ string }{ true }{ false }
% \fi
%
% \begin{Macro}{ifsinglechar}
% Test if \#2 is a single character equal to \#1:
%    \begin{macrocode}
\long\def\ifsinglechar#1#2{\romannumeral\csname rmn@\ettl@firstspace{#2}
   {\ettl@nbk#2//{second}{\ifcat $\detokenize{#1#2}$first\else\ifx#1#2first\else second\fi\fi}//}
   {\ifcat $\detokenize\expandafter{\ettl@cdr#2\@nil}$%
         \expandafter\ettl@ifchar
      \else\expandafter\ettl@carcar
      \fi{#1}{#2}{first}{second}}%
   oftwo\endcsname}
%    \end{macrocode}
% \end{Macro}
%
% \iffalse
%<package>
%<package>%% \ifOneChar{ string }{ true }{ false }
% \fi
%
% \begin{Macro}{ifOneChar}
% \cs{ifOneChar}\prm{string}\prm{true}\prm{false}¤ detokenizes \prm{string} first (see also \cmdref*{ifOneToken}):
%    \begin{macrocode}
\ettl@ifdefined\pdfmatch
\newcommand\ifOneChar[1]{\romannumeral\csname rmn@%
      \ifnum\pdfmatch{\detokenize{^.$}}{\detokenize{#1}}=1 first\else second\fi
      oftwo\endcsname}
\else
\newcommand\ifOneChar[1]{\romannumeral\csname rmn@\ettl@firstspace{#1}
   {\ettl@nbk#1//{second}{\ifcat $\detokenize{#1}$second\else first\fi}//}
   {\ifcat $\expandafter\ettl@cdr\detokenize{#1}\@nil$%
    first\else second\fi}oftwo\endcsname}
\fi%\pdfmatch
%    \end{macrocode}
% \end{Macro}
%
% \iffalse
%<package>
%<package>%% \ifOneCharWithBlanks{ string }{ true }{ false }
% \fi
%
%\begin{Macro}{ifOneCharWithBlanks}
%    \begin{macrocode}
\ettl@ifdefined\pdfmatch
\newcommand\ifOneCharWithBlanks[1]{\romannumeral\csname rmn@%
      \ifnum\pdfmatch{\detokenize{^[[:space:]]*[^[:space:]][[:space:]]*$}}{\detokenize{#1}}=1 %
      first\else second\fi oftwo\endcsname}
\else
\newcommand\ifOneCharWithBlanks[1]{\romannumeral\csname rmn@\ettl@nbk#1//%
      {\expandafter\expandafter\expandafter\ettl@nbk
            \expandafter\ettl@cdr\detokenize{#1}\@nil//{second}{first}//}%
      {second}//oftwo\endcsname}
\fi
%    \end{macrocode}
%\end{Macro}
%
% \iffalse
%<package>
%<package>%% \iffirstchar{ string1 }{ string2 }{ true }{ false }
% \fi
%
% \begin{Macro}{iffirstchar}
% |\iffirstchar| test if \#1 and \#2 begins with the same character or token (the \cmdref={character-test} is used):
%    \begin{macrocode}
\newcommand\iffirstchar[2]{\romannumeral\csname rmn@%
   \ettl@nbk#2//%
      {\ettl@nbk#1//%
         {\expandnexttwo\ettl@ifchar{\ettl@car#2\@nil}{\ettl@car#1\@nil}{first}{second}}
         {\ifcat $\detokenize{#1}$secondoftwo\ettl@csname\fi
         \ettl@firstspace{#2}{first}{second}}//}%
      {\ettl@nbk#1//%
         {\ifcat $\detokenize{#2}$secondoftwo\ettl@csname\fi
         \ettl@firstspace{#1}{first}{second}}
         {\ifcat $\detokenize{#1#2}$first\else second\fi}}//%
   oftwo\endcsname}
%    \end{macrocode}
% \end{Macro}
%
% \iffalse
%<package>
%<package>%% \ifiscs { string }{ true }{ false }
% \fi
%
%\begin{Macro}{ifiscs}
% \cs{ifiscs}\prm{string} expands \prm{true} only if \prm{string} is a single control-word:
%    \begin{macrocode}
\newcommand\ifiscs[1]{\romannumeral\csname rmn@\ettl@nbk#1//%
   {\ifcat $\expandafter\ettl@cdr\detokenize{#1}\@nil$secondoftwo\ettl@csname\fi
    \ifcat $\detokenize\expandafter{\ettl@cdr#1\@nil}$%
      \expandafter\ettl@firstspace
    \else secondoftwo\ettl@csname\fi{#1}{second}{first}}
   {second}//oftwo\endcsname}
%    \end{macrocode}
%\end{Macro}
%
% \iffalse
%<package>
%<package>%% \detokenizeChars { list of single tokens }
% \fi
%
%\begin{Macro}{detokenizeChars}
% \cs{detokenizeChars} selectively detokenizes the tokens of the \cmdref={list of single tokens}: single characters are
% detokenized while control sequences remain the same:
%    \begin{macrocode}
\newcommand\detokenizeChars[1]{\expandafter\ettl@dosinglelist
   \expandafter\ettl@do@detokenChars\expandafter{\romannumeral\protectspace{\z@#1}}}
\long\def\ettl@do@detokenChars#1{\ifOneChar{#1}\detokenize\unexpanded{#1}}
%    \end{macrocode}
%\end{Macro}
%
% \iffalse
%<package>
%<package>%% \protectspace { string }
% \fi
%
%\begin{Macro}{protectspace}
% \cs{protectspace} puts curly braces (group characters) around spaces in the string given as argument.
% This is useful for loops into lists (\cs{listloop}, \cs{csvloop}...). \cs{protectspace} is an exemple
% of a loop which is 2-purely expandable:
%    \begin{macrocode}
\newcommand\protectspace[1]{\romannumeral\ettl@protectspace#1 /End§String/}
\long\def\ettl@protectspace#1 #2/End§String/{\ifempty{#2}{\z@#1}
   {\expandafter\@swap\expandafter{\romannumeral\ettl@protectspace#2/End§String/}{\z@#1{ }}}}
%    \end{macrocode}
%\end{Macro}
%
% \Subsection{Character and Strings}
%
% \iffalse
%<package>
%<package>%% \ifempty{ text }{ true }{ false }
% \fi
%
% \begin{Macro}{ifempty}
% |\ifempty| is based on |\detokenize| and can manage with any argument.
%    \begin{macrocode}
\newcommand\ifempty[1]{\romannumeral\csname rmn@\ifcat $\detokenize{#1}$%
   first\else second\fi oftwo\endcsname}
%    \end{macrocode}
% \end{Macro}
%
% \iffalse
%<package>
%<package>%% \ifnotempty{ text }{ true }{ false }
% \fi
%
% \begin{Macro}{ifnotempty}
% |\ifnotempty| is based on |\detokenize| and can manage with any argument.
%    \begin{macrocode}
\newcommand\ifnotempty[1]{\romannumeral\csname rmn@\ifcat $\detokenize{#1}$%
   second\else first\fi oftwo\endcsname}
%    \end{macrocode}
% \end{Macro}
%
% \iffalse
%<package>
%<package>%% \xifempty{ text }{ true }{ false }
% \fi
% \begin{Macro}{xifempty}
% |\xifempty| is based on pdf-TeX{} |\pdfstrcmp| and work with any argument.
%    \begin{macrocode}
\newcommand\xifempty[1]{\xifstrcmp{#1}{}}
\ettl@onlypdfTeX\pdfstrcmp\xifempty[\xifstrempty]
%    \end{macrocode}
% \end{Macro}
%
% \iffalse
%<package>
%<package>%% \ifnotblank{ text }{ true }{ false }
% \fi
%
% \begin{Macro}{ifnotblank}
% \cs{ifnotblank} \CS{ifnotblank} |\ifnotblank| \CSbf{ifnotblank} \textvb{ifnotblank} reverses the test of \cs{ifblank}.
%
% {\usefont{T1}{pcr}{m}{n}ifnotblank}{\usefont{T1}{txtt}{m}{n}ifnotblank}
%    \begin{macrocode}
\long\def\ifnotblank#1#2#3{\ettl@nbk#1//{#2}{#3}//}
%    \end{macrocode}
% \end{Macro}
%
% \iffalse
%<package>
%<package>%% \xifblank{ string }{ true }{ false }
% \fi
%
% \begin{Macro}{xifblank}
% Just expands the parameter using |\protected@edef| before testing for |\ifblank|:
%    \begin{macrocode}
\newrobustcmd\xifblank[1]{\begingroup
   \protected@edef\@xifblank{\endgroup
         \noexpand\ifblank{#1}%
   }\@xifblank}
%    \end{macrocode}
% \end{Macro}
%
% \iffalse
%<package>
%<package>%% \deblank{ string }
% \fi
% \begin{Macro}{deblank}
% From a code in \xpackage{environ.sty}.
%    \begin{macrocode}
\newcommand\deblank[1]{\romannumeral\ettl@deblank#1/ /}
\long\def\ettl@deblank#1 /{\ettl@deblank@i#1/}
\long\def\ettl@deblank@i#1/#2{\z@#1}
%    \end{macrocode}
% \end{Macro}
%
%
%\begin{Macro*}{ettl@stringify} \FE
% \cs{ettl@stringify} is used in the definition of \cs{ettl@safe@ifx}:
%    \begin{macrocode}
\newcommand\ettl@stringify[1]{\romannumeral-`\q\ettl@expandafthree\@gobblescape%
         \expandafter\ettl@deblank\detokenize{#1}/ /}
%    \end{macrocode}
%\end{Macro*}
%
%
% \iffalse
%<package>
%<package>%% \ifstrcmp{ string1 }{ string2 }{ true }{ false }
% \fi
%
% \begin{Macro}{ifstrcmp}
% The macro is based on the |\pdfstrcmp| primitive if it is available.
% Otherwise, \cs{ifstrcmp} is the same as \xpackage{etoolbox}-\cs{ifstrequal}.
%    \begin{macrocode}
\newcommand\ifstrcmp[2]{\romannumeral\csname rmn@%
  \ifnum\pdfstrcmp{\detokenize{#1}}{\detokenize{#2}}=0 first\else second\fi
  oftwo\endcsname}
\ettl@onlypdfTeX\pdfstrcmp\ifstrcmp[\ifstrequal]
%    \end{macrocode}
% \end{Macro}
%
% \iffalse
%<package>
%<package>%% \xifstrcmp{ string1 }{ string2 }{ true }{ false }
% \fi
%
% \begin{Macro}{xifstrcmp}
% The macro is based on the |\pdfstrcmp| primitive.
%    \begin{macrocode}
\newcommand\xifstrcmp[2]{\csname @%
  \ifnum\pdfstrcmp{#1}{#2}=0 first\else second\fi
  oftwo\endcsname}
\ettl@onlypdfTeX\pdfstrcmp\xifstrcmp[\xifstrequal]
%    \end{macrocode}
% \end{Macro}
%
% \begin{Macro}{xifstrequal}
% The macro is based on \xpackage{etoolbox}-|\ifstrequal|.
%    \begin{macrocode}
\newrobustcmd\xifstrequal[2]{\begingroup
   \protected@edef\@xifstrequal{\endgroup\noexpand\ifstrequal{#1}{#2}%
   }\@xifstrequal}
%    \end{macrocode}
% \end{Macro}
%
% \iffalse
%<package>
%<package>%% \ifcharupper{ string }{ true }{ false }
%<package>%% \ifcharlower{ string }{ true }{ false }
% \fi
%
% \begin{Macro*}{ifcharupper}
% Test if the character code equals to its upper case code:
% \begin{Macro}{ifcharlower}
% Test if the character code equals to its lower case code:
%    \begin{macrocode}
\newcommand\ifcharupper[1]{\romannumeral\csname rmn@%
   \ifnum`\#1=\uccode`\#1 first\else second\fi oftwo\endcsname}
\newcommand\ifcharlower[1]{\romannumeral\csname rmn@%
   \ifnum`\#1=\lccode`\#1 first\else second\fi oftwo\endcsname}
%    \end{macrocode}
% \end{Macro}
% \end{Macro*}
%
% \iffalse
%<package>
%<package>%% \ifuppercase{ string }{ true }{ false }
%<package>%% \iflowercase{ string }{ true }{ false }
% \fi
% \begin{Macro}{ifuppercase}
% Compares the |\uppercase| transformation of a string with itself:
%    \begin{macrocode}
\newrobustcmd\ifuppercase[1]{\uppercase{\ifstrcmp{#1}}{#1}}
%    \end{macrocode}
% \end{Macro}
%
% \begin{Macro}{iflowercase}
% Compares the |\lowercase| transformation of a string with itself:
%    \begin{macrocode}
\newrobustcmd\iflowercase[1]{\lowercase{\ifstrcmp{#1}}{#1}}
%    \end{macrocode}
% \end{Macro}
%
%
% \iffalse
%<package>
%<package>%% \ifstrmatch{ pattern }{ string }{ true }{ false }
% \fi
%
% \begin{Macro}{ifstrmatch}
% The macro is base on the |\pdfmatch| primitive.
