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<includeonly>{{small |1=Note: This documentation for {{tlx|tlx}} is also [[w:Wikipedia:Template doc page pattern|transcluded]] by its derivatives {{tlx|tlxb}}, {{tlx|tlxc}}, {{tlx|tlxw}} (<span class="plainlinks">[{{fullurl:Template:Tlx/doc |action=edit}} edit]</span>{{#ifeq:{{SITENAME}}|Meta |). |{{dot}}[[M:template:{{PAGENAMEE}}|master page]]).}}<!--(end small:)-->}}</includeonly><!--
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;This page will show SIX broken commands in three block forming  pairs before or after subst'ing -- all involve the partial (broken) command word 'in clude' ('''note the added space''') -- these are deliberate breakings of those [[w:wikimarkup|wikimarkup language]] keywords to ensure this whole boilerplate template will be subst'ed. Fix these after substing this page in it's destination and delete this heading, as well as the how-to guiding imbedded comments below.
 
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<in cludeonly><!-----------------Interwiki Doc page pattern-------------------> {{-}}
 
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<small>''This '{{BASEPAGENAME}}' template documentation is [[w:Wikipedia:Template doc page pattern|transcluded]] for all {{Lts| {{BASEPAGENAME}} }} tagged templates'' [<span class="plainlinks">[{{fullurl:Template:{{BASEPAGENAME}}/doc |action=edit}} edit]</span>].{{#ifeq:{{SITENAME}}|Wikipedia|&nbsp;|[[W:template:{{PAGENAMEE}}|Masterpage]]
 
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&nbsp;}}</small></in cludeonly><noin clude> {{template doc page viewed directly}}
 
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{{-}}
 
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<!-- Add the Categories for this doc or usage page (only-- not for the calling template) BELOW THIS LINE --->
 
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[[Category:Template documentation|{{PAGENAME}}]]
 
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--><noinclude>{{Documentation subpage}}{{clear}}</noinclude>
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---- Self declarations, this page, not the parent template.
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{{#ifeq:{{BASEPAGENAME}}|Tlx |{{High-risk|1,070,000+}} {{Used in system}} }}
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---- ------------------------------------------------------ --->
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This template is used to show example template usage without expanding the template itself.
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{{interwikitmp-grp|V=D|cats=|inhib=yes|{{PAGENAME}}|{{PAGENAME}}}} <!-- Comment this out if not an tools template of
 
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----                                                              ---- interwikitmp-grp interest, use, or scope.-->
 
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</no include><in cludeonly>  
 
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<!-- EDIT IN (calling) TEMPLATE CATEGORIES BELOW THIS LINE -->
 
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[[Category:Typing-aid templates |{{PAGENAME}}]] <!-- Just some possibilities, the top two are sub-cats of Misc.[[Category:Uncategorized templates |{{PAGENAME}}]]
 
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[[Category:Miscellaneous templates |{{PAGENAME}}]]
 
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[[Category:Internal link templates |{{PAGENAME}}]]
 
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[[Category:Interwiki link templates |{{PAGENAME}}]]
 
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[[Category:Navigational templates |{{PAGENAME}}]] --- END OF BLOCK COMMENT  -------------------------  --->
 
  
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<!-- EDIT IN (calling) TEMPLATE CATEGORIES ABOVE THIS LINE -->
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== Basic use ==
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''(Note: In the following examples, [[Ellipsis|ellipses (groups of three dots)]] indicate where parameters have been omitted.)''
  
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</in cludeonly> <!--- Note: This breakage deliberate... in Six different places.  ----
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: {{tlx{{\sandbox}}|tlx|Template|''first parameter''|''second parameter''|''third''|...|''tenth''}} produces: {{tlx{{\sandbox}}|Template|''first parameter''|''second parameter''|''third''|...|''tenth''}}
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Just text search: 'in clude' to Clean it up after subst'ing when building your usage/documentation text. --->
 
  
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<!-- EDIT TEMPLATE DOCUMENTATION BELOW THIS LINE -->  
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Where parameters might contain one or more equals-signs ("="), replace each equals-sign with {{tlf|{{=}}}}:
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: {{tlx{{\sandbox}}|tlx|Template|''first''<nowiki>{{=}}</nowiki>''something''|''second''|''third''<nowiki>{{=}}</nowiki>''something''|...|tenth}} produces: {{tlx{{\sandbox}}|Template|''first{{=}}something''|''second''|''third{{=}}something''|...|''tenth''}}
  
