/// Checks whether the given counter exists.
bool hasCounter(docstring const & c) const;
/// reads the counter name
+ /// \param makeNew whether to make a new counter if one
+ /// doesn't already exist
/// \return true on success
- bool read(Lexer & lex, docstring const & name);
+ bool read(Lexer & lex, docstring const & name, bool makenew);
///
void set(docstring const & ctr, int val);
///