RndTexExams (version 1.4.1)

rte.analyze.tex.file: Analyze a LaTeX file and convert it into a list

Description

This function will take as input a LaTeX file and break its components into a single R List. The class of the latex file should be either exam or examdesign. The code identifies the latex class automatically.

Usage

rte.analyze.tex.file(f.in, latex.dir.out = "latexOut",
  pdf.dir.out = "PdfOut")

Arguments

f.in

The latex file with the exam

latex.dir.out

The name of the folder where the files from the latex compilation should go (will create if not found)

pdf.dir.out

The name of the folder where the pdf from the latex compilation should go (will create if not found)

Value

A list that represents the tex file with preamble, questions, answers and more. This list is later used by function rte.build.rdn.text

df.questions

A data.frame with all questions

df.answers

A data.frame with all answers

my.begin.mchoice.line

text with beggining of mchoice enviroment

my.preamble

preamble of tex file, including everything before the beggining of the multiple choice enviroment

my.last.part

All of the tex code after the end of the multiple choice enviroment

Examples

# NOT RUN {
latex.dir.out <- 'latexOut' # Name of folder where latex files are going
                            #(will create if it does not exists)

pdf.dir.out <- 'PdfOut'     # Name of folder where resulting pdf files are going

# Get latex example from package
f.in <- system.file("extdata", "MyRandomTest_examdesign.tex", package = "RndTexExams")

# Break latex file into a R list
list.out <- rte.analyze.tex.file(f.in,
                                latex.dir.out = latex.dir.out,
                                pdf.dir.out = pdf.dir.out)

print(list.out)
# }