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For more than ten parameters, possibly also containing equals-signs, use {{tag|nowiki}} thus:
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: {{tlx{{\sandbox}}|tlx|Template|&lt;nowiki><nowiki>''first''|''second''|''third=something''|...|''999th''</nowiki>&lt;/nowiki>}} produces: {{tlx{{\sandbox}}|Template|<nowiki>first|second|third=something|...|999th</nowiki>}}
  
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== Purpose and naming ==
  
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[[Wikt:mnemonic|Mnemonically]], "['''t''']emplate ['''l''']ink e['''x''']panded" (after {{tl|tl}}, "['''t''']emplate ['''l''']ink").
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---- Calling or parent template declarations, the parent template, not this page.
 
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---- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- --->
 
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{{interwikitmp-grp|V=1|inhib=yes|{{PAGENAME}}|{{PAGENAME}}}} <!--- This is correct placement (inside includeonly block + towards the 'doc/usage' page bottom) and the call is correct for auto-categorization of many tools templates pages' generating internal links. This template call can be located anywhere in the documentation, but
 
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should be kept inside the includeonly fence. A bottom location like this interferes least with display and formating of comprehensible documentation, but moving it up so text ends about the same point as the template display is a good thing for later edit needs. By keeping template interwiki's inside an includeonly block, this page can be given it's own, which is unimportant when the page is a collected usage page for similar templates, but good for /doc pages.
 
  
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Quick Usage on V=## parameter: 1==internal links, 2==interwiki links, 3==Miscellaneous, 4==1+3, 5==2+3, 6==1+2+3 or just (1+2) when 'inhib=yes|' parameter defined as well... such as {{Tl|Commonscat1A}}, where a category link is interwiki, and a link is to main article. Parameter: 'cat=bare cat name ' supplants miscellaneous, and is used for typing-aid or uncategorized types (sub-cats of miscellaneous); 'CATS=must be given full names with square parenthesis, and add on to the V=## auto-categories. <nowiki> {{{1}}}} is pipelink sort name for the auto-cats, in 'CATS=' calls, you must add such to the pass parameter. {{{2}}} is 'universal' override name, otherwise template name defaults to {{PAGENAME}} in links built and displayed. This is primarily used in Name Case Variants, where a naming collision occurs on a sister project. --->
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This template allows an example of calling a template, accompanied by one or more parameters<!-- ("pass parameters", i.e. [[Help:Pipe trick|pipe-tricked]] [[m:Parameter#Parameters|parameters]])-->, to be displayed without also causing the template to be called.
  
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<!-- EDIT/ADD TEMPLATE Interwiki's BELOW THIS LINE -->
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Up to ten of the template's parameters (numbered or nowiki-keywords) may be displayed as placeholders, while more than over 10 parameters can be displayed using a coded vertical-bar (as in "{{small|&amp;#124;}}..."). A keyword parameter can be used with equals code &amp;#61; or <nowiki>{{=}}</nowiki> or in nowiki-text: "{{tag|nowiki|content=size=10}}" or all parameters as a string in "{{tag|nowiki|o}}" tags; see ''[[#Examples|Examples]]'' at bottom. For more details, see [[{{TALKPAGENAME}}|this talk]] page.
  
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; Exceptions
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If the intended template lists numerous parameters, then perhaps this template should really ''not'' be used, and just hardcode the usage with {{tag|code|o}}{{tag|nowiki|o}}. For example:
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: {{tag|code|content={{tag|nowiki|content=<nowiki>{{Anytemplate|arg1=23|size=250px|</nowiki><var>other parameters...</var><nowiki>}}</nowiki>}}}}.
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If a vertical display, with parameters on their own lines, is desired, this can also be laid out manually in this manner, or more rapidly done with {{tag|pre}}.
  