%    \begin{macrocode}
\newcommand\ifstrmatch[2]{\romannumeral\csname rmn@%
   \ifnum\pdfmatch{#1}{#2}=1 first\else second\fi oftwo\endcsname}
\ettl@onlypdfTeX\pdfmatch\ifstrmatch
%    \end{macrocode}
% \end{Macro}
%
% \iffalse
%<package>
%<package>%% \ifstrdigit{ string }{ true }{ false }
% \fi
%
%\begin{Macro}{ifstrdigit}
% \cs{ifstrdigit} expands \prm{true} if \prm{string} is a single digit (without spaces):
%    \begin{macrocode}
\ettl@ifdefined\pdfmatch
\newcommand\ifstrdigit[1]{\romannumeral\csname rmn@\ifnum\pdfmatch{\detokenize{^[[:digit:]]$}}%
        {\detokenize{#1}}=1 first\else second\fi oftwo\endcsname}
\else
\def\do#1{\cslet{ettl@number#1}=#1%
}\docsvlist{0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9}
\newcommand\ifstrdigit[1]{\romannumeral\csname rmn@%
   \ifcsname ettl@number\detokenize{#1}\endcsname first\else second\fi oftwo\endcsname}
\fi%\pdfmatch
%    \end{macrocode}
%\end{Macro}
%
% \iffalse
%<package>
%<package>%% \ifstrnum{ string }{ true }{ false }
% \fi
%
%\begin{Macro}{ifstrnum}
% \cs{ifstrnum} expands \prm{true} if \prm{string} is a number (integer) in the sense of \eTeX:
%    \begin{macrocode}
\ettl@ifdefined\pdfmatch
\newcommand\ifstrnum[1]{\romannumeral\csname rmn@\ifnum\pdfmatch
   {\detokenize{^([[:space:]]*-?)*+[[:digit:]]+[[:space:]]*$}}{\detokenize{#1}}=1 %
   first\else second\fi oftwo\endcsname}
\else
\newcommand\ifstrnum[1]{\romannumeral\csname rmn@\ettl@nbk#1//%
         {\expandafter\ettl@numberminus\detokenize{#1}-/End§String/}{second}//oftwo\endcsname}
\long\def\ettl@numberminus#1-#2/End§String/{\ettl@nbk#2//%
         {\ettl@nbk#1//{second}{\ettl@numberminus#2/End§String/}//}%
         {\expandafter\expandafter\expandafter\ettl@numberspace\deblank{#1} /End§String/}//}%
\long\def\ettl@numberspace#1 #2/End§String/{\ettl@nbk#2//{second}{\ettl@ifstrnum#1/End§String/}//}
\long\def\ettl@ifstrnum#1#2/End§String/{%
   \ifcsname ettl@number#1\endcsname% #1 detokenized before, ok
      \ettl@nbk#2//{\ettl@ifstrnum#2/End§String/}{first}//%
   \else second%
   \fi}
\fi%\pdfmatch
%    \end{macrocode}
%\end{Macro}
%
% \iffalse
%<package>
%<package>%% \DeclareStringFilter[\global]{ \StringFilterMacro }{ string }
% \fi
%
%\begin{Macro}{DeclareStringFilter}
% \csbf{DeclareStringFilter} is the general contructor for purely expandable
% \textbfsf{string-filter} macros:
%    \begin{macrocode}
\newrobustcmd\DeclareStringFilter[3][\global]{\@ifdefinable#2%
   {\expandnext\ettl@declarestrfilter%
            {\csname\@gobblescape#2\detokenize{->"#3"}\endcsname}{#1}{#2}{#3}}}
\newcommand\ettl@declarestrfilter[4]{%
   #2\csdef{\@gobblescape#1}##1#4##2/End§String/{##1/##2}% This the FILTER
   #2\long\def#3##1{\FE@modifiers{=<>?-+!}{##1}
      {\ettl@strfilt@mod 0{{#4}{}{#1}[1]}}%=
      {\ettl@strfilt@mod 1{{#4}{}{#1}[1]}}%<
      {\ettl@strfilt@mod 2{{#4}{}{#1}[\ettl@intmax]}}%>
      {\ettl@strfilt@mod 3{{#4}{}{#1}}}%?
      {\ettl@strfilt@mod 4{{#4}{}{#1}}}%-
      {\ettl@strfilt@mod 5{{#4}{}{#1}}}%+
      {\ettl@strfilt\ettl@strfilt@count{#4}{}{#1}[\ettl@intmax]}%!
      {\ettl@strfilt\ettl@strfilt@equal{#4}{}{#1}[1]}}}% default
%    \end{macrocode}
%\end{Macro}
%
%\begin{macro}{\ettl@strfilt@mod} \FE
% \cs{ettl@strfilt@mod} test the possible second modifier and choose the right macro to expand with
% the right arguments:
%    \begin{macrocode}
\def\ettl@strfilt@mod #1#2#3{%
   \ifcase#1 \ettl@or\ettl@ifchardot{#3}%
               {\ettl@strfilt\ettl@strfilt@equal#2}
               {\FE@ifcharequal{#3}%
                  {\ettl@strfilt\ettl@strfilt@equaleq#2}%
                  {\ettl@strfilt\ettl@strfilt@equal#2}}%
   \or\ettl@or\ettl@ifchardot{#3}%
               {\ettl@strfilt\ettl@strfilt@start#2}%
               {\FE@ifcharequal{#3}
                  {\ettl@strfilt\ettl@strfilt@starteq#2}%
                  {\ettl@strfilt\ettl@strfilt@start#2}}%
   \or\ettl@or\ettl@ifchardot{#3}%
               {\ettl@strfilt\ettl@strfilt@endby#2}%
               {\FE@ifcharequal{#3}
                  {\ettl@strfilt\ettl@strfilt@endbyeq#2}%
                  {\ettl@strfilt\ettl@strfilt@endby#2}}%
   \or\ettl@or\ettl@ifchardot{#3}%
               {\ettl@strfilt\ettl@strfilt@instr#2[1]}
               {\FE@testopt{#3}{\ettl@strfilt\ettl@strfilt@instr#2}{1}}%
   \or\ettl@or\ettl@ifchardot{#3}%
               {\ettl@strfilt@REMOVE{#2}[\ettl@intmax]}%
               {\FE@testopt{#3}{\ettl@strfilt@REMOVE{#2}}{\ettl@intmax}}%
   \or\ettl@fi\ettl@ifchardot{#3}%
               {\ettl@strfilt@REPLACE#2[\ettl@intmax]}%
               {\FE@testopt{#3}{\ettl@strfilt@REPLACE#2}{\ettl@intmax}}%
   \fi}
%    \end{macrocode}
%\end{macro}
%
%\begin{macro}{\ettl@strfilt} \FE
% \cs{ettl@strfilt} is the common start for the loop:
%    \begin{macrocode}
\long\def\ettl@strfilt#1#2#3#4[#5]#6{% % #1 = test macro
% #2 = substr
% #3 = replacement
% #4 = filter macro
% #5 = number of times
% #6 = user-given string
     \ExpandAftercmds#1{\ettl@Remove #6/End§String/{#2}{#3}[{#5}]{#4}}}
%    \end{macrocode}
%\end{macro}
%
%\begin{macro}{\ettl@strfilt@REMOVE} \FE
% \cs{ettl@strfilt@REMOVE} is a pre-stage just before the common \cs{ettl@strfilt}:
%    \begin{macrocode}
\long\def\ettl@strfilt@REMOVE #1[#2]{%
% #1 = arguments for \ettl@strfilt
% #2 = number of times
   \ifnum\numexpr#2>0 \ettl@else\ettl@strfilt\ettl@strfilt@remove#1[#2]%
   \else\expandafter\@firstofone%
   \fi}
%    \end{macrocode}
%\end{macro}
%
%\begin{macro}{\ettl@strfilt@REPLACE} \FE
% \cs{ettl@strfilt@REPLACE} is a pre-stage just before the common \cs{ettl@strfilt}:
%    \begin{macrocode}
\long\def\ettl@strfilt@REPLACE #1#2#3#4[#5]#6#7{%
   \ifnum\numexpr#5>0 \ettl@else\ettl@strfilt\ettl@strfilt@replace{#1}{#7}{#3}[{#5}]{#6}%
   \else\expandafter\@firstoftwo%
   \fi}
%    \end{macrocode}
%\end{macro}
%
%\begin{macro}{\ettl@Remove} \FE
% \cs{ettl@Remove} applies the filter (\#5) and give the result to \cs{ettl@Remove@loop}:
%    \begin{macrocode}
\long\def\ettl@Remove#1/End§String/#2#3[#4]#5{%
% #1 = string or list
% #2 = substring or item to remove
% #3 = REPLACEMENT
% #4 = number of times to remove
% #5 = filter macro
   \expandafter\ettl@Remove@loop #5#1//#2/End§String//End§String/{#3}[{#4-1}]{#5}}
%    \end{macrocode}
%\end{macro}
%
%\begin{macro}{\ettl@Remove@loop} \FE
% \cs{ettl@Remove@loop} is entitled to break the loop:
%    \begin{macrocode}
\long\def\ettl@Remove@loop#1/#2//#3/End§String/#4[#5]#6{%
% #1 = str before filter
% #2 = str after filter
% #3 = substr to remove
% #4 = REPLACEMENT
% #5 = iterindex
% #6 = filter macro
   \ifnum\numexpr#5>0 \ettl@nbk@else#2//%
            {\ettl@Remove #1#4#2/End§String/{#3}{#4}[{#5}]{#6}}
            {{#1}{#4#2}{#3}{#5}}//%
   \else\ettl@fi{#1}{#4#2}{#3}{#5}%
   \fi}
%    \end{macrocode}
%\end{macro}
%
% \begin{macro}{test and result macros} \FE
% Those macros are expanded after the end of the loop: they give the final expected result
% from the four registers avaiblable at the end of the loop:
%    \begin{macrocode}
\long\def\ettl@strfilt@equal   #1#2#3#4{\csname @%
      \ettl@nbk#3//{\ettl@nbk#1#2//{second}{first}//}{second}//oftwo\endcsname}
\long\def\ettl@strfilt@equaleq #1#2#3#4{\csname @%
      \ettl@nbk#3//{\ifnotempty{#1#2}{second}{first}}{second}//oftwo\endcsname}
\long\def\ettl@strfilt@start   #1#2#3#4{\csname @%
      \ettl@nbk#1//{second}{first}//oftwo\endcsname}
\long\def\ettl@strfilt@starteq #1#2#3#4{\csname @%
      \ifnotempty{#1}{second}{first}oftwo\endcsname}
\long\def\ettl@strfilt@endby   #1#2#3#4{\csname @%
      \ettl@nbk#3//{first}{second}//oftwo\endcsname}
\long\def\ettl@strfilt@endbyeq #1#2#3#4{\csname @%
      \ettl@nbk#3//{\ifempty{#2}{first}{second}}{second}//oftwo\endcsname}
\long\def\ettl@strfilt@count   #1#2#3#4{\number\numexpr\ettl@intmax-(#4)-\ettl@nbk#3//01//}
\long\def\ettl@strfilt@instr   #1#2#3#4{\csname @%
      \ifnum\numexpr#4>0 second%
      \else\ifnum\numexpr#4<0 first%
      \else\ettl@nbk#3//{first}{second}//%
      \fi\fi oftwo\endcsname}
\long\def\ettl@strfilt@remove  #1#2#3#4{#1#2}
\long\def\ettl@strfilt@replace #1#2#3#4{#1\ettl@nbk#3//{#2}{}//}
%    \end{macrocode}
% \end{macro}
%
% \Subsection{Purely expandable macros with options}
%
% \iffalse
%<package>%----------------------------------------------------------------------------
%<package>% Purely Expandable Macros With Options / Star Forms / Variants
%<package>%% \FE@testopt{ #1 }{ commands }{ default option }
% \fi
%
%\begin{macro}{basic string filter} \FE
% This basic string filter will be used for \cs{FE@testopt} and \cs{FE@ifstar}. As far as\linebreak the later are used in
% the definition of \cs{FE@modifiers} we can't use the \linebreak
% \cmdref[DeclareStringFilter]{general string filter contructor} to do the job (infinite recursion).
%    \begin{macrocode}
\long\def\ettl@BasicFilter#1#2#3/End§String/{\expandafter\ettl@B@sicFilter #1#3//#2/End§String//End§String/}
\long\def\ettl@B@sicFilter#1/#2//#3/End§String/{@\ettl@nbk#3//%
      {\ifcat $\detokenize{#1#2}$first\else second\fi}
      {second}//oftwo}
%    \end{macrocode}
%\end{macro}
%
% \begin{Macro}{FE@testopt}
% Purely expandable |\@testopt|-like test:
%    \begin{macrocode}
\newcommand\FE@testopt[3]{\ettl@FE@testopt#1/[/%
               {#2#1}%
               {#2[{#3}]{#1}}}%]
\long\def\ettl@FE@testopt#1[#2/#3#{\csname @\ifcat $\detokenize{#1#2}$%
   first\else second\fi oftwo\endcsname}
%    \end{macrocode}
% \end{Macro}
%
% \iffalse
%<package>
%<package>%% \FE@ifstar{ #1 } { \StarredMacro }{ \NotStarredMacro }
% \fi
% \begin{Macro}{FE@ifstar}
% Purely expandable |\@ifstar|-like test:
%    \begin{macrocode}
\newcommand\FE@ifstar[3]{\ettl@FE@ifstar#1/*/%
               {#2}%
               {#3{#1}}}
\long\def\ettl@FE@ifstar#1*#2/#3#{\csname @\ifcat $\detokenize{#1#2}$%
   first\else second\fi oftwo\endcsname}
%    \end{macrocode}
% \end{Macro}
%
% \iffalse
%<package>
%<package>%% \FE@charequal{ #1 } { \MacroWith= }{ \NormalMacro } % used by the string filters
% \fi
%
%\begin{macro}{\FE@ifcharequal} \FE
% This is the same as \cs{FE@ifstar} but for \CH{=} character (used in \cmdref*{DeclareStringFilter}):
%    \begin{macrocode}
\newcommand\FE@ifcharequal[3]{\ettl@FE@charequal#1/=/%
               {#2}%
               {#3{#1}}}
\long\def\ettl@FE@charequal#1=#2/#3#{\csname @\ifcat $\detokenize{#1#2}$%
   first\else second\fi oftwo\endcsname}
%    \end{macrocode}
%\end{macro}
%
% \iffalse
%<package>
%<package>%% \ettl@strfilt@dot{ #1 } { \MacroWith= }{ \NormalMacro } % used by the string filters
% \fi
%
%\begin{macro}{\ettl@ifchardot} \FE
% Used by |\ettl@strfilt@mod| to test if a character is a dot. It is used internally and is not the same
% as |\FE@ifchar.|
%    \begin{macrocode}
\newcommand\ettl@ifchardot[1]{\ettl@FE@chardot#1/./}
\long\def\ettl@FE@chardot#1.#2/#3#{\csname @\ifcat $\detokenize{#1#2}$%
   first\else second\fi oftwo\endcsname}
%    \end{macrocode}
%\end{macro}%
%
% \iffalse
%<package>
%<package>%% \FE@ifchar{ <Character> }{ #1 }{ \SpecialFormMacro }{ \NormalMacro }
% \fi
% \begin{Macro}{FE@ifchar}
% \cs{FE@ifchar} test if the character token following the macro is a single character equal to \prm{Character}:§
% USAGE:¤|\FE@ifchar{|\prm{Character}|}{|\#1|}{\SpecialFormMacro}{\NormalMacro}|:
%    \begin{macrocode}
\newcommand\FE@ifchar[4]{\ifsinglechar{#1}{#2}{#3}{#4{#2}}}
%    \end{macrocode}
% \end{Macro}
%
% \iffalse
%<package>
%<package>%% \FE@modifiers{ Allowed Characters }{ #1 }{ \MacroA }{ \MacroB }{ \MacroC }...{ \MacroZ }{ \MacroDefault }
% \fi
%\begin{Macro}{FE@modifiers}
% \cs{FE@modifiers} test if the character token following the macro is in the list of \prm{Allowed Characters}: USAGE:§
% |\FE@modifiers{|\prm{Allowed Characters}|}{|\#1|}{\MacroA}|...|{\MacroZ}{\NormalMacro}|:
%    \begin{macrocode}
\newcommand\FE@modifiers[2]{%
   \ifOneToken{#2}%
      {\ExpandAftercmds\ettl@FE@modifiers%
               {\ExpandAftercmds{\ettl@setresult 12of3><}
                  {\ettl@getsinglelist{\ettl@ifchar{#2}}{#1}}}{#2}}
      {\ExpandNextTwo{\ettl@supergobble[{{#2}}]}{-1}{\getcharlistcount{#1}+1}}}
\long\def\ettl@FE@modifiers#1#2#3{\expandafter\ettl@supergobble%
   \expandafter[\romannumeral-`\q\ifnum#2<0 \@swap{{#3}}\fi]{#2}{#1+1}}
%    \end{macrocode}
%\end{Macro}
%
% \iffalse
%<package>
%<package>%% \ettl@supergobble{ p }{ q }{token_1}{token_2}...{token_p}{TOKEN_p+1}{token_p+2}...{token_p+q+1}
% \fi
%\begin{Macro}{ettl@supergobble}
% \cs{ettl@supergobble} gobbles the $n$ first (groups of) tokens in the following list of $N$ (groups of) tokens
% and expands the $n+1$. The macro is optimized (cf \cs{ettl@supergobbleeight} etc.) to avoid too long loops.
