latex Class Reference

Public Member Functions
	clean_up ( $filename)
	Delete files created in temporary area Don't forget to copy the final gif/png before calling this. More...
	construct_latex_document ($formula, $fontsize=12)
	Turn the bit of TeX into a valid latex document. More...
	execute ( $command, $log=null)
	execute an external command, with optional logging More...
	latex ()
	Old syntax of class constructor. More...
	render ( $formula, $filename, $fontsize=12, $density=240, $background='', $log=null)
	Render TeX string into gif/png. More...
	supported ()
	Accessor function for support_platform field. More...

Public Attributes
	$error
	$temp_dir

Member Function Documentation

clean_up()

latex::clean_up

(

$filename

)

Delete files created in temporary area Don't forget to copy the final gif/png before calling this.

Parameters

string

$filename

file base (no extension)

construct_latex_document()

latex::construct_latex_document	(		$formula,
			$fontsize = 12
	)

Turn the bit of TeX into a valid latex document.

Parameters

string	$forumula	the TeX formula
int	$fontsize	the font size

Return values

string

the latex document

execute()

latex::execute	(		$command,
			$log = null
	)

execute an external command, with optional logging

Parameters

string	$command	command to execute
file	$log	valid open file handle - log info will be written to this file

Return values

return

code from execution of command

latex()

latex::latex

(

)

Old syntax of class constructor.

Deprecated in PHP7.

Deprecated:

since Moodle 3.1

render()

latex::render	(		$formula,
			$filename,
			$fontsize = 12,
			$density = 240,
			$background = '',
			$log = null
	)

Render TeX string into gif/png.

Parameters

string	$formula	TeX formula
string	$filename	filename for output (including extension)
int	$fontsize	font size
int	$density	density value for .ps to .gif/.png conversion
string	$background	background color (e.g, #FFFFFF).
file	$log	valid open file handle for optional logging (debugging only)

Return values

bool	true if successful

supported()

latex::supported

(

)

Accessor function for support_platform field.

Return values

boolean

value of supported_platform

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The documentation for this class was generated from the following file:

• filter/tex/latex.php