[texhax] Howto Count tokens

[Donald Arseneau]

Tim Dijkstra <newsuser at famdijkstra.org> writes:

> I have a register created with \newtoks\list, it's content is roughly

NO NO NO!!!

\list is already taken!

\begin{list}


In answer the the question, use \global\advance, and put it all in
\setbox\@tempboxa\hbox{\global\mycount=0\relax
 \def\mysep#1{\global\advance\mycount1\relax}%
 \the\listofwhatever}



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Donald Arseneau                          asnd at triumf.ca