%    \begin{macrocode}
\newcommand\ettl@supergobble[1]{\FE@testopt{#1}\ettl@superg@bble{}}
\long\def\ettl@superg@bble[#1]#2#3{%
% #1 = commands to put after the list (optional)
% #2 = number to gobble first
% #3 = total number of items
   \ifnum\numexpr#3>0
      \ifnum\numexpr#3-(#2)=0
         \ettl@supergobble@loop{#3+2}0{\ettl@supergobble@end{}{}}%
      \else
         \expandafter\ettl@supergobble@loop\expandafter{%
            \number\numexpr\ifnum\numexpr#2*(#2-(#3))>0 #3+1\else#2+2\fi}{#3+2}%
                           {\ettl@supergobble@next{}{#1}}%
   \fi\fi}
\long\def\ettl@supergobble@loop#1#2#3{%
   \ifcsname ettl@supergobble\number\numexpr#1\endcsname
      \csname ettl@supergobble\number\numexpr#1\endcsname
         {#3{#2-(#1)-1}}%
   \else\ettl@supergobbleeight{\ettl@supergobble@loop{#1-8}{#2-8}{#3}}%
   \fi}
\long\def\ettl@supergobble@end#1#2#3{\fi\fi\fi#1#2}
\long\csdef{ettl@supergobbleeight}#1\fi#2#3#4#5#6#7#8#9{\fi#1}
\long\csdef{ettl@supergobble7}#1#2\fi#3#4#5#6#7#8#9{#1}
\long\csdef{ettl@supergobble6}#1#2\fi#3#4#5#6#7#8{#1}
\long\csdef{ettl@supergobble5}#1#2\fi#3#4#5#6#7{#1}
\long\csdef{ettl@supergobble4}#1#2\fi#3#4#5#6{#1}
\long\csdef{ettl@supergobble3}#1#2\fi#3#4#5{#1}
\long\csdef{ettl@supergobble2}#1#2\fi#3#4{#1}
\long\csdef{ettl@supergobble1}#1#2\fi#3{#1}
\long\csdef{ettl@supergobble0}#1#2\fi{#1}
\long\def\ettl@supergobble@next#1#2#3#4{\fi
   \ettl@supergobble@loop{#3}0{\ettl@supergobble@end{#4}{#2}}}
%    \end{macrocode}
%\end{Macro}
%
%
% \Subsection{Define control sequence through groups}
%
%\iffalse
%<package>
%<package>%% \AfterGroup{ code }  /  \AfterGroup*{ code }    the star form expands its argument once
%\fi
%
%\begin{Macro}{AfterGroup}
%\begin{Macro*}{AfterGroup*}
% \cs{AfterGroup} enhances the \cs{aftergroup} primitive: arbitrary code may be given to \cs{AfterGroup}.
% We use the |\edef|...|\unexpanded| trick already implemented in \cmdref*{ettl@ifnextchar} to allow macro
% definitions (with arguments) inside the argument of \cs{AfterGroup}:
%    \begin{macrocode}
\newcount\ettl@fter
\newrobustcmd\AfterGroup{\@ifstar{\ettl@AfterGroup\@firstofone}{\ettl@AfterGroup\unexpanded}}
\newrobustcmd\ettl@AfterGroup[2]{%
   \csxdef{ettl@fterGroup\number\numexpr\the\ettl@fter+1}%
      {\global\csundef{ettl@fterGroup\number\numexpr\the\ettl@fter+1}#1{#2}}%
   \global\advance\ettl@fter\@ne
   \expandafter\aftergroup\csname ettl@fterGroup\the\ettl@fter\endcsname}
%    \end{macrocode}
%\end{Macro*}
%\end{Macro}
%
%\iffalse
%<package>
%<package>%% \AfterAssignment{ code }
%\fi
%
%\begin{Macro}{AfterAssignment}
% \cs{AfterAssignment} can be given arbitray code:
%    \begin{macrocode}
\newrobustcmd\AfterAssignment{\@ifstar{\ettl@AfterAssignment\@firstofone}{\ettl@AfterAssignment\unexpanded}}
\newrobustcmd\ettl@AfterAssignment[2]{%
   \csedef{ettl@afterassignment@hook\number\numexpr\the\ettl@fter}{#1{#2}}%
   \global\advance\ettl@fter\@ne
   \expandafter\afterassignment\csname ettl@afterassignment@hook\the\ettl@fter\endcsname}
%    \end{macrocode}
%\end{Macro}
%
%\iffalse
%<package>
%<package>%% \aftergroup@def{ cs-token }
%\fi
%
%
% \begin{Macro}{aftergroup@def}
% The macro is based on \xpackage{letltxmacro} package. Therefore, \cs{aftergroup@def} works with commands with optional
% arguments and with the ones defined using \LaTeX's \cs{DeclareRobustCommand}.
% {\rmk: we could have used the \cmdref*{AfterGroup} macro but execution is lighter with $5$ calls to \cs{aftergroup} primitive.}:§§
%    \begin{macrocode}
\newrobustcmd*\aftergroup@def{\@ifstar\aftergroup@defstar\aftergroup@d@f}
\newrobustcmd*\@ftergroup@def[3]{%
   \aftergroup#2\aftergroup#3\aftergroup#1%
   \aftergroup\global \aftergroup\undef \aftergroup#1}
\newrobustcmd*\aftergroup@defstar[1]{%
   \global\expandafter\let\csname ettl@ftergroup@def\the\numexpr\ettl@fter+1\endcsname#1%
   \global\advance\ettl@fter\@ne
   \expandafter\@ftergroup@def\csname ettl@ftergroup@def\the\ettl@fter\endcsname\let#1}
\newrobustcmd*\aftergroup@d@f[1]{%
   \let\etex@let@primitive\let   \def\let{\global\etex@let@primitive}%
   \expandafter\LetLtxMacro\csname ettl@ftergroup@def\the\numexpr\ettl@fter+1\endcsname#1%
   \global\advance\ettl@fter\@ne
   \etex@let@primitive\let=\etex@let@primitive
   \expandafter\@ftergroup@def\csname ettl@ftergroup@def\the\ettl@fter\endcsname\LetLtxMacro#1}%
\let\ettl@aftergroup@def\aftergroup@def
%    \end{macrocode}
% \end{Macro}
%
% \Subsection{\textbackslash futuredef}
%
% \iffalse
%<package>%----------------------------------------------------------------------------
%<package>
%<package>%% \@ifchar{ single token }{ true }{ false }
%<package>
% \fi
%
%\begin{Macro}{@ifchar}
% \cs{@ifchar} works just like \cs{@ifstar} but uses the \cmdref={character-test}.
%    \begin{macrocode}
\long\def\@ifchar#1#2{\ettl@ifnextchar #1{\@firstoftwo{#2}}}
%    \end{macrocode}
%\end{Macro}
%
% \iffalse
%<package>
%<package>%% \@char@testopt{ code }{ single token }{ default value }{ single token }
%<package>
% \fi
%
% \begin{Macro}{@char@testopt}
% \cs{@char@testopt} is a generalisation of \cs{@testopt} for other pairs of character than \string[ and \string]
% to pass optional parameters to macros. It is based on \cmdref{ettl@ifnextchar} and therefore on the \cmdref={character-test}.
%    \begin{macrocode}
\newcommand\@char@testopt[4]{\ettl@ifnextchar#2{#1}{#1#2#3#4}}
%    \end{macrocode}
% \end{Macro}
%
% \iffalse
%<package>
%<package>%% \@ifnextchardigit{ true }{ false }
%<package>
% \fi
% \iffalse
% \begin{Macro}{@ifnextchardigit}
%    \begin{macrocode}
\newrobustcmd\@ifnextchardigit[2]{\begingroup

   \endgroup
}% \@ifnextchardigit
%    \end{macrocode}
% \end{Macro}
% \fi
%
% \iffalse
%<package>
%<package>%% \ettl@ifnextchar{ character token }{ true }{ false }
%<package>
% \fi
%
%\begin{Macro}{ettl@ifnextchar}
% \cs{ettl@ifnextchar} is based on the \cmdref={character-test} rather than the |\ifx|-test. See the example for
% explanation on its behaviour.§
% \csbf{ettl@ifnextchar} is used in the definition of \cmdref*{aftergroup@def} and \cmdref*{@ifchar} (of course...).§
% We take advantage of delimited definitions to exit from |\if|...|\fi| conditionnals (even in the case where
% the macro parameter is |\else|, |\if| or |\fi|...):
%    \begin{macrocode}
\newrobustcmd\ettl@ifnextchar[3]{\begingroup
   \long\edef\1##1/##2/##3{##1\endgroup\unexpanded{#2}##3}%
   \long\edef\2##1/##2/##3{##1\endgroup\unexpanded{#3}##3}%
   \ifOneToken{#1}
      {\csname ettl@\ifcat $\expandafter\ettl@cdr\detokenize{#1}\@nil$% OneChar
         xifnch\else xifntk\fi\endcsname{#1}}
      {\2//{}}}
%    \end{macrocode}
% \end{Macro}
%
% \begin{macro}{\ettl@xifnch}
%\begin{macro}{\ettl@ifnch}
% \cs{ettl@xifnch} is used in case the token to test (first parameter of \cs{ettl@ifnextchar} is a character token.
% It gobbles the possible spaces and exits at one if a begin-group or end-group character is found:
%    \begin{macrocode}
\long\def\ettl@xifnch#1{%
   \ifx#1\@sptoken \def\ettl@xifnch{\ifx\@let@token\@sptoken\1\else\2\fi//{}}%
   \else \def\ettl@xifnch{%
      \ifx\@let@token\bgroup      \2
      \else\ifx\@let@token\egroup \2
      \else\ifx\@let@token\@sptoken \ettl@ifnspace\ettl@xifnch
     \else\ettl@ifnch
      \fi\fi\fi/{#1}/{}}%
   \fi\futurelet\@let@token\ettl@xifnch}
%    \end{macrocode}
% \cs{ettl@ifnch} does the final comparison: the token is taken into the macro parameter
% to check if it is a single character (it was not possible to ensure this point for active characters that
% have been |\let| to something, unless by eating it in the parameter of a macro. It the test fails,
% the parameters is appended again to the input):
%    \begin{macrocode}
\long\def\ettl@ifnch#1/#2/#3{#1\long\def\ettl@ifnch##1{\ettl@char{##1}
      {\if\string##1\string#2\1\else\2\fi}\2//{##1}}\ettl@ifnch}
%    \end{macrocode}
%\end{macro}
%\end{macro}
%
%\begin{macro}{\ettl@xifntk}
%\begin{macro}{\ettl@ifntk}
% \cs{ettl@xifntk} is quite the same as \cs{ettl@xifnch} but for the case the token to test (\ie the first parameter
% of \cs{ettl@ifnextchar} is a control sequence:
%    \begin{macrocode}
\long\def\ettl@xifntk#1{%
   \ifx#1\bgroup\def\ettl@xifntk{\ifx\@let@token\bgroup\1\else\2\fi//{}}%
   \else\ifx#1\egroup\def\ettl@xifntk{\ifx\@let@token\egroup\1\else\2\fi//{}}%
   \else\def\ettl@xifntk{%
      \ifx\@let@token\bgroup        \2
      \else\ifx\@let@token\egroup   \2
      \else\ifx\@let@token\@sptoken \ettl@ifnspace\ettl@xifntk%
      \else\ettl@ifntk%
      \fi\fi\fi/{#1}/{}}%
   \fi\futurelet\@let@token\ettl@xifntk}
%    \end{macrocode}
% \cs{ettl@ifntk} finishes the job. We need to ensure that |\@let@token| is not an active character having been
% let to the token to test: there is no such thing as an active character for \cs{ettl@ifnextchar}!
%    \begin{macrocode}
\long\def\ettl@ifntk#1/#2/#3{#1\long\def\ettl@ifntk##1{\ettl@char{##1}
   \2{\ifx##1#2\1\else\2\fi}//{##1}}\ettl@ifntk}
%    \end{macrocode}
%\end{macro}
%\end{macro}
%
%\begin{macro}{\ettl@ifnspace}
% \cs{ettl@ifnspace} is used to gobble a space and go back to the loop (this is very rare...):
%    \begin{macrocode}
\long\def\ettl@ifnspace#1#2/#3/#4 {#2\futurelet\@let@token#1}
%    \end{macrocode}
%\end{macro}
%
% \iffalse
%<package>
%<package>%% \futuredef[list of allowed tokens]{ command }{ commands to expand after }
%<package>%% \futuredef*[list of allowed tokens]{ command }{ commands to expand after }
%<package>%% \futuredef=[list of allowed tokens]{ command }{ commands to expand after }
%<package>%% \futuredef*=[list of allowed tokens]{ command }{ commands to expand after } (or \futuredef=*[...] )
% \fi
%
% \begin{Macro}{futuredef}
% \begin{Macro*}{futuredef*}
% \begin{Macro*}{futuredef=}
% \begin{Macro*}{futuredef*=}
% This is the scanner.
