Command/selectblocks

\selectblocks

Syntax

\selectblocks[...,...][...,...][...=...,...]
[...,...]	name
[...,...]	name
criterium	text section

\selectblocks[...,...,...][...,...,...][...=...]
[...,...,...]	block
[...,...,...]	tag
criterium	all section

Description

Like \useblocks, prints blocks of type block tagged with tag; but you can add an argument [criterium=section] to print only blocks defined in the current section. If the tags argument is missing, all blocks of type block are printed.

Example

\defineblock[myblock]
\hideblocks[myblock]

\starttext

\section{A to B}
\beginmyblock
A is for Amy, who fell down the stairs.
\endmyblock
\beginmyblock
B is for Basil, assaulted by bears.
\endmyblock

\selectblocks[myblock][criterium=section]


\section{C to D}
\selectblocks[myblock][criterium=section]

\beginmyblock
C is for Claire, who wasted away.
\endmyblock
\beginmyblock
D is for Desmond, thrown out of the sleigh.
\endmyblock

\section{All everything}
\selectblocks[myblock]

\stoptext

This gives:

See also

• \defineblock to define a new kind of block.
• \setupblock to set up block style.
• \keepblocks to start displaying blocks where they are defined.
• \hideblocks to stop displaying blocks where they are defined.
• \useblocks to display blocks.
• \selectblocks to display only blocks mentioned in the current section.
• \processblocks to process blocks without printing them.
• \forceblocks
• \nomoreblocks to allow one-pass compilation under certain conditions.

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