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MERGED Usage from Meta below
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===Parameters===
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</includeonly>{{interwikitmp-grp|V=0|CATS=[[Category:Internal link templates|Tlx]][[Category:Interwiki link templates|Tlx]]}}
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* If the only parameter supplied is {{param|1}}, i.e. a template's name, {{tlf|tlx}}'s output is the same as {{tl|tl}}&nbsp;&ndash; i.e. a link within [[Braces (punctuation)|braces]]&nbsp;&ndash; but in a [[monospaced font]]:
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{{tlx|tlx|template|first parameter|second|third|fourth|fifth|sixth|seventh|eight|ninth}} <br>→ (becomes)  → <br>{{tlx|template|first parameter|second|third|fourth|fifth|sixth|seventh|eight|ninth}}
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** {{tc|tl|tl}} produces: {{tl|tl}}
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;Purpose:Mnemonically 'Template list expanded'... after {{tlx|tl}} 'Template list' {{I2}}This template takes another ''template-name'' and some associated [[w:pipe-trick|pipe-tricked]]  [http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Parameter#Parameters (numbered) parameters] (or 'pass parameters'), and aggregates them into an 'example demonstration' of how the ''template-name'' template might be used. It's primary use is in instruction and documentation such as this passage.
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** {{tc|tlx|tl}} produces: {{tlx{{\sandbox}}|tl}}
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: {{tlf|tl}} will also not take nor display additional parameters.
  
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* Up to five pass parameters (numbered) for the specified template are displayed as 'placeholders', and more parameters are shown as "<tt>|</tt>''...''", for details see the [[w:{{TALKPAGENAME}}|this talk]] page.
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; Named parameters
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{{para|subst}}
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* If given no additional parameters except ''<code>&nbsp;'template&nbsp;name'&nbsp;(<nowiki>{{{1}}}</nowiki>), </code>''&nbsp;it presents the same as the similar {{tl|Tl}} [[W:macro|macro]] template -- a blue link nested in [[W:brackets|curly-braces]]-- the same as a user would apply the template without parameters, but with a noticably clearer font and spacing on most modern browsers.  
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: Setting this parameter to any non-blank value will prefix the string <code>subst:</code> linked to [[Help:Substitution]]. This is useful to indicate when a template should be substituted. For example, {{tlx{{\sandbox}}|tlx|Welcome|3=subst=Y}} produces: {{tlx{{\sandbox}}|Welcome|subst=Y}}. This is similar to the action of the {{tlx{{\sandbox}}|tlxs}} template: {{tlx{{\sandbox}}|tlxs|Welcome}} produces: {{tlxs|Welcome}}.
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{{para|SISTER}}
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: For an interwiki link to [[H:IW|other sister projects]], such as: {{para|SISTER|M:}} ([[m:|Meta]]), {{para|SISTER|Q:}} ([[q:|WikiQuote]]), {{para|SISTER|S:}} ([[s:|WikiSource]]), etc, facilitating interwiki template documentation and/or discussion.
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{{para|LANG}}
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: For a link to [[H:ILL|Wikipedias in other languages]], such as: {{para|LANG|de:}} ([[:de:|German]]), {{para|LANG|sv:}} ([[:sv:|Swedish]]), etc, facilitating cross-language template documentation and/or discussion.
  
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:* {{Tlx|Tl|Tl}} display compared to {{Tlx|Tlx|Tl}}: (Tl: {{Tl|Tlx}} versus Tlx: {{Tlx|Tl}})
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== Documentation ==
  
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* Comparatively, {{Tlx|Tl}} will not take or display additional parameters, and for minor technical reasons, may  preferred for mere listing and referencing in long pages involving a lot of template expansions[[W:WP:DPP|1]].
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{{tl|Tlx}} is a generalization of {{tl|tl|x}}, {{tl|tlp|x|y}} etc., with output that is arguably more legible. This depends on the browser, but narrow gaps between characters such as "{{thinsp}}'''{'''{{thinsp}}", "{{thinsp}}'''&#124;'''{{thinsp}}", "{{thinsp}}'''}'''{{thinsp}}" and links can be hard to read when not monospaced (and hard to click on; for uses like <code><nowiki>{{!}}</nowiki></code>, see {{tl|tlw}}, which makes the click target bigger).
  