%    \begin{macrocode}
\newrobustcmd*\futuredef{\begingroup\ettl@futdef\ettl@futuredef\detokenize}
\protected\def\ettl@futdef#1#2{\@ifstar%
      {\ettl@futdef\ettl@futured@f#2}
      {\@ifchar={\ettl@futdef#1\unexpanded}
                {\@testopt{\ettl@futur@def#1#2}{}}}}
\long\def\ettl@futur@def#1#2[#3]{%
   \csname ettl@\ifcat $\detokenize{#3}$1\else2\fi of2\endcsname
   {\let \ettl@x \@empty \letcs \ettl@futur@def@collect{\@gobblescape#1@collectall}}%
   {\def \ettl@x {#3}\edef \ettl@y {#2{#3}}%
   \ifx\ettl@x\ettl@y      \let\ettl@y\@gobble
   \else \ifx#2\unexpanded \let\ettl@y\@gobble
   \else             \def\ettl@y{\edef\ettl@x}%
   \fi\fi\ettl@y{\detokenizeChars{#3}}%
   \letcs\ettl@futur@def@collect{\@gobblescape#1@collect}}%
   \expandafter#1\expandafter#2\expandafter{\ettl@x}}
%    \end{macrocode}
% \end{Macro*}
% \end{Macro*}
% \end{Macro*}
% \end{Macro}
%
% \begin{macro}{futuredef (not starred)}
% \cs{ettl@futuredef} defines the \textsfsl{test-macro} (which is entitled to break the loop) and the \textsfsl{loop-macro}:
%    \begin{macrocode}
\long\def\ettl@futuredef#1#2#3#4{% #1=detokenize #2=list, #3=macro result, #4=code-next
   \def \ettl@futuredef@loop{\ettl@futuredef@test{}}%
   \long \def \ettl@futuredef@test##1{%
      \ifcat\noexpand\ettl@x\bgroup\ettl@futuredef@end{}\else
      \ifcat\noexpand\ettl@x\egroup\ettl@futuredef@end{}\else
      \ifcat\noexpand\ettl@x\ettl@sptoken\ettl@futuredef@space#1\else
      \ettl@futur@def@collect#1\fi\fi\fi/Ne¤t/{#2}{##1}}%
   \long \def \ettl@futuredef@end##1##2/Ne¤t/##3##4{##2\endgroup\def#3{##4}#4##1}%
   \futurelet \ettl@x \ettl@futuredef@loop}
%    \end{macrocode}
% \cs{ettl@futuredef@collect} captures the next token (because it was found in the list) and selectively
% append it to the \textsfsl{result} (the argument of \cs{ettl@futuredef@test}). Then it loops:
%    \begin{macrocode}
\long\def\ettl@futuredef@collect#1#2/Ne¤t/#3#4#5{#2%
   \ifcat\noexpand#5\relax \ettl@futuredef@filt\unexpanded
   \else \ettl@futuredef@filt#1
   \fi{#5}{#3}
   {\def\ettl@futuredef@loop{\ettl@futuredef@test{#4#5}}\futurelet\ettl@x\ettl@futuredef@loop}
   {\ettl@futuredef@end{#5}/Ne¤t/{}{#4}}/Ne¤t/}
%    \end{macrocode}
% \cs{ettl@futuredef@space} gobbles the space token and append a space to the \textsfsl{result}. Then it loops:
%    \begin{macrocode}
\long\def\ettl@futuredef@space#1#2/Ne¤t/#3#4 {%
   \ettl@futur@def@collect#1#2/Ne¤t/{#3}{#4}{ }}
%    \end{macrocode}
% \cs{ettl@futuredef@collectall} is used when no option (no \prm{list of allowed tokens}) has been given to \cs{futuredef}.
% In this case, \cs{futuredef} will stop only at the next begin-group or end-group token:
%    \begin{macrocode}
\long\def\ettl@futuredef@collectall#1#2/Ne¤t/#3#4#5{#2%
   \def\ettl@futuredef@loop{\ettl@futuredef@test{#4#5}}\futurelet\ettl@x\ettl@futuredef@loop}
%    \end{macrocode}
% \end{macro}
%
%\begin{macro}{\ettl@futur@def@filt}
% \cs{ettl@futur@def@filt} defines the \textslsf{filter macro} to check if the token is in the \prm{list of allowed tokens}:
%    \begin{macrocode}
\long\def\ettl@futur@def@filt#1#2{% #1=token to check, #2=allowed list
   \long\def\ettl@futdef@filt##1#1##2##3/##4##5##6/Ne¤t/{##5}%
   \ettl@futdef@filt#2#1//}
\long\def\ettl@futuredef@filt#1#2\fi#3#4{\fi % #1=detokenize/unexpanded, #2=discard, #3=token,#4=allowed list
   \expandafter\ettl@futur@def@filt\expandafter{#1{#3}}{#4}}
%    \end{macrocode}
%\end{macro}
%
% \begin{macro}{futured@f (starred)} \cmdlabel{impl:starredfuturedef}
% \cs{ettl@futured@f} defines the \textsfsl{test-macro} (which is entitled to break the loop) and the \textsfsl{loop-macro}:
%    \begin{macrocode}
\long\def\ettl@futured@f#1#2#3#4{% #1=detokenize #2=list, #3=macro result, #4=code-next
   \let \ettl@y \@undefined
   \def \ettl@futured@f@loop{\ettl@futured@f@test{}}%
   \long \def \ettl@futured@f@test##1{%
      \ifcat\noexpand\ettl@x\bgroup\ettl@futured@f@end\else
      \ifcat\noexpand\ettl@x\egroup\ettl@futured@f@end\else
      \ifcat\noexpand\ettl@x\ettl@sptoken\ettl@futured@f@space#1\else
      \ettl@futur@def@collect#1\fi\fi\fi/Ne¤t/{##1}{#2}{}}%
   \long \def \ettl@futured@f@end##1/Ne¤t/##2##3##4{##1\endgroup\def#3{##2}#4##4}%
   \futurelet \ettl@x \ettl@futured@f@loop}
\long\def\ettl@futured@f@space#1#2/Ne¤t/#3#4#5 {%
      \ettl@futur@def@collect#1#2/Ne¤t/{#3}{#4}{#5}{ }}
%    \end{macrocode}
% \cs{ettl@futured@f@collect} collects the next token which is appended to the argument of \cs{ettl@futured@f@test} (the \textsfsl{result})
% if it is in the \prm{list of allowed tokens}, otherwise expansion is tried:
%    \begin{macrocode}
\long\def\ettl@futured@f@collect#1#2/Ne¤t/#3#4#5#6{#2%
   \ifcat\noexpand\ettl@x\relax \ettl@futuredef@filt\unexpanded
   \else \ettl@futuredef@filt#1
   \fi{#6}{#4}
   {\let \ettl@y \@undefined \ettl@futured@f@append/Ne¤t/{#3}{}{#6}}%
   {\ettl@futured@f@try@expand{#3}\ettl@futured@f@end{#6}}/Ne¤t/}
%    \end{macrocode}
% \cs{ettl@futured@f@collectall} is used when \cs{futuredef*} is called with an empty optional argument:
%    \begin{macrocode}
\long\def\ettl@futured@f@collectall#1#2/Ne¤t/#3#4#5#6{#2%
   \ettl@futured@f@try@expand{#3}\ettl@futured@f@append{#6}}
%    \end{macrocode}
% \cs{ettl@futured@f@space} is used in case the token is a space token:
%    \begin{macrocode}
\long\def\ettl@futured@f@space#1#2/Ne¤t/#3#4#5 {%
      \ettl@futur@def@collect#1#2/Ne¤t/{#3}{#4}{#5}{ }}
%    \end{macrocode}
% \cs{ettl@futured@f@try@expand} checks if the token shall be expanded, or if the loop shall be broken (in case the
% \prm{list of allowed tokens} is specified) or if this token shall be appended to the result
% (in case the \prm{list of allowed token} is empty):
%    \begin{macrocode}
\long\def\ettl@futured@f@try@expand#1#2#3{%
   \expandafter\ifx\noexpand\ettl@x\ettl@x
      \let\ettl@y=#2%
   \else\ettl@futured@f@CheckSpecials{#3}%
      {\let \ettl@y=#2}%
      {\ifx\ettl@x\ettl@y \let \ettl@y \ettl@futured@f@end\else
       \let \ettl@y \ettl@futured@f@expand\fi}%
   \fi\ettl@y/Ne¤t/{#1}{}{#3}}
%    \end{macrocode}
% \cs{ettl@futured@f@expand} expands the next token because it is not in the list and
% goes back to the loop:
%    \begin{macrocode}
\long\def\ettl@futured@f@expand/Ne¤t/#1#2#3{\let\ettl@y\ettl@x
   \expandafter\futurelet\expandafter\ettl@x\expandafter\ettl@futured@f@loop#3}
%    \end{macrocode}
% \cs{ettl@futured@f@CheckSpecials} checks if the token is undefined or a |\if|... or |\else| etc. This is compulsory
% because we do not have to attempt expansion of such tokens (unless we want to get an error from \TeX):
%    \begin{macrocode}
\long\def\ettl@futured@f@CheckSpecials#1{\ifintokslist{#1}{%
   \@undefined\if\ifcat\ifnum\ifdim\ifodd%
   \ifvmode\ifhmode\ifmmode\ifinner\ifvoid\ifhbox\ifvbox%
   \ifx\ifeof\iftrue\iffalse\ifcase\ifdefined\ifcsname\iffontchar%
   \else\fi\or}}
%    \end{macrocode}
% Finally, \cs{ettl@futured@f@append} appends the token to the result and goes back to the loop:
%    \begin{macrocode}
\def\ettl@futured@f@append/Ne¤t/#1#2#3{%
   \def\ettl@futured@f@loop{\ettl@futured@f@test{#1#3}}%
   \futurelet\ettl@x\ettl@futured@f@loop}%
%    \end{macrocode}
% \end{macro}
%
% \iffalse
%<package>
%<package>%----------------------------------------------------------------------------
% \fi
%
% \Subsection{Loops and Lists Management}
%
% \subsubsection{naturalloop}
%
% \iffalse
%<package>
%<package>%% \naturalloop [ auxiliary commands (default \do) ]{ n times }{ argument }
% \fi
%
% \begin{Macro}{naturalloop}
% This macro uses the capability of \eTeX{} to build purely expandable loop using \cs{numexpr}:
%    \begin{macrocode}
\newcommand\naturalloop[1]{\FE@testopt{#1}\ettl@naturalloop{\do}}
\def\ettl@naturalloop[#1]#2#3{%
   \ifnum\numexpr#2>0 \expandafter\@swaparg\expandafter{\romannumeral-`\q#1[0]{#3}{#3}}%
         {\ettl@naturall@@p[{#1}]{#2-1}{0}{#3}}
%            \ExpandNext{\ettl@naturall@@p[{#1}]{#2-1}{1}{#3}}{#1[1]{#3}{#3}}%
   \else\@swap{\unexpanded{#3}}%
   \fi}
\def\ettl@naturall@@p[#1]#2#3#4#5#6\fi{\fi%
   \ifnum\numexpr#2>0 \expandafter\@swaparg\expandafter{\romannumeral-`\q%
      \expandafter\@swap\expandafter{\expandafter[\number\numexpr#3+1]}{#1}{#4}{#5}}%
      {\ettl@naturall@@p[{#1}]{#2-1}{#3+1}{#4}}%
   \else\@swap{\unexpanded{#5}}%
   \fi}
%    \end{macrocode}
%
% \end{Macro}
%
% \subsubsection{Lists of single tokens}
%
% \iffalse
%<package>
%<package>%% \ifinttokslist{ item }{ list of tokens }{ true }{ false }
% \fi
%
%\begin{Macro*}{ifintokslist} \FE
% \cs{ifintokslist}\prm{token}\prm{list of single tokens} breaks the loop at once when \prm{token}
% is found in the list. The test for the end of the list is made by \cs{ettl@nbk}... of course:
%\begin{Macro}{ifincharlist}
% \cs{ifincharlist}\prm{character or token}\prm{list of single characters or tokens} is the same, with a
% different test macro: \cs{ettl@ifchar} is used instead of \cs{ettl@ifx}:
%    \begin{macrocode}
\newcommand\ifintokslist[2]{\romannumeral\csname rmn@%
   \expandafter\ettl@nbk\romannumeral\ettl@dosinglelist{\ettl@ifintokslist{#1}}{#2}\z@//%
   {first}{second}//oftwo\endcsname}
\long\def\ettl@ifintokslist#1#2{\ifx#1#2\ettl@breakloop\z@\fi}
\newcommand\ifincharlist[2]{\romannumeral\csname rmn@%
   \expandafter\ettl@nbk\romannumeral\ettl@dosinglelist{\ettl@ifincharlist{#1}}{#2}\z@//%
   {first}{second}//oftwo\endcsname}
\long\def\ettl@ifincharlist#1#2{\ettl@ifchar{#1}{#2}{\ettl@breakloop\z@}{}}
%    \end{macrocode}
%\end{Macro}
%\end{Macro*}
%
%\begin{macro}{\ettl@dosinglelist} \FE
% We define a very simple loop for single tokens (for internal use): it is the same as \cs{toksloop} but
% avoids overhead due to the parsing of modifiers:
%    \begin{macrocode}
\long\def\ettl@dosinglelist#1#2{\ettl@nbk#2//%
      {\ettl@dosinglelist@loop{#1}#2//{\ettl@dosinglelist@loop{#1}}{\ettl@breakloop{}}}
      {\ettl@breakloop{}}///End§List/}
\long\def\ettl@dosinglelist@loop#1#2#3#4/#5#6#7/End§List/{%
      #1{#2}#6{#3}#4//{#6}{#7}/End§List/}
%    \end{macrocode}
%\end{macro}
%
% \iffalse
%<package>
%<package>%% \gettokslistindex { item }{ list of tokens }
%<package>%% \gettokslistcount { item }{ list of tokens }
%<package>%% \gettokslisttoken { item }{ list of tokens }
% \fi
%
% \begin{Macro*}{gettokslistindex}
% \begin{Macro*}{getcharlistindex}
% \begin{Macro*}{gettokslistcount}
% \begin{Macro*}{getcharlistcount}
% \begin{Macro*}{gettokslisttoken}
% \begin{Macro}{getcharlisttoken}
%
% \cs{gettokslistindex}\prm{item}\prm{tokenlist-macro}
%
% \cs{gettokslistindex} is always purely expandable (|\ifx| test).
