wrap LaTeX command in environment

Question

How can I wrap a LaTeX command in an environment? In essence, how can I turn \\somecommand{contents} into \\begin{somecommand} contents \\end{somecommand}? I have tried the obvi

Answer 1

This can be done with the environ package as follows:

\usepackage{environ}
...
\NewEnviron{very-important}{\emph{\BODY}}

\BODY contains the body of the environment, and environments may be nested. See the documentation for more details.