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* Additionally, Tlx will take a 'named' parameter 'SISTER' to link interwiki to other sister projects such as one of these examples: '|SISTER=W:', 'Tlx|SISTER=M:', 'Tlx|SISTER=Q:', 'Tlx|SISTER=S:', allowing documentation or discourse about a template across interwiki boundaries. Small 'front end' Shell or convience templates {{Tlx|Tlxw}} and {{tlx|Tlxm}} are typing-aid templates available at Meta for automatic substitution in discussions about templates on Wikipedia or Meta.
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===Usage===
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:<code>{&#123;tlx{{!}}Templatename&#125;}</code>
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:<code>{&#123;tlx{{!}}Templatename{{!}}param&#125;}</code>
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:<code>{&#123;tlx{{!}}Templatename{{!}}1{{!}}2{{!}}3{{!}}4{{!}}5{{!}}6{{!}}7{{!}}8{{!}}9{{!}}10&#125;}</code>
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:<code>{&#123;tlx{{!}}Templatename{{!}}1{{!}}2{{!}}3{{!}}4{{!}}5{{!}}6{{!}}7{{!}}8{{!}}9{{!}}10&amp;#124;more&#125;}</code>
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:<code>{&#123;tlx{{!}}Templatename{{!}}param&amp;#61;value&#125;}</code>
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There are up to 10 placeholders for parameters of the specified template.
  
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==Documentation==
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===Examples===
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{{#switch:{{SITENAME}} |Wikipedia|Meta= |
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; Note: At the en.wikipedia and Meta sites, '''X0, X1, X2,&nbsp;... 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.
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}}
  
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{&#123;[[Template:{{PAGENAME}}|{{PAGENAME}}]]&#125;}
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{{Aligned table |cols=3
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is a generalization of {{Tlxw|Tl|x}}, {{Tlxw|Tlp|x|y}},
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|class=wikitable |style=border:1;cellpadding:4;
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etcetera with arguably better readable
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|row1style=background:whitesmoke;font-weight:bold;
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output. This depends on the browser, but too narrow
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| Code                          | Result                            | Remarks
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uses of "'''{'''", "'''|'''", "'''}'''" in conjunction
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| {{tlx|tlx|x0}}                | {{tlx{{\sandbox}}|x0}}            | &#160;
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with links can be hard to read.
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| {{tlx|tlx|Abc}}                | {{tlx{{\sandbox}}|Abc}}            | &#160;
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| {{tlx|tlx|ABC}}                | {{tlx{{\sandbox}}|ABC}}            | &#160;
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| {{tlx|tlx|AbC}}                | {{tlx{{\sandbox}}|AbC}}            | &#160;
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| {{tlx|tlx|x1|one}}            | {{tlx{{\sandbox}}|x1|one}}        | &#160;
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| {{tlx|tlx|x2|one|two}}        | {{tlx{{\sandbox}}|x2|one|two}}    | &#160;
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<!--(Parameter number:)-->
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| {{tlx|tlx|x3|1|2|3|4|5|6|7|8|9&#124;10}}            | {{tlx{{\sandbox}}|x3|1|2|3|4|5|6|7|8|9|10}}        | &#160;
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| {{tlx|tlx|x4|1|2|3|4|5|6|7|8|9&#124;10&#124;11}}    | {{tlx{{\sandbox}}|x4|1|2|3|4|5|6|7|8|9|10|11}}      | up to 10 parameters...
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| {{tlx|tlx|x5|1|2|3|4|5|6|7|8|9&#124;10&amp;#124;11}} | {{tlx{{\sandbox}}|x5|1|2|3|4|5|6|7|8|9|10&#124;11}} | {{align|right|...<code>&amp;#124;</code> for more}}
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<!--(Equals-sign:)-->
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| {{tlx|tlx|x1|x&#61;u}}             | {{tlx{{\sandbox}}|x1|x=u}}        | the straightforward equals-sign won't work...
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| {{tlx|tlx|x1|x&amp;#61;u}}          | {{tlx{{\sandbox}}|x1|x&#61;u}}    | {{align|right|...but <code>&amp;#61;</code> is okay}}
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| {{tlx|tlx|x1|x<nowiki>{{=}}</nowiki>u}} | {{tlx{{\sandbox}}|x1|x{{=}}u}} | {{align|right|...and <code><nowiki>{{=}}</nowiki></code> is okay}}
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| {{tlx|tlx|x1|&lt;nowiki&gt;x&#61;u&lt;/nowiki&gt;}} | {{tlx{{\sandbox}}|x1|<nowiki>x=u</nowiki>}} | {{align|right|sticky nowiki also okay}}
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<!--(Empty/space/pipe:)-->
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| {{tlx|tlx|x2|&#160;|two}}          | {{tlx{{\sandbox}}|x2| |two}}        | empty won't work...
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| {{tlx|tlx|x2|&amp;#32;|two}}        | {{tlx{{\sandbox}}|x2|&#32;|two}}    | {{align|right|...but <code>&amp;#32;</code> is okay}}
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| {{tlx|tlx|x2|&amp;nbsp;|two}}      | {{tlx{{\sandbox}}|x2|&nbsp;|two}}    | {{align|right|...<code>&amp;nbsp;</code> is also okay}}
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| {{tlx|tlx|x2|{{tag|nowiki|s}}|two}} | {{tlx{{\sandbox}}|x2|<nowiki/>|two}} | {{align|right|{{tag|nowiki|s}} handles the space}}
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| {{tlx|tlx|x2| &amp;#124; two}}      | {{tlx{{\sandbox}}|x2| &#124; two}}  | {{align|right|<code>&amp;#124;</code> is okay}}
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| {{tlx|tlx|x2| {&#123;!&#125;} two}} | {{tlx{{\sandbox}}|x2 | {{!}} two}}  | {{align|right|<nowiki>{{!}}</nowiki> is dubious}}
  
