Template:Template link general
{{Template:Template link general}}
This template uses Lua: |
This template, often abbreviated as {{tlg}}, is used to provide stylized formatting to template displays without actually using the template itself. The code generated will be displayed inline. For a multi-line output, see {{tj}}.
Parameters
editWith the exception of alttext, the named parameters are toggles that are either omitted (default in most cases) or activated (by being assigned a value such as "on", "yes", "true", "include", etc.). They may be included in any order (see Examples below). Certain templates have the parameter "on" by default; see the main table for all alternate options. If a row renders identically to a previous row, it means the current template does not support that option and {{tlg}} needs to be used instead.
Parameter | Action | Use with {{example}} |
Default active |
---|---|---|---|
Default (without accessory parameters) | {{example}} | ||
brace | Include braces as part of the template link | {{example}} | {{tlw}}/{{tn}} |
braceinside | Include innermost braces as part of the template link | {{example}} | |
bold | Renders the template link/name in bold | {{example}} | {{tlb}}, {{tlxb}} |
code | Display output using HTML <code>...</code> tags (monospaced font) |
{{example}} |
{{tlc}}, {{Template link expanded}}, etc. |
italic | Display any parameters accompanying the template link/name in italics | {{example|param}} | {{tlxi}} |
kbd | Display output using HTML <kbd>...</kbd> tags (monospaced font) |
{{example}} | |
nolink | Don't render the template name as a link | {{example}} | {{tlf}}, {{tnull}} |
nowrap | Prevent the insertion of line breaks (word wrap) in the output | {{example}} | {{tlp}} |
nowrapname | Prevent word wrapping in the output of template name/link (parameters will wrap if needed) | {{example}} | |
plaincode | Uses <code style="border:none; background:transparent;">...</code> |
{{example}} |
{{tltss}} |
subst | Include a subst: prefix before the template link/name | {{subst:example}} | {{tls}}, {{tlxs}}, etc |
alttext=[text] |
Replace [text] with the actual label to be displayed for the template link |
{{Other}} | {{tla}} |
_show_result | Will also display the result of the template | {{Min|7|-5}} → -5 | |
_expand | Will add a link to the expanded template page | {{Min|7|-5}} [1] | |
a | will add an asterisk before the template code | * {{Min|7|-5}} |
Unnamed (Positional)
editThis template can take any number of unnamed parameters as parameters accompanying the template link (or name); see Examples below.
Examples
editUse the displayed value in the code column, not the underlying source code.
- Note
- On the source sister projects, en.wikipedia and Meta, X0, X1, X2, ..., X9 are sandbox templates for experimentation on involved templates that need be in template space. An auto-cleansing software facility exists that might be used to duplicate the facility on other Sister projects.
Code | Output | Remarks |
---|---|---|
{{tlg | {{Banner}} | Template:Banner does not exist. (Non-existent template is redlinked.) |
{{tlg | {{Abc}} | Template:Abc exists. |
{{tlg | {{abC}} | Template names are case-sensitive |
{{tlg | {{abc}} | (but the first letter is case-insensitive). |
{{tlg | {{x0}} | no parameters |
{{tlg | {{x1|one}} | one parameter |
{{tlg | {{x2|one|two}} | two parameters |
{{tlg | {{x2|one=1|two=2}} | two parameters, assigned values |
{{tlg | {{x3|1|2|3|4|5|6|7|8|9|10}} | ten parameters |
{{tlg | {{convert|14|m|ftin|abbr=out|sp=us}} | Unlimited parameters, as one <nowiki>...</nowiki> string. |
{{tlg | {{x2|two}} | Empty parameters are discarded. |
{{tlg | {{x0}} | <code> style |
{{tlg | {{x0}} | plaincode style |
{{tlg | {{x0}} | <kbd> style |
{{tlg | {{x0}} | bold link/name |
{{tlg | {{x1|one}} | parameter(s) in italics |
{{tlg | {{x0}} | |
{{tlg | {{subst:x0}} | |
{{tlg | {{x0}} | all braces in link |
{{tlg | {{x0}} | inside braces in link |
{{tlg | {{x0 link}} | |
{{tlg | {{x0}} | Combine multiple parameter settings. |
{{tlg | {{abc| one }} | Using {{spaces}} before and after a parameter. |
{{tlg | {{x2|one|two}} | Can combine named and anonymous parameters ... |
{{tlg | {{x2|one|two}} | ... in any order ... |
{{tlg | {{x2|one|two|three}} | ... even intermixed ... |
{{tlg | {{x2|one|two|three}} | ... with many configurations. |
{{tlg | {{x1}} | = won't work |
{{tlg | {{x1|x=u}} | = is okay |
{{tlg | {{x1|x=u}} | {{=}} is okay (see Template:=) |
{{tlg | {{x1|x=u}} | Sticky nowiki is okay. |
{{tlg | {{x2|one|two}} | Right-to-left is okay |
{{tlg}} | tlg | With no arguments, it emits the current page name without braces. |
{{tlg | {{x2}} | Null parameter stops parsing. |
Code | Output |
---|---|
{{tlg |
{{long template name that would wrap to new line|this is a long value for the 1st parameter that would wrap}} |
Code | Output |
---|---|
{{tlg |
{{long template name that would wrap to new line|long value for the 1st parameter that would wrap}} |
Code | Output |
---|---|
{{tlg |
{{long template name that would wrap to new line|long value for the 1st parameter that would wrap}} |
See also
editOther formatting templates
editCode example | Effect | Notes |
---|---|---|
{{Tj|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 |
Supports colors, placeholder texts, named and unnamed parameters |
|
{{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}}
|
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 |