Introducing method symbol::get_TeX_name() to match existing symbol::get_name().

[ginac.git] / doc / tutorial / ginac.texi

diff --git a/doc/tutorial/ginac.texi b/doc/tutorial/ginac.texi
index 17718f83936564157ca2aacc38699ec14ebacb6d..03365d0584719dec019839f802057f57e424f4a2 100644 (file)
--- a/doc/tutorial/ginac.texi
+++ b/doc/tutorial/ginac.texi
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 This is a tutorial that documents GiNaC @value{VERSION}, an open
 framework for symbolic computation within the C++ programming language.
 
-Copyright (C) 1999-2016 Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Germany
+Copyright (C) 1999-2017 Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Germany
 
 Permission is granted to make and distribute verbatim copies of
 this manual provided the copyright notice and this permission notice
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ notice identical to this one.
 
 @page
 @vskip 0pt plus 1filll
-Copyright @copyright{} 1999-2016 Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Germany
+Copyright @copyright{} 1999-2017 Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Germany
 @sp 2
 Permission is granted to make and distribute verbatim copies of
 this manual provided the copyright notice and this permission notice
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ the near future.
 
 @section License
 The GiNaC framework for symbolic computation within the C++ programming
-language is Copyright @copyright{} 1999-2016 Johannes Gutenberg
+language is Copyright @copyright{} 1999-2017 Johannes Gutenberg
 University Mainz, Germany.
 
 This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
@@ -1146,7 +1146,14 @@ This creates a symbol that is printed as "@code{x}" in normal output, but
 as "@code{\Box}" in LaTeX code (@xref{Input/output}, for more
 information about the different output formats of expressions in GiNaC).
 GiNaC automatically creates proper LaTeX code for symbols having names of
-greek letters (@samp{alpha}, @samp{mu}, etc.).
+greek letters (@samp{alpha}, @samp{mu}, etc.). You can retrive the name
+and the LaTeX name of a symbol using the respective methods:
+@cindex @code{get_name()}
+@cindex @code{get_TeX_name()}
+@example
+symbol::get_name() const;
+symbol::get_TeX_name() const;
+@end example
 
 @cindex @code{subs()}
 Symbols in GiNaC can't be assigned values. If you need to store results of
@@ -3486,14 +3493,13 @@ There are several functions for (anti-)automorphisms of Clifford algebras:
 
 @example
     ex clifford_prime(const ex & e)
-    inline ex clifford_star(const ex & e) @{ return e.conjugate(); @}
-    inline ex clifford_bar(const ex & e) @{ return clifford_prime(e.conjugate()); @}
+    inline ex clifford_star(const ex & e)
+    inline ex clifford_bar(const ex & e)
 @end example
 
 The automorphism of a Clifford algebra @code{clifford_prime()} simply
 changes signs of all Clifford units in the expression. The reversion
-of a Clifford algebra @code{clifford_star()} coincides with the
-@code{conjugate()} method and effectively reverses the order of Clifford
+of a Clifford algebra @code{clifford_star()} reverses the order of Clifford
 units in any product. Finally the main anti-automorphism
 of a Clifford algebra @code{clifford_bar()} is the composition of the
 previous two, i.e. it makes the reversion and changes signs of all Clifford units
@@ -5979,7 +5985,7 @@ If both flags are set (as in the last call), then GiNaC tries to get
 the maximal expansion. For example, for the exponent GiNaC firstly expands
 the argument and then the function. For the logarithm and absolute value,
 GiNaC uses the opposite order: firstly expands the function and then its
-argument. Of course, a user can fine-tune this behaviour by sequential
+argument. Of course, a user can fine-tune this behavior by sequential
 calls of several @code{expand()} methods with desired flags.
 
 @node Multiple polylogarithms, Complex expressions, Built-in functions, Methods and functions