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=== Usage ===
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| {{tlx|tlx|x2|<nowiki>2=</nowiki>|<nowiki>3=two</nowiki>}} | {{tlx{{\sandbox}}|x2|2=|3=two}} | empty really doesn't work
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| {{tlx|tlx|x2|<nowiki>2=one</nowiki>|two}} | {{tlx{{\sandbox}}|x2|two}} | "two" overrides "2{{=}}one"
  
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:<tt>{&#123;{{PAGENAME}}|template name&#125;}</tt>
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| {{tlx|tlx|x2|<nowiki>3=two</nowiki>|<nowiki>2=one</nowiki>}} | {{tlx{{\sandbox}}|x2|3=two|2=one}} | {{align|right|irregular parameter order is okay}}
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:<tt>{&#123;{{PAGENAME}}|template name|param&#125;}</tt>
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}}
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:<tt>{&#123;{{PAGENAME}}|template name|1|2|3&#125;}</tt>
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; Unlimited parameters as one {{tag|nowiki}} string
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:<tt>{&#123;{{PAGENAME}}|template name|1|2|3&amp;#124;more&#125;}</tt>
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: {{tlx{{\sandbox}}|tlx|convert|<nowiki>&lt;nowiki>14|m|ftin|abbr=out|sp=us&lt;/nowiki></nowiki>}}
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:<tt>{&#123;{{PAGENAME}}|template name|param&amp;#61;value&#125;}</tt>
 
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''Up to three placeholders for parameters of the specified template''
 
  
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*{{SITENAME}}*
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== See also ==
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=== Example ===
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* {{tl|tlxb}}, a version of {{tlf|tlx}} where the template name is shown in bold.
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;Note: On the source sister projects, en.wikipedia and Meta, '''X0, X1, X2,..., X9 are sandbox templates''' for experimentation on complicated templates that need be in template space. {{#ifeq:{{SITENAME}}|Wikipedia|
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*: {{tl|tlb}}, a version of {{tlf|tl}} where the template name is shown in bold.
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{{#ifeq:{{SITENAME}}
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* {{tl|temt}}, a version of {{tlf|tlx}} that handles templates whose names include "Template:" and pages outside the Template: [[Wikipedia:Namespace|namespace]] that are treated as templates.
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|Meta3||An auto-cleansing software facility exists that might be used to duplicate the facility on other Sister projects.
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* {{tl|para}}, for the presentation of template parameters and values (e.g. {{para|paraname|val}}, {{para|another}}).
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}}
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== Template-linking templates ==
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{{Template-linking templates}}
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<includeonly>{{#ifeq:{{SUBPAGENAME}}|sandbox | |{{#ifeq:{{BASEPAGENAME}}|Tlx |
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[[Category:Internal template-link templates]]
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[[Category:Interwiki link templates]]
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[[Category:Typing-aid templates]]
  