%
% The following three macros are the \textsl{entry points}.
% \cs{ExpandAftercmds} is applied to \cs{ettl@getsinglelist} which initiates the loop: we ask for total expansion.
% After expansion, \cs{ettl@setresult} will extract the wanted register by projection:
% The result comes from in the first
% register for \textvb{count}, the second for \textvb{index} and the third for \textvb{token}, therefore, we use the
% \cs{ettl@XofY} macros:
%    \begin{macrocode}
\newcommand\gettokslistindex[2]{\number\ifnotempty{#2}{\ettl@nbk#1//%
   {\ExpandAftercmds{\ettl@setresult 2of3><}{\ettl@getsinglelist{\ettl@ifx{#1}}{#2}}}
   {-1}//}{-1}}
\newcommand\getcharlistindex[2]{\number\ifnotempty{#2}{\ettl@nbk#1//%
   {\ExpandAftercmds{\ettl@setresult 2of3><}{\ettl@getsinglelist{\ettl@ifchar{#1}}{#2}}}
   {-1}//}{-1}}
\newcommand\gettokslistcount[1]{\number\ifnotempty{#1}%
   {\ExpandAftercmds{\ettl@setresult 1of3><}{\ettl@getsinglelist{\ettl@ifx{\\}}{#1}}}
   0}
\newcommand\getcharlistcount[1]{}%
\let\getcharlistcount=\gettokslistcount
\newcommand\gettokslisttoken[2]{\ifnotempty{#2}{\ettl@nbk#1//%
   {\ExpandAftercmds{\ettl@setresult 3of3><}{\ettl@getsinglelist{\ettl@ifx{#1}}{#2}}}
   {}//}{}}
\newcommand\getcharlisttoken[2]{\ifnotempty{#2}{\ettl@nbk#1//%
   {\ExpandAftercmds{\ettl@setresult 3of3><}{\ettl@getsinglelist{\ettl@ifchar{#1}}{#2}}}
   {}//}{}}
%    \end{macrocode}
% \cs{ettl@getsinglelist}\cmdlabel{impl:ettl@getsinglelist} initiates the loop (we test if the list or the \prm{item} is empty first):
%    \begin{macrocode}
\long\def\ettl@getsinglelist#1#2{\ettl@singlelist@loop{-1}{-1}{}#2//%
         {\ettl@expandafthree\ettl@singlelist@loop#1}%
         {\expandafter\ettl@singlelist@result\@thirdofthree}/End§List/}
%    \end{macrocode}
% \cs{ettl@singlelist@loop} tests each token and update registers:
%    \begin{macrocode}
\long\def\ettl@singlelist@loop#1#2#3#4#5/#6#7#8/End§List/{%
      #7{#4}
         {{#1+1}{#2+1+0*(0}{#4}}
         {{#1+1}{#2+1}{#3}}#5//{#7}{#8}/End§List/}
   %   \csname @#1#5{first}{second}oftwo\endcsname
   %      {#8{#1}{#2+1}{#3+1+0*(0}{#5}#6//#8#9}
   %      {#8{#1}{#2+1}{#3+1}{#4}#6//#8#9}/End§List/}
%    \end{macrocode}

% Well! \#1 is the \textsl{test-macro} to test against \#5, the current token of the list.
%
% \#2 is the current index. It is incremented by $1$ and will be equal to the length of the list, at the end.
% \#3 is the index of the \prm{item} (if found): it is incremented by $1$ but at the time
% \prm{item} is found is the list, the next increments are canceled (multiplication by $0$).
%
% The fourth parameter remains the same (\#4=\#4=|empty|, set at the initiation of the loop) but at the time \prm{item}
% is found, \#4 becomes this \prm{item} (precisely the matching item found in the list: \#5).
%
% \#6 is the remainder of the list. \#7, \#8 and \#9 are the usual parameter for \textsfsl{blank-test} (see \cmdref*{ettl@nbk}).
%
% \cs{ettl@tokslist@result} extracts the |count|, the |index| and the |token| from the parameters of the \textsl{test-macro}:
%    \begin{macrocode}
\def\ettl@singlelist@result#1#2#3#4/End§List/{\ExpandNextTwo\@swaptwo%
      {\number\numexpr\ifempty{#3}{-1}{#2)}}{\number\numexpr#1}{#3}}
%    \end{macrocode}
% Then \cs{ettl@setresult} finishes the job:
%    \begin{macrocode}
\def\ettl@setresult#1of#2>#3<{\ettl@nbk #3//%
      {\ettl@set@result#1of#2>#3<}
      {\csname ettl@#1of#2\endcsname}//}
\def\ettl@set@result#1of#2>#3<#4{\ifdefcount{#3}
   {#3=\csname ettl@#1of#2\endcsname#4}
   {\expandafter\edef\noexpand#3{\csname ettl@#1of#2\endcsname{#4}}}%
}
%    \end{macrocode}
% \end{Macro}
% \end{Macro*}
% \end{Macro*}
% \end{Macro*}
% \end{Macro*}
% \end{Macro*}
%
% \subsubsection{General Lists and Loops Constructor}
%
% \begin{Macro}{DeclareCmdListParser}
%
% |\DeclareCmdListParser| acts in the same way as
% \xpackage{etoolbox}-|\DeclareListParser| and the command-list-parser
% are sensitive to the category code of the \prm{separator}
%
% \iffalse
%<package>
%<package>%% \DeclareCmdListParser : general constructor for command-list parsers
%<package>%% \DeclareCmdListParser\ParserName{separator}
% \fi
%
% The command-list-parser will be defined only if it is definable:
%    \begin{macrocode}
\newrobustcmd\DeclareCmdListParser[3][\global]{\@ifdefinable{#2}{\begingroup
      \protected\def\ettl@defcmdparser##1{%
         \edef\ettl@defcmdparser{\endgroup\ettl@defcmdparser
            {#1}{\noexpand#2}{\unexpanded{#3}}
            {\noexpandcs{##1->start}}
            {\noexpandcs{##1->loop}}
            {\noexpandcs{##1->loop+}}
            {\noexpandcs{for##1}}%
         }\ettl@defcmdparser
      }\expandafter\ettl@defcmdparser\expandafter{\romannumeral-`\q\@gobblescape#2}}}
%    \end{macrocode}
% \cs{ettl@defcmdparser} does the definitions: \cs{parser->start} initiates the loop (and add a separator
% at the end of the list) and \cs{parser->loop} loops into the list, expanding the (optional, default |\do|) user code
% for each item.
%
% In case the \CH{\ttbf+} form is used, the auxiliary macro \cs{ettl@doitemidx} overloads
% the user-code. Otherwise (simple form without index): \cs{ettl@doitem} overloads the user-code.
%    \begin{macrocode}
\protected\long\def\ettl@defcmdparser#1#2#3#4#5#6#7{%#1=global,#2=command,#3=sep,#4=start,#5=loop,#6=loop+
   #1\long\def#4##1##2[##3]##4{% ##1=case, ##2=expandafter??? , ##3=do, ##4=list
      ##2{##4}% ifiscs or @thirdofthree
         {\expandafter\@swaparg\expandafter{##4}{#4{##1}\@thirdofthree[{##3}]}}
         {\ettl@nbk##4//%
            {\ifcase##1 \ettl@or\@swaplast{\number\numexpr#60{\ettl@lst@count}}#6%
               \or      \ettl@or\@swaplast{#60{\ettl@lst@getitem{##3}}}#6%
               \or      \ettl@or\@swaplast{#5{##3}}#5%
               \or      \ettl@fi\@swaplast{#60{##3}}#6%
               \fi{##4#3//}{\ettl@breakloop{\ifx##10\expandafter\relax\fi}}%
            }{\ettl@breakloop{}}///End§List/}}%
   #1\long\def#5##1##2#3##3##4/##5##6##7/End§List/{%
      \ifcat $\detokenize{##2}$\expandafter\@gobbletwo\fi\@firstofone{##1{##2}}%
      ##6{##1}##3##4//{##6}{##7}/End§List/}
   #1\long\def#6##1##2##3#3##4##5/##6##7##8/End§List/{%
      \ifcat $\detokenize{##3}$\expandafter\@gobbletwo\fi\@firstofone{##2[##1]{##3}}%
      \expandafter##7\expandafter{\number\numexpr##1+1}{##2}##4##5//{##7}{##8}/End§List/}
   #1\protected\def#7{\@ifchar*%
      {\@ifchar+{\ettl@forloop{\expandafter#2\expandafter*\expandafter+}{[####1]####2}}
                {\ettl@forloop{\expandafter#2\expandafter*}{####1}}}
      {\@ifchar+{\@ifchar*%
                     {\ettl@forloop{\expandafter#2\expandafter*\expandafter+}{[####1]####2}}
                     {\ettl@forloop{\expandafter#2\expandafter+}{[####1]####2}}}
                {\ettl@forloop{\expandafter#2}{####1}}}}
   #1\def#2{\ettl@lst@modif#423\ifiscs}}
%    \end{macrocode}
% \cs{ettl@lst@doitem} gives the current item to the auxiliary macro, while \cs{ettl@lst@doitemidx} gives the index as well.
% \cs{ettl@lts@getitem} is the helper macro in case we ask for an item (cf. |\csvloop[4]\mylist|) and
% \cs{etttl@lst@count} is as basic as it can be!
%    \begin{macrocode}
\long\def\ettl@lst@getitem#1[#2]#3{%
   \ifnum\numexpr#1<0 \@swap{\breakloop{}}\fi
   \ifnum\numexpr#1=#2 \@swap{\breakloop{#3}}\fi}
\long\def\ettl@lst@count[#1]#2{+\ettl@nbk#2//10//}
%    \end{macrocode}
%\end{Macro}
%
% \begin{macro}{\ettl@lst@modif} \cmdlabel{impl:ettl@lst@modif} \FE
% \cs{ettl@lst@modif} is used by any command-list-parser at the beginning to set the options. This macro is interesting
% because it is recursive: each allowed modifier is parsed one after the other in a purely expandable way, setting
% the registers (\#1 to \#4) to the value corresponding to the modifier used (the registers are initialized to their default value).
%
% Such a code is interesting because it may be used elsewhere: the aim is to parse modifiers without taking care of their
% order (\cs{csvloop}\stform*\stform+ is the same as \cs{csvloop}\stform{+*}):
%    \begin{macrocode}
\long\def\ettl@lst@modif#1#2#3#4#5{\FE@modifiers{*+![}{#5}%
   {\ettl@lst@modif{#1}#2#3\@thirdofthree}%    * case
   {\ettl@lst@modif{#1}#3#2{#4}}%  + (case 3/default 2)
   {\ettl@lst@modif{#1}00{#4}}% ! (case 0)
   {\ettl@lst@opt{#1}{#2}{#4}#5}% [   (option)
   {\ettl@lst@opt{#1}{#2}{#4}[\do]}}% (default option)
\long\def\ettl@lst@opt#1#2#3[#4]{%
   \expandafter#1\expandafter{\number\ifnum#2=0 0\else\ifstrnum{#4}{1}{#2}\fi}{#3}[{#4}]}
%    \end{macrocode}
% \end{macro}
%
% \begin{Macro}{breakloop}
% \cs{breakloop} gobbles anything until the \CH{/End§List/} delimiter:
%    \begin{macrocode}
\long\def\ettl@breakloop#1#2/End§List/{#1}
\let\breakloop\ettl@breakloop
%    \end{macrocode}
% \end{Macro}
%
%\begin{macro}{forloops}
% In order to define for |\for|...|loop| macros, and to handle the case they are nested, we need a counter.
