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Answer types

What type is applicable
- Multiple Choice types
- input-types

Two levels allow setting answer types within a question: at the question level, applying a uniform input type for all answer fields, or within each answer environment, allowing varied answer types within a single question.

(see Different Answer Type)

A question environment can wrap answers several types e.g. of type Multiple Choice as well as input fields.

Setting the type is done by the \type{...}-command, and the position of the command determines
how it works.

Example 1 (one type for all answers fields):

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    \type{input.number} % set for all answers
 
    \begin{answer}
        ...
    \end{answer}
 
    \begin{answer}
        ...
    \end{answer}
 
\end{question}

Example 2 (possibly different types for each answer):

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19 \begin{question}
    \type{input.generic} % optional 
 
    \begin{answer}
        \type{input.number} % this answer has to be a number
        ...
    \end{answer}
 
    \begin{answer}
        \type{input.function} % this answer is a function
        ...
    \end{answer}
 
    \begin{answer}
        \type{mc.multiple} % this answer block consists of a MC-question.
        ...
    \end{answer}
 
\end{question}

In the second example, the command \type{input.generic} can be omitted, but each answer
environment needs to have a \type{...}-command. It is not possible to set a specific type
on question level and just overwrite it for some answers.

Notice that some features like [\permuteAnswers](input.fields.md#permutable-answers) won't be available if a question has different types of answers.

What type is applicable

Multiple Choice types

More detailed information on MC questions can be found under the following link:
Multiple choice questions

Here is just an overview of the types:

Type	Preview
mc.multiple example
mc.unique example
mc.yesno example
mc.matrix example or the full article here

input-types

More detailed information on input field questions can be found under the following link:
Overview input field questions

Here is just an overview of the types:

Type	Preview
input.number example and detailed explanation
input.finite-number-set example in WebMiau By default only numbers (e.g. 1, 5, 1.2, 2/3) are accepted values for the user input. With the command \allowForInput the set of valid symbols for the input can be extended. That allows for example to ask for multiple of pi: `\allowForInput{+ - * / pi}`.
input.function Compare the user's answer numerically with the pre-given solution or subject to given conditions example and detailed explanation
input.cases.function Designed for case differentiations of e.g. absolute value functions. Note that you can only use this input type in an answer environment. example and detailed explanation
input.interval Details
input.matrix If the solution to a question is a row vector, a column vector or a matrix, the generic problem is of the type input.matrix. example (cross product) and detailed explanation Use `checkAsFunction` for comparing matrices with (multivariate) functions as matrix entries. example (Jacobian matrix)
input.text examples and detailed explanation
input.truth-table Details

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Answer types

What type is applicable

Multiple Choice types

input-types