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{| border="1" cellpadding="4" class="wikitable"
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}} }}</includeonly>
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! Code
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{{collapse top|Template data}}
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! Result
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<templatedata>
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! Remark
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{
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"params": {
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|{{{{Tlx|SISTER=W:|Tlx|x0}}
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"1": {
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|{{{{Tlx|SISTER=W:|x0}}
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"label": "Template name",
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||&#160;
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"description": "Name of the template to link",
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"example": "Tlx",
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|{{{{Tlx|SISTER=W:|Tlx|x1|one}}
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"type": "wiki-template-name",
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|{{{{Tlx|SISTER=W:|x1|one}}
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"required": true
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||&#160;
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},
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"2": {
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|{{{{Tlx|SISTER=W:|Tlx|x2|one|two}}
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"label": "1st parameter",
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|{{{{Tlx|SISTER=W:|x2|one|two}}
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"type": "string"
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||&#160;
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},
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|-
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"3": {
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|{{{{Tlx|SISTER=W:|Tlx|x3|1<tt>&#124;</tt>2<tt>&#124;</tt>3}}
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"label": "2nd parameter",
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|{{{{Tlx|SISTER=W:|x3|1|2|3}}
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"type": "string"
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||&#160;
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},
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"4": {
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|{{{{Tlx|SISTER=W:|Tlx|x4|1<tt>&#124;</tt>2<tt>&#124;</tt>3|4}}
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"label": "3rd parameter",
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|{{{{Tlx|SISTER=W:|x4|1|2|3|4}}
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"type": "string"
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},
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|-
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"5": {
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|{{{{Tlx|SISTER=W:|Tlx|x4|1<tt>&#124;</tt>2<tt>&#124;</tt>3&amp;#124;4}}
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"label": "4th parameter",
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|{{{{Tlx|SISTER=W:|x4|1|2|3&#124;4}}
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"type": "string"
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},
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|-
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"6": {
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|{{{{Tlx|SISTER=W:|Tlx|x1|x&#61;u}}
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"label": "5th parameter",
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|{{{{Tlx|SISTER=W:|x1|x=u}}
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"type": "string"
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|'''=''' won't work
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},
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|-
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"7": {
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|{{{{Tlx|SISTER=W:|Tlx|x1|x&amp;#61;u}}
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"label": "6th parameter",
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|{{{{Tlx|SISTER=W:|x1|x&#61;u}}
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"type": "string"
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|align="right"|<tt>&amp;#61;</tt> is okay
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},
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|-
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"8": {
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|{{{{Tlx|SISTER=W:|Tlx|x1|&lt;nowiki&gt;x&#61;u&lt;/nowiki&gt;}}
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"label": "7th parameter",
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|{{{{Tlx|SISTER=W:|x1|<nowiki>x=u</nowiki>}}
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"type": "string"
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},
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|-
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"9": {
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|{{{{Tlx|SISTER=W:|Tlx|x2|&#160;|two}}
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"label": "8th parameter",
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|{{{{Tlx|SISTER=W:|x2| |two}}
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"type": "string"
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|empty won't work
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},
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|-
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"10": {
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|{{{{Tlx|SISTER=W:|Tlx|x2|&amp;#32;|two}}
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"label": "9th parameter",
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|{{{{Tlx|SISTER=W:|x2|&#32;|two}}
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"type": "string"
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},
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|-
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"11": {
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|{{{{Tlx|SISTER=W:|Tlx|x2|&amp;nbsp;|two}}
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"label": "10th parameter",
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|{{{{Tlx|SISTER=W:|x2|&nbsp;|two}}
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"type": "string"
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|align="right"|<tt>&amp;nbsp;</tt> is okay
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},
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|-
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"12": {},
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|{{{{Tlx|SISTER=W:|Tlx|x2| &amp;#124; two}}
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"subst": {
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|{{{{Tlx|SISTER=W:|x2| &#124; two}}
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"description": "Set to any value to show \"subst:\" before the template name",
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"example": "true",
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|-
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"type": "boolean"
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},
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|| {{{{Tlx|SISTER=W:|x2| {{!}} two}}
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"LANG": {
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|align="right"|{{{{Tlx|SISTER=W:|!}} is dubious
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"label": "Language",
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|-
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"description": "For a link to Wikipedias in other languages",
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|| {{{{Tlx|SISTER=W:|Tlx|x2|<nowiki>2=</nowiki>|<nowiki>3=two</nowiki>}}
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"example": "de:",
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|| {{{{Tlx|SISTER=W:|x2|2=|3=two}}
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"type": "string"
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|empty really doesn't work
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},
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|-
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"SISTER": {
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|| {{{{Tlx|SISTER=W:|Tlx|x2|<nowiki>2=one</nowiki>|two}}
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"description": "For an interwiki link to other sister projects",
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|| {{{{Tlx|SISTER=W:|x2|2=one|two}}
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"example": "M:",
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|'''two''' clobbers '''2=one'''
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"type": "string"
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|-
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}
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|| {{{{Tlx|SISTER=W:|Tlx|x2|<nowiki>3=two</nowiki>|<nowiki>2=one</nowiki>}}
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},
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|| {{{{Tlx|SISTER=W:|x2|3=two|2=one}}
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"description": "Show example template usage without expanding the template itself.",
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|align="right"|right to left okay
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"paramOrder": [
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|}{{-}}
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"1",
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[[Category:Typing-aid templates |{{PAGENAME}}]]
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"2",
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[[Category:Internal link templates|{{PAGENAME}}]]
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"3",
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[[Category:Templates using ParserFunctions|{{{PAGENAME}}}]]
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"4",
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----
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"5",
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"6",
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"7",
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"8",
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"9",
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"10",
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"11",
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"12",
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"subst",
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"LANG",
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"SISTER"
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],
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"format": "inline"
 +
}
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</templatedata>
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Latest revision as of 20:28, 11 August 2017