%    \begin{macrocode}
\globcount\ettl@for@nested
\long\def\ettl@forloop#1#2#3\do{%
   \global\advance\ettl@for@nested\@ne\relax
   \csdef{ettl@for@loop\the\ettl@for@nested}{%
      #1\expandafter[\csname ettl@for@do\the\ettl@for@nested\endcsname]{#3}%
      \csundef{ettl@for@do\the\ettl@for@nested}%
      \csundef{ettl@for@loop\the\ettl@for@nested}%
      \global\advance\ettl@for@nested\m@ne\relax}%
   \expandafter\afterassignment\csname ettl@for@loop\the\ettl@for@nested\endcsname
   \long\csdef{ettl@for@do\the\ettl@for@nested}#2%
}% \ettl@for@nested
%    \end{macrocode}
%\end{macro}
%
% \iffalse
%<package>
%<package>
%<package>%% \csvloop[\command]\csvListMacro
%<package>%% \csvloop*[\command]{item,item,item}
% \fi
%
% \begin{Macro*}{csvloop}
% Definition of |\csvloop|: \cs{forcsvloop} is also defined by \cmdref{DeclareCmdListParser} but is not purely expandable:
%\begin{Macro}{forcsvloop}
%    \begin{macrocode}
\DeclareCmdListParser\csvloop{,}
%    \end{macrocode}
% \end{Macro}
%\end{Macro*}
%
% \begin{codecomment}
% \begin{Macro*}{listloop}
%\begin{Macro}{forlistloop}
% Definition of |\listloop| (with a `\,\textbar\,'  of catcode 3 (math shift) -- cf.\xpackage{etoolbox}). \cs{forlistloop} is
% defined by \cmdref{DeclareCmdListParser} but is not purely expandable:
%    \begin{macrocode}
\begingroup\catcode`\|=3
\DeclareCmdListParser\listloop{|}% global declaration
\endgroup
%    \end{macrocode}
% \end{Macro}
%\end{Macro*}
% \end{codecomment}
%
% \begin{codecomment}
% \begin{Macro*}{toksloop}
%\begin{Macro}{fortoksloop}
% Definition of |\toksloop| (with no delimiter). \cs{fortoksloop} is defiined by \cmdref{DeclareCmdListParser} but is not
% purely expandable:
%    \begin{macrocode}
\DeclareCmdListParser\toksloop{}
%    \end{macrocode}
%\end{Macro}
% \end{Macro*}
% \end{codecomment}
%
% \iffalse
%<package>
%<package>%% \forcsvloop\csvListMacro\do{...#1...}
%<package>%% \forcsvloop*{item,item,item,...}\do{...#1...}
% \fi
%
% \iffalse
%<package>
%<package>%% \csvlistadd \csvListMacro { item }
%<package>%% \csvlist(g|e|x)add \csvListMacro { item }
% \fi
%
%\begin{Macro*}{csvlistadd}
%\begin{Macro*}{csvlistgadd}
%\begin{Macro*}{csvlisteadd}
%\begin{Macro}{csvlistxadd}
%    \begin{macrocode}
\providerobustcmd\csvlistadd[2]{\ettl@nbk#2//{\appto#1{#2,}}{}//}
\providerobustcmd\csvlistgadd[2]{\ettl@nbk#2//{\gappto#2{#2,}}{}//}
\providerobustcmd\csvlisteadd[2]{\begingroup \protected@edef#1{#2}%
   \expandafter\ettl@nbk#1//{\expandafter\endgroup
      \expandafter\appto\expandafter#1\expandafter{#1,}}\endgroup//}
\providerobustcmd\csvlistxadd[2]{\begingroup \protected@edef#1{#2}%
   \expandafter\ettl@nbk#1//{\expandafter\endgroup
      \expandafter\gappto\expandafter#1\expandafter{#1,}}\endgroup//}
%    \end{macrocode}
%\end{Macro}
%\end{Macro*}
%\end{Macro*}
%\end{Macro*}
%
% \iffalse
%<package>
%<package>%% \csvtolist  [\ListMacro] \csvListMacro
%<package>%% \csvtolist* [\ListMacro] {item,item,item}
%<package>% Recommended use: \edef\ListMacro{\csvtolist{item,item,item}}
% \fi
%
% \begin{Macro}{csvtolist}
% This is the first application of |\csvloop|:
%    \begin{macrocode}
\newcommand\csvtolist[1]{\FE@ifstar{#1}{\ettl@convertlist{{\csvloop*}\ettl@do@csvtolist}}
                                       {\ettl@convertlist{\csvloop\ettl@do@csvtolist}}}
\long\def\ettl@convertlist#1#2{\FE@testopt{#2}{\ettl@convert@list#1}{}}
\long\def\ettl@convert@list#1#2[#3]#4{\ettl@nbk#3//%
      {\edef#3{#1[#2]{#4}}}
      {#1[#2]{#4}}//}
\begingroup\catcode`\|=3% etb catcode
\long\gdef\ettl@do@csvtolist#1{\unexpanded{#1}|}
\endgroup
%    \end{macrocode}
% \end{Macro}
%
% \iffalse
%<package>
%<package>%% \listtocsv  [\csvListMacro] \ListMacro
%<package>%% \listtocsv* [\csvListMacro] { expanded List }
%<package>% Recommended use: \edef\csvListMacro{\listtocsv\ListMacro}
% \fi
%
%\begin{Macro}{listtocsv}
% This is the first application of |\listloop|:
%    \begin{macrocode}
\newcommand\listtocsv[1]{\FE@ifstar{#1}{\ettl@convertlist{{\listloop*}\ettl@do@listtocsv}}
                                       {\ettl@convertlist{\listloop\ettl@do@listtocsv}}}
\long\def\ettl@do@listtocsv#1{\unexpanded{#1,}}
%    \end{macrocode}
%\end{Macro}
%
% \iffalse
%<package>%% \tokstolist [\ListMacro] { \toksListMacro   /  token token token }
% \fi
%
% \begin{Macro}{tokstolist}
% This is the first application of |\toksloop|:
%    \begin{macrocode}
\newcommand\tokstolist[1]{\FE@ifstar{#1}{\ettl@convertlist{{\toksloop*}\ettl@do@tokstolist}}
                                        {\ettl@convertlist{\toksloop\ettl@do@tokstolist}}}
\begingroup\catcode`\|=3% etb catcode
\long\gdef\ettl@do@tokstolist#1{\unexpanded{#1}|}
\endgroup
%    \end{macrocode}
% \end{Macro}
%
% \iffalse
%<package>
%<package>%% \csvtolistadd \ListMacro \csvListMacro
%<package>%% \csvtolistadd* \ListMacro {item,item,item}
% \fi
% \begin{Macro}{csvtolistadd}
% \cs{csvtolistadd} is not purely expandable:
%    \begin{macrocode}
\newrobustcmd*\csvtolistadd{\@ifstar{\ettl@csvtolistadd*}{\ettl@csvtolistadd{}}}
\long\def\ettl@csvtolistadd#1#2#3{\eappto#2{\csvtolist#1[]{#3}}}
%    \end{macrocode}
% \end{Macro}
%
% \iffalse
%<package>
%<package>%% \tokstolistadd \ListMacro { \toksListMacro  /  token token token }
% \fi
%
% \begin{Macro}{tokstolistadd}
% \cs{tokstolistadd} is not purely expandable:
%    \begin{macrocode}
\newrobustcmd*\tokstolistadd{\@ifstar{\ettl@tokstolistadd*}{\ettl@tokstolistadd{}}}
\long\def\ettl@tokstolistadd#1#2#3{\eappto#2{\tokstolist#1[]{#3}}}
%    \end{macrocode}
% \end{Macro}
%
%\begin{macro}{\ettl@RemoveInList} \cmdlabel{impl:ettl@RemoveInList}
% This is the general constructor for deletion into lists with any separator:
%    \begin{macrocode}
\newrobustcmd\ettl@RemoveInList[2]{\begingroup
% #1 = \global  #2 = macro name
   \def\ettl@RemoveInList##1{%
      \edef\ettl@RemoveInList####1####2{%
         \ettl@Rem@veInList{####1}####2\noexpandcs{##1->remove}\noexpandcs{##1->result}%
      }\ettl@RemoveInList{#1}#2%
   }\expandafter\ettl@RemoveInList\expandafter{\romannumeral-`\q\@gobblescape#2}}
\protected\long\def\ettl@Rem@veInList#1#2#3#4#5#6#7#8{%
   \long\def#3[##1]##2#5#8#5##3##4/##5##6##7/End§List/{##6[##1+1]##2#5##3##4//##6##7/End§List/}%
   \ifnotempty{#5}%% special case if no separator
      {\long\def#4[##1]#5##2#5#5##3//##4/End§List/{\unexpanded{#1\def#7{##2#5}}%
               \ettl@nbk#6//{\ettl@setresult 1of1>#6<{\number\numexpr##1-1\relax}}{}//}}%
      {\long\def#4[##1]##2//##3/End§List/{\unexpanded{#1\def#7{##2}}%
               \ettl@nbk#6//{\ettl@setresult 1of1>#6<{\number\numexpr##1-1\relax}}{}//}}%
   \long\def#2##1{#3[0]#5##1#5#5#8#5//#3#4/End§List/}%
   \edef#7{\endgroup\expandafter#2\expandafter{#7}}#7}
\def\ettl@gobble@relax#1\relax{}
%    \end{macrocode}
%\end{macro}
%
% \iffalse
%<package>
%<package>%% \listdel  \listMacro { item }
%<package>%% \listgdel \listMacro { item }
%<package>%% \listedel \listMacro { item }
%<package>%% \listxdel \listMacro { item }
% \fi
%
% \begin{Macro*}{listdel}
% \begin{Macro*}{listedel}
% \begin{Macro*}{listgdel}
% \begin{Macro}{listxdel}
% \cs{listdel} removes an \prm{item} from a list, \cs{listedel} expands the \prm{item} (with |\protected@edef|) first,
% \cs{listgdel} make the assignment to the (shorter-)list global and \cs{listxdel} both expands the \prm{item} and
% makes the assignment global:
%    \begin{macrocode}
\edef\ettl@restore@catcode{\catcode124 \the\catcode124}% |=124
\catcode`\|=3
\newrobustcmd\listdel[1][]{\ettl@RemoveInList{}\listdel|{#1}}
\newrobustcmd\listgdel[1][]{\ettl@RemoveInList\global\listdel|{#1}}
\newrobustcmd\listedel[1][]{\ettl@listedel{}\listdel|{#1}}
\newrobustcmd\listxdel[1][]{\ettl@listedel\global\listdel|{#1}}
\ettl@restore@catcode\undef\ettl@restore@catcode
\newrobustcmd\ettl@listedel[6]{\begingroup\protected@edef#5{#6}\expandafter\endgroup
   \expandafter\@swaparg\expandafter{#5}{\ettl@RemoveInList#1#2{#3}{#4}#5}}
%    \end{macrocode}
% \end{Macro}
% \end{Macro*}
% \end{Macro*}
% \end{Macro*}
%
% \iffalse
%<package>
%<package>%% \csvdel  \listMacro { item }
%<package>%% \csvgdel \listMacro { item }
%<package>%% \csvedel \listMacro { item }
%<package>%% \csvxdel \listMacro { item }
% \fi
%
% \begin{Macro*}{csvdel}
% \begin{Macro*}{csvedel}
% \begin{Macro*}{csvgdel}
% \begin{Macro}{csvxdel}
% \cs{csvdel} removes an \prm{item} from a list, \cs{csvedel} expands the \prm{item} (with |\protected@edef|) first,
% \cs{csvgdel} make the assignment to the (shorter-)list global and \cs{csvxdel} both expands the \prm{item} and
% makes the assignment global:
%    \begin{macrocode}
\newrobustcmd\csvdel[1][]{\ettl@RemoveInList{}\csvdel,{#1}}
\newrobustcmd\csvgdel[1][]{\ettl@RemoveInList\global\csvdel,{#1}}
\newrobustcmd\csvedel[1][]{\ettl@listedel{}\csvdel,{#1}}
\newrobustcmd\csvxdel[1][]{\ettl@listedel\global\csvdel,{#1}}
%    \end{macrocode}
% \end{Macro}
% \end{Macro*}
% \end{Macro*}
% \end{Macro*}
%
% \iffalse
%<package>
%<package>%% \toksdel  \listMacro { item }
%<package>%% \toksgdel \listMacro { item }
%<package>%% \toksedel \listMacro { item }
%<package>%% \toksxdel \listMacro { item }
% \fi
%
% \begin{Macro*}{toksdel}
% \begin{Macro*}{toksedel}
% \begin{Macro*}{toksgdel}
% \begin{Macro}{toksxdel}
% \cs{toksdel} removes an \prm{item} from a list, \cs{toksedel} expands the \prm{item} (with |\protected@edef|) first,
% \cs{toksgdel} make the assignment to the (shorter-)list global and \cs{toksxdel} both expands the \prm{item} and
% makes the assignment global:
%    \begin{macrocode}
\newrobustcmd\toksdel[1][]{\ettl@RemoveInList{}\toksdel{}{#1}}
\newrobustcmd\toksgdel[1][]{\ettl@RemoveInList\global\toksdel{}{#1}}
\newrobustcmd\toksedel[1][]{\ettl@listedel{}\toksdel{}{#1}}
\newrobustcmd\toksxdel[1][]{\ettl@listedel\global\toksdel{}{#1}}
%    \end{macrocode}
% \end{Macro}
% \end{Macro*}
% \end{Macro*}
% \end{Macro*}
%
%\iffalse
%<package>
%<package>
%<package>%% \getlistindex[\indexmacro]{ \Listmacro }
%<package>%% \getlistindex*[\indexmacro]{ expanded List }
% \fi
%
% \begin{Macro}{getlistindex}
% \cmd{getlistindex} may be defined, with its star form (no expansion of the list)
% and normal form (\prm{Listmacro} expanded once);
% The search-index is initialised at 1:
%
% We first need to get into a group where delimiter \CH{\textbar} and \CH{\&} have catcode 3:
%    \begin{macrocode}
\newrobustcmd\ettl@getlistindex[6]{% #1=result, #2=\expandafter, #3=loop macro, #4=separator, #5=list of list macro, #6=item
   \begingroup\long\def\ettl@getlistindex##1#4#6#4##2/End§List/{\endgroup
   \ExpandAftercmds{\ettl@setresult 1of1>#1<}{\ettl@nbk##2//{#3*!{##1}}{-1}//}%
   }#2\ettl@getlistindex#5#4#6#4/End§List/}
\newrobustcmd\getlistindex{\@ifstar
   {\@testopt{\ettl@get@listindex\relax}{}}
   {\@testopt{\ettl@get@listindex\expandafter}{}}}
\begingroup\catcode`\|=3% etb catcode
\protected\long\gdef\ettl@get@listindex#1[#2]#3#4{%
   \ifx#1\relax
      \ettl@getlistindex{#2}{}\listloop|{#4}{#3}%
   \else \ifiscs{#4}
      {\ettl@getlistindex{#2}#1\listloop|{#4}{#3}}
      {\ettl@getlistindex{#2}\listloop|{#4}{#3}}%
   \fi}
\endgroup%\catcode group
%    \end{macrocode}
% \end{Macro}
%
% \iffalse
%<package>
%<package>%\getcsvlistindex [\result]{ item }{ csvlistmacro }
%<package>%\getcsvlistindex*[\result]{ item }{ item,item,item }
% \fi
% \begin{Macro}{getcsvlistindex}
% The command is robust, not purely expandable:
%    \begin{macrocode}
\newrobustcmd\getcsvlistindex{\@ifstar
   {\@testopt{\ettl@get@csvlistindex\relax}{}}
   {\@testopt{\ettl@get@csvlistindex\expandafter}{}}}
\protected\long\gdef\ettl@get@csvlistindex#1[#2]#3#4{%
   \ifx#1\relax
      \ettl@getlistindex{#2}{}\csvloop,{#4}{#3}%
   \else \ifiscs{#4}
      {\ettl@getlistindex{#2}#1\csvloop,{#4}{#3}}
      {\ettl@getlistindex{#2}\csvloop,{#4}{#3}}%
   \fi}
%    \end{macrocode}
% \end{Macro}
%
% \begin{macro}{\ettl@ifinlist}
% \cs{ettl@ifinlist} will build a \cs{ifinlist} macro for list with a given separator.
