%% ---------------------------------------------------------------
%% biblatex-ieee --- A biblatex implementation of the IEEE 
%%   bibliography style
%% Maintained by Joseph Wright
%% E-mail: joseph@texdev.net
%% Released under the LaTeX Project Public License v1.3c or later
%% See http://www.latex-project.org/lppl.txt
%% ---------------------------------------------------------------
%% 

\ProvidesFile{ieee-alphabetic.cbx}[2025-03-14 v1.4e biblatex citation style]

\RequireCitationStyle{alphabetic}

\ifcsdef{blx@backend}
  {%
    \ifnumequal\blx@backend\blx@backend@biber
      {%
        \ExecuteBibliographyOptions{
          maxalphanames = 4,
          maxcitenames  = 3,
          minalphanames = 3,
          minnames      = 1
        }%
      }
      {%
        \ExecuteBibliographyOptions{
          maxcitenames  = 4,
          minnames      = 3
        }%
        \protected\edef\abx@macro@textcite{%
          \defcounter{maxnames}{3}%
          \defcounter{minnames}{1}%
          \unexpanded\expandafter{\abx@macro@textcite}%
        }%
      }%
  }
  {%
    \ExecuteBibliographyOptions{
      maxalphanames = 4,
      maxcitenames  = 3,
      minalphanames = 3,
      minnames      = 1
    }%
  }

%% 
%% Copyright (C) 2011-2013,2015-2021,2024,2025 by
%%   Joseph Wright <joseph@texdev.net>
%% 
%% It may be distributed and/or modified under the conditions of
%% the LaTeX Project Public License (LPPL), either version 1.3c of
%% this license or (at your option) any later version.  The latest
%% version of this license is in the file:
%% 
%%    http://www.latex-project.org/lppl.txt
%% 
%% This work is "maintained" (as per LPPL maintenance status) by
%%   Joseph Wright.
%% 
%% This work consists of the files biblatex-ieee.bib,
%%                                 biblatex-ieee.tex,
%%                                 ieee.bbx,
%%                                 ieee.cbx,
%%                                 ieee-alphabetic.bbx,
%%                                 ieee-alphabetic.cbx,
%%                                 ieee-comp.cbx and
%%                                 magyar-ieee.lbx,
%%           and the derived files biblatex-ieee.pdf and
%%                                 biblatex-ieee-alphabetic.pdf.
%% 
%%
%% End of file `ieee-alphabetic.cbx'.