% verbdef.sty v0.2 -- Robin Fairbairns 2000/10/06
\ProvidesPackage{verbdef}[2000/10/06 v0.2 define verbatim csnames]

% This package provides a single command \verbdef
%
% Usage:  \verbdef\test|verbatim text|
%         \verbdef*\testar{with visible spaces}
%
% \test (or \testar) above will be defined as robust commands that
% expand to typeset their `verbatim text' argument in the usual
% verbatim font (using the visible space symbol in the * case)
%
% The  verbatim text argument may be delimited in the same was as the
% argument of a \verb command (see definition of \test above) or using
% braces (see definition of \testar command above)
%
% Note: if the command you're defining with \verbdef is to be used in
% a \section-type command, or a \caption, it's going to appear in the
% table of contents, or list of whatevers; in this case you must
% define the command *before* the \tableofcontents command (or
% whatever).  I recommend defining the commands in the preamble of
% your document.

% This program may be distributed and/or modified under the
% conditions of the LaTeX Project Public License, either version 1.1
% of this license or (at your option) any later version.
% The latest version of this license is in
%   http://www.latex-project.org/lppl.txt
% and version 1.1 or later is part of all distributions of LaTeX 
% version 1999/06/01 or later.
%
% This program consists of the file verbdef.sty

\newif\ifverbdef@nostar
\def\verbdef{\verbdef@nostarfalse
  \@ifstar\@sverbdef\@verbdef}
\def\@verbdef{\verbdef@nostartrue\@sverbdef}

% set up robustness of the command to be defined, set conditions for
% reading verbatim text
\def\@sverbdef#1{\edef\verbdef@tempa{\expandafter\@gobble\string#1}%
  \edef#1{\noexpand\protect
    \expandafter\noexpand\csname\verbdef@tempa\space\endcsname}%
  \begingroup
    \verb@eol@error
    \let\do\@makeother  \dospecials
    \toks@{\verbatim@font\@noligs}%
    \ifverbdef@nostar
      \@vobeyspaces
      \toks@\expandafter{\the\toks@\frenchspacing}%
    \fi
    \@verb@def}

%
\def\@verb@def#1{%
  \ifnum`#1=`\{\relax
    \catcode`\}\active
    \lccode`\~`\}%
  \else
    \catcode`#1\active
    \lccode`\~`#1%
  \fi
  \lowercase{%
    \def\@tempa##1~{%
      \expandafter\xdef\csname\verbdef@tempa\space\endcsname{%
        {\the\toks@##1}}}}%
  \afterassignment\endgroup
  \@tempa}