%    \begin{macrocode}
\def\ettl@if@inlist#1#2{%#1=macro,#2=separator
\newrobustcmd*#1{\@ifstar{\ettl@ifinlist{#2}{}}{\ettl@ifinlist{#2}\expandafter}}}
\def\ettl@xif@inlist#1#2{%
\newrobustcmd*#1{\@ifstar{\ettl@xifinlist{#2}{}}{\ettl@xifinlist{#2}\expandafter}}}
\protected\long\def\ettl@ifinlist#1#2#3#4{\begingroup
   \def\ettl@tempa##1#1##2#1/End§List/{\endgroup\ifnotblank{##2}%
   }#2\ettl@tempa#2#1#3#1#4#1/End§List/}
\protected\long\def\ettl@xifinlist#1#2#3#4{\begingroup
   \protected@edef\ettl@tempa{\endgroup\ettl@ifinlist{#1}{#2}{#3}{#4}%
   }\ettl@tempa}
%    \end{macrocode}
% \end{macro}
%
% \iffalse
%<package>
%<package>
%<package>%% \ifincsvlist{ item }{ csvlistmacro }{ true }{ false }
%<package>%% \ifincsvlist*{ item }{ item,item,item,... }{ true }{ false }
%<package>%% \xifincsvlist{ item }{ csvlistmacro }{ true }{ false }
%<package>%% \xifincsvlist*{ item }{ item,item,item,... }{ true }{ false }
% \fi
%
% \begin{Macro*}{ifincsvlist}
% A robust command with a star form.
% \begin{Macro}{xifincsvlist}
% The same with |\protected@edef|.
%    \begin{macrocode}
\ettl@if@inlist\ifincsvlist{,}
\ettl@xif@inlist\xifincsvlist{,}
\undef\ettl@if@inlist
\undef\ettl@xif@inlist
%    \end{macrocode}
% \end{Macro}
% \end{Macro*}
%
% \iffalse
%<package>
%<package>%% \interval{ number }{ sorted comma separated list of numbers }
% \fi
%
%\begin{Macro}{interval}
% \cs{interval} will expand to the number of the interval of \prm{number} into the \prm{sorted comma separated list of integers}:
%    \begin{macrocode}
\newcommand\interval[2]{\romannumeral-`\q%
   \ExpandNext{\avoidvoid[\csvloop!{#2}]}{\csvloop+[\ettl@do@interval{#1}]{#2}}}
\def\ettl@do@interval#1[#2]#3{\ifdim#1\p@<#3\p@ \@swap{\breakloop{#2}}\fi}
%    \end{macrocode}
%\end{Macro}
%
% \iffalse
%<package>
%<package>%% \interplin{ number }{ sorted comma separated list of numbers }{ comma separated liist of numbers }
% \fi
%
%\begin{Macro}{locinterplin}
%    \begin{macrocode}
\newcommand\locinterplin[3]{\romannumeral-`\q
   \unless\ifnum\numexpr(\csvloop!{#2})-(\csvloop!{#3})=0
      \PackageError{etextools}{Using \string\locinterplin\space the lists in argument 1 and 2\MessageBreak
      must have the same number of elements}
      {You're in trouble here and I cannot proceed...}
   \fi
   \ExpandNextTwo{\ettl@locinterplin{#1}{#3}{#2}}{\interval{#1}{#2}}{\csvloop!{#2}}}
\begingroup\catcode`\/ 12%
\gdef\ettl@locinterplin#1#2#3#4#5{%
   \ifnum#4=0 \csvloop[#4]{#2}%
   \else\ifnum#4=#5 \expandafter\csvloop\expandafter[\number\numexpr#5-1]{#2}%
   \else\ifdim#1\p@=\expandafter\csvloop\expandafter[\number\numexpr#4-1]{#3}\p@
      \expandafter\csvloop\expandafter[\number\numexpr#4-1]{#2}%
   \else\strip@pt\dimexpr%
      \expandafter\csvloop\expandafter[\number\numexpr#4-1]{#2}\p@+%
         (#1\p@-\expandafter\csvloop\expandafter[\number\numexpr#4-1]{#3}\p@)*%
         (\expandafter\csvloop\expandafter[\number\numexpr#4-1]{#2}-\csvloop[#4]{#2})/%
         (\expandafter\csvloop\expandafter[\number\numexpr#4-1]{#3}-\csvloop[#4]{#3})\relax
   \fi\fi\fi}
\endgroup% catcode group
%    \end{macrocode}
%\end{Macro}
%
% \Subsection*{\thispackage package options (undocumented - not tested, not to be used)}
%
% \textsl{Undocumented option \xpackage{etoolbox}}.
%    \begin{macrocode}
\DeclareOption{etoolbox}{%
\renewcommand\ifblank[3]{\ettl@nbk #1//{#2}{#3}//}
\renewcommand\ifdef[1]{\csname @\ifdefined#1first\else second\fi oftwo\endcsname}
\renewcommand\ifcsdef[1]{\csname @\ifcsname#1\endcsname first\else second\fi oftwo\endcsname}
\renewcommand\ifundef[1]{\csname @%
   \ifdefined#1\ifx#1\relax first\else second\fi\else first\fi oftwo\endcsname}
\renewcommand\ifcsundef[1]{\csname @%
   \ifcsname#1\endcsname\expandafter\ifx\csname#1\endcsname\relax
      first\else second\fi\else first\fi oftwo\endcsname}
\edef\ifdefmacro#1{\unexpanded{\csname @%
     \expandafter\ettl@ifdefmacro\meaning}#1\detokenize{macro:}/oftwo\endcsname}
\edef\ettl@ifdefmacro{%
   \def\noexpand\ettl@ifdefmacro##1\detokenize{macro:}##2/{\noexpand\ettl@nbk##2//{first}{second}//}%
}\ettl@ifdefmacro
\long\edef\ifcsmacro#1{\unexpanded{\csname @%
   \expandafter\expandafter\expandafter\ettl@ifdefmacro\meaningcs}{#1}\detokenize{macro:}/oftwo\endcsname}
\renewcommand\ifdefparam[1]{\csname @%
   \ettl@expandaftwo\ettl@nbk\expandafter\ettl@params@meaning\meaning#1///{first}{second}//oftwo\endcsname}
\renewcommand\ifcsparam[1]{\csname @%
   \expandafter\expandafter\expandafter\ettl@nbk\parameters@meaningcs{#1}//{first}{second}//oftwo\endcsname}
\renewcommand\ifnumcomp[3]{\csname @%
   \ifnum\numexpr#1#2\numexpr#3 first\else second\fi oftwo\endcsname}
}% etoolbox option - not to be used - experimental
\ProcessOptions*\relax
%    \end{macrocode}
%
%    \begin{macrocode}
%</package>
%    \end{macrocode}
%
% \Section*{Examples} \refstepcounter{section}
% \label{sec:examples}
% ^^A\addcontentsline{toc}{section}{\texorpdfstring\dr{}\hskip\dimexpr\cftsecnumwidth-4pt Implementation}^^A do not add to .cmd file
% \addcontentsline{toc}{section}{\protect\numberline{II}\cftsecfont Examples}^^A do not add to .cmd file
% \addtocontents{toc}{\cftbeforesubsecskip=-2pt plus\gluestretch\cftbeforesubsecskip\relax}
%  ^^A\renewrobustcmd\noexpand\cftsubsecfont{\footnotesize}}\renewcommand\thesubsection{I.\arabic{subsection}}^^A for toc
%
% This is the code of \sty{etextools-example.tex} which comes with the package.
%
%    \begin{macrocode}
%<*example>
\ProvidesFile{etextools-examples}
\documentclass[11pt,french,a4paper,oneside]{scrartcl}
\usepackage[latin1]{inputenc}
\usepackage[T1]{fontenc}
\usepackage[american]{babel}
\usepackage{geometry,doc,ltxdockit,txfonts,fancyhdr,stmaryrd,graphicx,enumitem}
\usepackage{etextools}
%
\usepackage{fancyvrb}
%
\makeatletter
\let\org@newif\newif
\def\newif#1{\ifx#1\ifnotempty\else\expandafter\org@newif\fi}
\usepackage{umrand}
\renewcommand\ifne[1]{\csname @\ifcat $\detokenize{#1}$first\else second\fi oftwo\endcsname\iffalse\iftrue}
\let\newif\org@newif
\font\umranda=umranda \def\Ch{\char'}
%
\def\textvb#1{{\usefont{T1}{txtt}{m}{n}#1}}
\newrobustcmd\thispackage{\xpackage{\spot etextools}\xspace}
\newrobustcmd\xpackage[1]{{\usefont{T1}{lmss}{bx}{n}\db\mbox{#1}}}
\hypersetup{colorlinks,pdfstartview={FitH}}
\geometry{top=1.5cm,bottom=1.2cm,left=2.5cm,right=1cm}
\fancyhf{}
\fancyhead[L]{Examples for the \thispackage package}
\pagestyle{fancy}
\DefineShortVerb{\|}
\catcode`\^^a7 \active\def^^a7{\par\nobreak\vskip-\parskip}
\DefineVerbatimEnvironment{VerbLines}{Verbatim}
   {gobble=1,commandchars=!(),frame=lines,framesep=6pt,fontfamily=txtt,fontseries=m}
\apptocmd\@list@extra{\parsep\parskip\topsep\z@\itemsep\z@}{}{}
%
\def\smex{\leavevmode\hb@xt@2em{\hfil$\longrightarrow$\hfil}}
\def\FE{\setbox8\hbox{$\m@th\bindnasrepma$}%
         \textcolor{fecc}{\scalebox{2}{$\copy8\mkern-13.5mu\copy8\mkern-13.5mu\copy8$}}}
\def\pdfFE{\setbox8\hbox{$\m@th\bindnasrepma$}%
         \textcolor{fecc}{\llap{\textsf{pdf}\TeX{}\,}\scalebox{2}{$\copy8\mkern-13.5mu\copy8\mkern-13.5mu\copy8$}}}
\definecolor{fecc}{rgb}{.2,.6,.2}
\definecolor{dg}{rgb}{0.00,0.37,0.00} \newrobustcmd\dg{\color{dg}}   \newrobustcmd\dgbf{\dg\bfseries}
\definecolor{spot}{rgb}{1.00,0.33,0.00} \newrobustcmd\spot{\color{spot}}
\definecolor{db}{rgb}{0.00,0.00,0.25}   \newrobustcmd\db{\color{db}}
\newrobustcmd\blue{\color{blue}}
\newrobustcmd\nnn{\normalfont\mdseries\upshape}
%
\newrobustcmd\ClearPage{\@ifstar\clearpage{}}
\def\make@macro#1{\string\def\string#1\parameters@meaning#1\string{\strip@meaning#1\string}}
\newcommand\preline{\@ifstar{\@preline}{\hrulefill\par\@preline}}
\newcommand\@preline[2][1.5ex]{\noindent\hskip6pt\textvb{\make@macro#2}\par\ifblank{#1}{}{\vskip#1}}
%
\ifdef\pdfstrcmp{\let\ifpdfTeX\iffalse}{\let\ifpdfTeX\iftrue}
%
\newcommand*\test{\@ifstar{\let\fe\pdfFE\testi}{\let\fe\FE\testi}}
\newcommand\testi[1]{%
   \csname test#1\endcsname
   \edef\usercmd{\strip@meaningcs{test#1}}\edef\result{\meaningcs{#1Test}}\noindent
   \begin{tabular}{lp{15cm}}
   \multicolumn{2}{l}{\textcolor{blue}{\llap{\fe\,\smex}\tt \usercmd}} \\[1.5ex]
   \cmd{#1Test}= & \tt\bfseries\result
   \end{tabular}\par\nobreak\hrulefill\null\goodbreak}
%
\begin{document}
\title{\vskip-2cm\thispackage\ examples}
\subtitle{Examples for some macros provided by the \thispackage package}
\author{\small<FC -- December 12, 2010>}
\date{}
%
\newsavebox\helpbox \newsavebox\helpboxx
\newrobustcmd*\mydotleader[2][\z@]{\leavevmode\xleaders\hbox to\dimexpr1.7pt+#1{\hss\raise#2\hbox{$\scriptscriptstyle\cdotp$}\hss}}
\begingroup\let\clearpage\@empty
\setbox\helpbox\hbox to13cm{\hss\lower3cm\vbox to1.8cm{\maketitle\vss}\hss}
\fboxsep\z@
\newrobustcmd\corner[2][\spot\umranda]{\hbox{#1\rlap{\char'115}\char'#2}}
\null\vskip-1cm\hskip-1cm\null\hfil\RandBox {\fbox{\copy\helpbox}}
   font {\umranda} [0pt]
   (\corner{17}) ([\Ch111]) (\corner{14})
   ([\Ch112])         ([\Ch112])
   (\corner{21}) ([\Ch111]) (\corner{11})
\endgroup
%
\tableofcontents\hyperdef{ettlex}{toc}{}
%
\section{\cmd{expandnext} examples}
%
\subsection{Test if the replacement text of  macro is really empty}
%
\def\xx{   }
\def\testexpandnext{%
   \edef\expandnextTest{\string\xx\ is \expandnext\ifempty{\xx}{}{not} empty}
}
\preline\xx
\test{expandnext}
%
\def\xx{}
\preline\xx
\test{expandnext}
%
\ClearPage*
\subsection{Test if the replacement text of a macro is blank (empty or spaces)}
%
\def\xx{something}
\def\testexpandnext{%
   \edef\expandnextTest{\string\xx\ is \expandnext\ifblank{\xx}{}{not} blank}
}
\preline\xx
\test{expandnext}
%
\def\xx{    }
\preline\xx
\test{expandnext}
%
\section{\cmd{ExpandNext} examples}
%
Example of the main documentation file to reverse the order of the characters in a string:
%
\def\swap#1#2{{#2#1}}   \def\do[#1]#2{\swap #2}% \do{abcdef}   -> \swap ab + cdef   -> {ba}cdef
                                               % \do{{ba}cdef} -> \swap {ba}c + def -> {cba}def
%
\edef\result{\naturalloop[\do]{4}{12345}}
\ExpandNext{\def\RESULT}{\naturalloop[\do]{4}{12345}}
%
\begin{VerbLines}
\def\swap#1#2{{#2#1}}   \def\do[#1]#2{\swap #2}
\edef\result{\naturalloop[\do]{4}{12345}}
\meaning\result = !bfseries!meaning!result
\ExpandNext{\def\RESULT}{\naturalloop[\do]{4}{12345}}
\meaning\RESULT = !bfseries!meaning!RESULT
\end{VerbLines}
%
\subsection{Test the parameter string of a macro}
%
The following commands create the filter for the string: "\textvb{[\#1]\#2"}":^^a7
\begin{VerbLines}[commandchars=!()]
\ExpandNext{(!blue\DeclareStringFilter\ParaFilt)}
      {\ExpandAftercmds\@gobblescape{\expandafter\string\csname(!blue[#1]#2)\endcsname}}
\end{VerbLines}
%
\ExpandNext{\DeclareStringFilter\ParaFilt}
      {\ExpandAftercmds\@gobblescape{\expandafter\string\csname[#1]#2\endcsname}}
%
\begin{enumerate}[label=\arabic*)~,noitemsep,nolistsep]
\item |\csname[#1]#2\endcsname| is expanded first
