Template:Module link expanded/doc

Template:Module link expanded (edit|talk|history|links|watch|logs) (often abbreviated {{mlx}}) is used to display a module name as a link surrounded by braces with the {{#invoke}} parser function, thus showing the module name as code rather than actually invoking it. Its primary use is in instruction and documentation where it is used to refer to a module by name without invoking it. It is also supports the definition of a function and parameters.

Examples

Code	Result	Notes
{{mlx|Example}}	{{#invoke:Example|function}}	Usage without function name. This does not produce a usable invocation.
{{mlx|Example|hello}}	{{#invoke:Example|hello}}	Usage with a function name.
{{mlx|Example|count_fruits|4=bananas=5|5=apples=10}}	{{#invoke:Example|count_fruits|bananas=5|apples=10}}	Usage with a function name and parameters.
{{mlx|Example|count_fruits|bananas{{=}}5|apples{{=}}510}}	{{#invoke:Example|count_fruits|bananas=5|apples=10}}	Usage with a function name and parameters, using {{=}}.

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This template displays a module name as a link surrounded by braces with the {{#invoke}} parser function, thus showing how the module name would be used in code. Its primary use is in instruction and documentation.

Template parameters

Parameter		Description	Type	Status
module name	1	the module name without the namespace prefix “Module:”, which is added automatically	String	required
function name	2	the function name within the module to call	String	required
parameter 1	3	the name (and value) of the first parameter, use {{=}} to add an equal sign	String	optional
parameter 2	4	the name (and value) of the second parameter, use {{=}} to add an equal sign	String	optional
parameter 3	5	the name (and value) of the third parameter, use {{=}} to add an equal sign	String	optional

See also

• {{ml}} – similar function but not surrounded in <code>...</code> tags
• {{mfl}} – similar to {{ml}} but creates a link to the function's documentation
• {{tlx}} – a version of this template for templates instead of modules

Other formatting templates

Templates producing specialised formatting effects for given templates, modules or parameters

Code example	Effect	Notes
{{Tj|Hatnote|Some text|selfref: yes|category: no|lang: fr}}	{{Hatnote | Some text | selfref = yes | category = no | lang = fr }}	Supports colors, placeholder texts, named and unnamed parameters
<syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext"> {{Hatnote | Some text | selfref = yes | category = no | lang = fr }} </syntaxhighlight>	{{Hatnote | Some text | selfref = yes | category = no | lang = fr }}	Same as above
{{Tji|Hatnote|Some text|selfref: yes|category: no|lang: fr}}	{{Hatnote|Some text|selfref=yes|category=no|lang=fr}}	Supports colors, placeholder texts, named and unnamed parameters
<syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext" inline>{{Hatnote|Some text|selfref=yes|category=no|lang=fr}}</syntaxhighlight>	{{Hatnote|Some text|selfref=yes|category=no|lang=fr}}	Same as above
{{tl2|Hatnote|lang=fr}}	{{hatnote}}	Supports linking to sister projects (e.g., fr:Hatnote)
{{demo|<nowiki>{{Hatnote|lang=fr|Some text}}</nowiki>}}	{{hatnote|lang=fr|Some text}} Some text	Shows code and example
{{tln|Hatnote}}	Template:Tln	Produces a normal link to the template
{{elc|Template:Hatnote}} {{elc|Template:Hatnote|Hatnote}}	[[Template:Hatnote]] [[Template:Hatnote|Hatnote]]	Formats wikilink, with optional piped link text and blended suffix
{{ml|Example|hello}}	Example#hello || Counterpart to {{tl}} for linking to Lua modules
{{mfl|Example|hello}}	Template:Mfl	Similar to {{ml}}, but expects the function to be documented and creates a link to the corresponding section
{{mlx|Example|hello}}	{{#invoke:Example|hello}}	Counterpart to {{tlx}} for linking to Lua modules
{{ml-lua|Module:Example}}	Template:Ml-lua	Link to Lua modules and built-in libraries, showing Lua code.
{{para|title|<var>book title</var>}}	|title=book title	Formats template parameters for display, with or without values
{{sclx|LASTING}}	Template:Sclx	Takes a shortcut suffix in project namespace and displays it with brackets and the WV:ALIAS in a <code>...</code> tag.
{{tag|ref}} {{xtag|templatedata}}	<ref>...</ref> <templatedata>	Formats [X]HTML tags; can add content, choose opening, closing, or self-closing
{{dtl|Ping project}}	Template:Dtl	Wikidata counterpart to {{tl}}
{{pf|if}} {{pf|if|{{{1}}}|true|false}}	Template:Pf Template:Pf	Parser function equivalent to {{tl}}
{{magic word|uc:}}	Template:Magic word	Magic word links