Counters
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ConTeXt provides a higher layer of API to access various counters. For example, to set the page number to a certain value use
\setnumber[page][1]
Other useful commands for working with counters are
\resetnumber [page] \incrementnumber[page] \decrementnumber[page] \savenumber [page] \restorenumber [page] \getnumber [page]
Coupling Counters
Two counters can be coupled by
\definenumber[one] \definenumber[two][one]
For example
\definenumber[one] \definenumber[two][one] Default value of counter one: \getnumber[one] We increment counter two \incrementnumber[two] New value of counter one: \getnumber[one]
By default counters are reset with each new chapter. To have a counter which isn’t reset one needs “way=bytext" and to remove the chapter number from the \getnumber result one has to add “prefix=no”.
An example definition is
\definenumber[examplecounter][way=bytext,prefix=no]
Testing the Value of a Counter
If you need to test the value of a counter, use \rawcountervalue, not \getnumber:
\definenumber[mynumber][] \setnumber[mynumber][42] \doifelse{\getnumber[mynumber]}{42}{ Strange, {\tt getnumber} worked. }{ Using {\tt getnumber} does not work. } \doifelse{\rawcountervalue[mynumber]}{42}{ Ok, the test with {\tt rawcountervalue} worked. }{ Strange, {\tt rawcountervalue} failed. }
Names of Commonly Used Counters
page
for pagenumbersformula
for formulanumberstable
for tablesfigure
for figures