\item Immediately after: |\string|
\item At this stage: |\[#1]#2| (everything in category code other) is no more expandable
\item Then |\ExpandAftercmds| expands |\@gobblescape|
\item |[#1]#2| is no more expandable
\item Then |\ExpandNext| expands its first argument: |\DeclareStringFilter\ParaFilt{[#1]#2}|
\end{enumerate}
%
Remark: |\detokenize| would have doubled the \# characters. Another possibility is to temporarily change the
category code of \# to 12 (other):
\begin{VerbLines}[commandchars=!()]
\begingroup\catcode`\#=12
  (!blue\DeclareStringFilter\ParaFilt{[#1]#2})     !nnn global declaration
\endgroup
\end{VerbLines}
%
\def\macroA#1#2{Something to do with #1 and #2}
\def\macroB[#1]#2{Something to do with #1 and #2}
%
\preline[]\macroA
\preline*[]\macroB
\begin{Verbatim}[commandchars=!()]
 !blue\ExpandNext{\ParaFilt=.}{\parameters@meaning\macroA}{macro complies with [\#1]\#2}
                                                     !blue{macro does not comply }
\end{Verbatim}
%
\hfill\textvb{\dgbf\ExpandNext{\ParaFilt=.}{\parameters@meaning\macroA}{macro complies with [\#1]\#2}
                                                     {macro does not comply }}
\begin{Verbatim}[commandchars=!()]
 !blue\ExpandNext{\ParaFilt=.}{\parameters@meaning\macroB}{macro complies with [\#1]\#2}
                                                     !blue{macro does not comply }
\end{Verbatim}
\hfill\textvb{\dgbf\ExpandNext{\ParaFilt=.}{\parameters@meaning\macroB}{macro complies with [\#1]\#2}
                                                     {macro does not comply }}
\par\hrulefill\par
%
\ClearPage*
\section{Testing characters}
\subsection{\cmd{ifsinglechar} versus \cmd{iffirstchar}}
\def\testifsinglechar{%
   \edef\ifsinglecharTest{\ifsinglechar *{*hello*}{ single star }{ something else }}
}\hrulefill\par
\test{ifsinglechar}
%
\def\testifsinglechar{%
   \edef\ifsinglecharTest{\ifsinglechar *{  *}{ single star }{ something else }}
}\hrulefill\par
\test{ifsinglechar}
%
\def\testifsinglechar{%
   \edef\ifsinglecharTest{\ifsinglechar *{ *  }{ single star }{ something else }}
}\hrulefill\par
\test{ifsinglechar}
{\small Note the space \textbf{after} the star $\uparrow$.}
%
\def\testiffirstchar{%
   \edef\iffirstcharTest{\iffirstchar *{*hello*}{ first char is star }{ something else }}
}\hrulefill\par
\test{iffirstchar}
%
\subsection{Fully Expandable starred macros}
\def\starmacro#1{\FE@ifstar{#1}\starred\notstarred}
\def\starred#1{your "#1" will be processed by the  STAR form}
\def\notstarred#1{your "#1" will be processed by the  NORMAL form}
\def\testFE@ifstar{%
   \edef\FE@ifstarTest{\starmacro{sample text}}}
\preline\starmacro
\preline*\starred
\preline*\notstarred
\test{FE@ifstar}
%
\def\testFE@ifstar{%
   \edef\FE@ifstarTest{\starmacro*{sample text}}}
\hrulefill\par
\test{FE@ifstar}
%
\subsection{Fully Expandable macros with options}
\def\optmacro#1{\FE@testopt{#1}\OPTmacro{Mr.}}
\def\OPTmacro[#1]#2{#1 #2}
\def\testFE@testopt{%
   \edef\FE@testoptTest{\optmacro{Woody Allen}}}
\preline\optmacro
\preline*\OPTmacro
\test{FE@testopt}
%
\def\testFE@testopt{%
   \edef\FE@testoptTest{\optmacro[Ms.]{Vanessa Paradis}}}
\hrulefill\par
\test{FE@testopt}
%
\ClearPage*
\section{Lists management}
%
\subsection{\cmd{csvloop} and \cmd{csvloop*} examples}
%
\subsubsection{\cmd{makequotes}}
\def\makequotes#1{"#1"\space}
\def\testcsvloop{%
   \edef\csvloopTest{\csvloop*[\makequotes]{hello,world}}
}
\preline\makequotes
\test{csvloop}
%
\subsubsection{\cmd{detokenize}}
\def\testcsvloop{%
   \edef\csvloopTest{\csvloop*[\detokenize]{\un,\deux}}
}\hrulefill\par
\test{csvloop}
%
\subsubsection{\cmd{numexpr}}
\def\mylist{1,2,3,4,5}\def\BySeven#1{$#1\times 7 = \number\numexpr#1*7\relax$\par}
\def\testcsvloop{%
   \edef\csvloopTest{\csvloop[\BySeven]\mylist}}
\preline\mylist
\preline*\BySeven
\test{csvloop}
%
\subsubsection{protected \cmd{textbf}}
\def\testcsvloop{%
   \protected@edef\csvloopTest{\csvloop*[\textbf]{hello ,my ,friends}}
}\hrulefill\par
\test{csvloop}
%
\subsection{Index in lists and items by index}
%
\subsubsection{\cmd{listloop}: getting specific item}
\csvtolist*[\mylist]{one,two,three,four,five,alpha,beta,gamma}
\def\testgetlistitem{%
   \edef\getlistitemTest{\listloop[4]\mylist}
}\hrulefill\par
\noindent\hskip6pt|\csvtolist*[\mylist]{one,two,three,four,five,alpha,beta,gamma}|\par\vskip1.5ex
\test{getlistitem}
%
\ClearPage*
\subsubsection{\cmd{getlistindex}}
\ifpdfTeX
\leavevmode\vadjust{\textsl{Require the }\string\pdfstrcmp\ \textsl{primitive (pdf\TeX{}) :}}
\def\testgetlistindex{%
   \edef\getlistindexTest{\getlistindex{alpha}\mylist}
}\hrulefill\par
\noindent\hskip6pt|\csvtolist*[\mylist]{one,two,three,four,five,alpha,beta,gamma}|\par\vskip1.5ex
\test*{getlistindex}
%
\leavevmode\vadjust{\textsl{Require the }\string\pdfstrcmp\ \textsl{primitive (pdf\TeX{}) :}}
\def\testgetlistindex{%
   \edef\getlistindexTest{\getcsvlistindex*{alpha}{one,two,three,four,five,alpha,beta}}
}\hrulefill\par
\test*{getlistindex}
\fi
\hrulefill\par
%
\getlistindex[\myindex]{alpha}\mylist
{\color{blue}\noindent\hskip6pt\llap\smex|\getlistindex[\myindex]{alpha}\mylist|\par\vskip1.5ex}
{\tt\string\myindex=\quad\textbf{\meaning\myindex}}
\par\hrulefill\par\vskip.5ex
%
\hrulefill\par
\newcount\myindex
\getcsvlistindex*[\myindex]{alpha}{one,two,three,four,five,alpha,beta}
\noindent\hskip6pt|\newcount\myindex|\par
{\color{blue}\noindent\hskip6pt\llap\smex|\getcsvlistindex*[\myindex]{alpha}{one,two,three,four,five,alpha,beta}|}\par\vskip.5ex
{\tt\string\the\string\myindex=\qquad\textbf{\the\myindex}}
\par\hrulefill\par\vskip.5ex
%
\ClearPage
\subsubsection{\cmd{gettokslistindex} with \cmd{ifcase}}
%
\hrulefill\par\vskip2ex\noindent
\llap{\FE\,\smex}\par\vskip-2.5\baselineskip\strut
\leavevmode\vadjust{Always purely expandable (no need of |\pdfstrcmp|, comparison done by |\ifx|):}
\begin{Verbatim}
      \ifcase  \gettokslistindex{D}{LRDF\relax O}
            What do to if L
      \or   What do to if R
      \or   What do to if D
      \or   What do to if F
      \or   What do to if \relax
      \or   What do to if O
      \else Problem
      \fi
\end{Verbatim}
%
{\tt Result=\qquad\bfseries
\ifcase\gettokslistindex{D}{LRDF}
      What do to if L
\or   What do to if R
\or   What do to if D
\or   What do to if F
\else Problem
\fi}\par
\hrulefill\par\vskip.5ex
%
\end{document}\endinput
%</example>
%    \end{macrocode}
%
% \phantomsection
% \Section*{Revision history}
% \addcontentsline{toc}{section}{\texorpdfstring\dr{}\hskip\dimexpr\cftsecnumwidth-4pt Revision history}^^A not in .cmd file
%
% \begin{changelog}\footnotesize
%
% \begin{release}{3.1415926}{2010-12-07}
% \item Addition of \cmdref{@char@testopt}
% \item Correction of a but in \cmdref{ifempty} and \cmdref{ifnotempty}.
% \item Correction (again...) in \cmdref{thefontname}: now use of \cs{nfss@text} (better if in math mode).
% \item Documentation revisited with \Xpackage{interfaces}.
% \end{release}
%
% \begin{release}{3.14159}{2010-04-20}
% \item \cs{ettl@thefontname} overwrote \cs{T1/cmr/m/n/10} on the log file when the font \sty{ecmr1000} was used.\\
%        Fixed + modification of \cmdref{thefontname} in order to get both \TeX{} and \LaTeX{} font names.
% \item Correction of bugs into \cmdref{listdel}
% \item Joining the example file \sty{etextools-examples.tex} to this \sty{.dtx} file.
% \end{release}
%
% \begin{release}{3.1415}{2009-10-14}
% \item Correction of a bug in \cmdref{locinterplin}.
% \end{release}
%
% \begin{release}{3.141}{2009-10-08}
% \item |\relax| added after \cmdref{listloop}\stform! (\cmdref{csvloop}\stform! etc.) in order to explicitly stop |\numexpr|.
% \end{release}
%
% \begin{release}{3.14}{2009-10-04}
% \item Stabilisation of some commands.
% \end{release}
%
% \begin{release}{3.0}{2009-09-09}
% \item Definition of \cmdref{DeclareStringFilter}, \cmdref{FE@modifiers} and \cmdref{ettl@supergobble}
%
% \end{release}
%
% \begin{release}{2k}{2009-09-04}
%  \item Addition of \\
%     \cmdref{ExpandNext} \\
%     \cmdref{naturalloop} \\
%     the star form of \cmdref{futuredef} \\
%     the \cs{global} option of \cmdref{DeclareCmdListParser}
% \item Reimplementation of \\
%     the lists macros for optimisation (cf \cmd{ettl@ifnotblank}) \\
%     \cmdref{ifsinglechar} for optimisation
% \item Addition of examples to the \sty{etextools-examples.tex}
% \item Test on pdf\LaTeX{} and Xe\TeX.
% \end{release}
%
% \begin{release}{2i}{2009-08-31}
% \item
% Addition of \cmdref{futuredef} a macro (and vectorized) version of \cs{futurelet}.
% \item
% Redesign of \cmdref{expandnext}: the first argument can now be arbitrary code
%     (before, it was necessarily a single control sequence, as for \CS{expandafter}).
% \item
% Redesign of \cmdref{deblank}, after a solution provided by \xpackage{environ.sty}.
% \item
% Addition of \cmdref{ifincsvlist}, \cmdref{ifintokslist} and \cmdref{xifincsvlist}.
% \item
% Addition of \cmdref{forcsvloop}, \cmdref{forlistloop} and \cmdref{fortoksloop}.
% \item
% Addition of \cmdref{csvdel}, \cmd{csvedel}, \cmd{csvgdel} and \cmd{csvxdel}
% \item
% Optimization of \cmdref{getlistindex} and \cmdref{getcsvlistindex}
% \end{release}
%
% \begin{release}{2t}{2009-08-15}
% \item
% Addition of \cmdref{ifnotempty}, \cmdref{ifstrcmp}, \cmdref{ifstrmatch}
%
% \end{release}
%
% \begin{release}{2h}{2009-08-14}
% \item
%  \cmdref{getlistindex} is now fully expandable
%
% \item Addition of\\
%  \cmdref{toksloop}
%
% \item Addition of\\
% \cmdref{FE@ifchar} as a generalization of \cmdref{FE@ifstar}.
%
% \end{release}
%
% \begin{release}{2z}{2009-08-12}
% \item Addition of \\
% \cmdref{ifempty}, \cmdref{toksloop}, \cmdref{tokstolist} and \cmdref{tokstolistadd}
% \item
%  Modification of \cmdref{ifsinglechar}\\
% \cmdref{ifsinglechar} now works with \cmdref{ifempty} so that:\\
% \begin{tabbing}
% \quad\=|\macro{  *  }|\quad\= is no more considered as a starred form \\
% \>\>because of the spaces following the |*| \\
% \>\> however, the spaces \textbf{before} are skipped, \\
% \>\>as does |\@ifnextchar| from the \LaTeX{} kernel.
% \end{tabbing}
%
% \item
% Index added to this documentation paper.
% \end{release}

% \begin{release}{2e}{2009-07-14}
% \item
% First version (include an example file)
% \end{release}
%
% \end{changelog}
%
% \begin{thebibliography}{9}
%
% \bibitem{etex}
%   David Carlisle and Peter Breitenlohner
%   \textit{The \xpackage{etex} package};
%   1998/03/26 v2.0;
%   \CTAN{macros/latex/contrib/etex-pkg/}.
%
% \bibitem{etoolbox}
%   Philipp Lehman
%   \textit{The \xpackage{etoolbox} package};
%   2008/06/28 v1.7;
%   \CTAN{macros/latex/contrib/etoolbox/}.
%
% \end{thebibliography}
%
% \setcounter{IndexColumns}{2}\clearpage
% \PrintIndex
% \makeatletter
% \immediate\write\@mainaux{\noexpand\newlabel{LastPage}{{}{\thepage}{}{page.\arabic{page}}{}}}
% \Finale