The standard \cite{some_ref} command produce citation text like [1], but i'm looking for citation like [1*].
How can i define new cite command for such behavior?
[Tex/LaTex] How to define new cite command with specific citation format
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I started with the \citetitle command and added the functionality of the url+urldate bibmacro (plus punctuation and spacing).
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage[style=authortitle]{biblatex}
\DeclareCiteCommand{\footcitetitleurl}[\mkbibfootnote]
{\boolfalse{citetracker}%
\boolfalse{pagetracker}%
\usebibmacro{prenote}}
{\ifciteindex
{\indexfield{indextitle}}
{}%
\printfield[citetitle]{labeltitle}
\setunit{\adddot\space}
\usebibmacro{url+urldate}}
{\multicitedelim}
{\usebibmacro{postnote}}
\usepackage{filecontents}
\begin{filecontents}{\jobname.bib}
@misc{A01,
author = {Author, A.},
year = {2001},
title = {Alpha},
url = {tex.stackexchange.com},
urldate = {2011-02-12}
}
\end{filecontents}
\addbibresource{\jobname.bib}
\begin{document}
Some text.\footcitetitleurl{A01}
\printbibliography
\end{document}
A recommendable choice would be to use natbib or better yet biblatex. Let's see with natbib:
\begin{filecontents*}{\jobname.bib}
@book{01,
author={Caesar, Gaius Iulius},
title={Commentarii de bello {Gallico}},
year={703},
}
\end{filecontents*}
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage[numbers,square]{natbib}
\begin{document}
Here's a citation \cite[See:][p.~2]{01}
Another: \cite[p.~3]{01}.
Another: \cite{01}.
\bibliographystyle{plainnat}
\bibliography{\jobname}
\end{document}
The \cite command has now two optional argument. When only one is present, it's the "post-citation"; if two are present, the first is the "pre-citation" and the second one the post-citation.
Without extra packages you can still emulate this behavior:
\begin{filecontents*}{\jobname.bib}
@book{01,
author={Caesar, Gaius Iulius},
title={Commentarii de bello {Gallico}},
year={703},
}
\end{filecontents*}
\documentclass{article}
\makeatletter
\let\cite\relax
\DeclareRobustCommand{\cite}{%
\let\new@cite@pre\@gobble
\@ifnextchar[\new@cite{\@citex[]}}
\def\new@cite[#1]{\@ifnextchar[{\new@citea{#1}}{\@citex[#1]}}
\def\new@citea#1{\def\new@cite@pre{#1}\@citex}
\def\@cite#1#2{[{\new@cite@pre\space#1\if\relax\detokenize{#2}\relax\else, #2\fi}]}
\makeatother
\begin{document}
Here's a citation \cite[See:][p.~2]{01}
Another: \cite[p.~3]{01}.
Another: \cite{01}.
Again: \cite[See:][]{01}
\bibliographystyle{plain}
\bibliography{\jobname}
\end{document}
In case you want only the "pre-citation", use
\cite[See:][]{01}
with an empty second optional argument.
Best Answer
Since you are using
natbib, there's no need to define any new commands; you can achieve the desired effect using the\citetextand\citealpcommands: