Command/cldcommand

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Last modified: 2024-09-15

Summary

The command \cldcommand is used to execute a ConTeXt command in Lua.

Settings

\cldcommand{...}
{...} command

Option Explanation
command a valid way to end context. in Lua

Description

Execute a ConTeXt command via lookup in the context table in LuaTeX. Defined as follows: 
\def\cldcommand#1{\directlua\zerocount{context.#1}}
% so \cldcommand{somecommand} --> \directlua{context.somecommand}

Examples

Example 1 

  • % Draw a black rule via Lua, passing the [...=...] as a Lua table
\cldcommand{
    blackrule({
        width = "2em",
        height = "1em"
    })
}

% Draw a black rule directly
\blackrule[
    width=4em,
    height=1em]

Notes

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