<var>
The <var> element is used inside <webwork> content
to insert a WeBWorK variable, answer blank, or other interactive answer
control. In prose it can display a generated value, and with attributes
such as width or form it can create an input widget.
Use <var> in authored <statement>,
<hint>, and <solution> content for a
WeBWorK problem.
Syntax
Attributes
| Attribute | Required? | Values |
|---|---|---|
category = "…" | optional | "angle""decimal""exponent""formula""fraction""inequality""integer""interval""logarithm""limit""number""point""syntax""quantity""vector" |
evaluator = "…" | optional | string |
form = "…" | optional | "essay" |
name = "…" | optional | string |
width = "…" | optional | string |
Children
This tag must be empty (i.e., no children or text allowed).Parents
This element may appear as an immediate child of the following elements:<alert> <angles> <articletitle> <attribution> <biblio> <caption> <cell> <dblbrackets> <delete> <em> <entity> <fn> <foreign> <insert> <intertext> <li> <line> <m> <md> <mrow> <p> <pubtitle> <q> <shortdescription> <shortlicense> <sq> <stale> <subtitle> <support> <term> <title>
Examples
<exercise>
<webwork>
<pg-code>
$a = Compute(2);
$b = Compute(5);
$c = $a + $b;
</pg-code>
<statement>
<p>
Compute <m><var name="$a"/> + <var name="$b"/> =</m>
<var name="$c" width="5"/>.
</p>
</statement>
</webwork>
</exercise>