Template:Mbox

This template is used to show example template usage without expanding the template itself.

Basic use[edit]

(Note: In the following examples, ellipses (groups of three dots) indicate where parameters have been omitted.)

{{tlx|Template|first parameter|second parameter|third|...|tenth}} produces: {{Template|first parameter|second parameter|third|...|tenth}}

Where parameters might contain one or more equals-signs ("="), replace each equals-sign with {{Template:=}}:

{{tlx|Template|first{{=}}something|second|third{{=}}something|...|tenth}} produces: {{Template|firstTemplate:=something|second|thirdTemplate:=something|...|tenth}}

For more than ten parameters, possibly also containing equals-signs, use <nowiki>...</nowiki> thus:

{{tlx|Template|<nowiki>''first''|''second''|''third=something''|...|''999th''</nowiki>}} produces: {{Template|first|second|third=something|...|999th}}

Purpose and naming[edit]

Mnemonically, "[t]emplate [l]ink e[x]panded" (after {{tl}}, "[t]emplate [l]ink").

This template allows an example of calling a template, accompanied by one or more parameters, to be displayed without also causing the template to be called.

Up to ten of the template's parameters (numbered or nowiki-keywords) may be displayed as placeholders, while more than over 10 parameters can be displayed using a coded vertical-bar (as in "&#124;..."). A keyword parameter can be used with equals code &#61; or {{=}} or in nowiki-text: "<nowiki>size=10</nowiki>" or all parameters as a string in "<nowiki>" tags; see Examples at bottom. For more details, see this talk page.

Exceptions

If the intended template lists numerous parameters, then perhaps this template should really not be used, and just hardcode the usage with <code><nowiki>. For example:

<code><nowiki>{{Anytemplate|arg1=23|size=250px|other parameters...}}</nowiki></code>.

If a vertical display, with parameters on their own lines, is desired, this can also be laid out manually in this manner, or more rapidly done with <pre>...</pre>.

Parameters[edit]

  • If the only parameter supplied is {{{1}}}, i.e. a template's name, {{tlx}}'s output is the same as {{tl}} – i.e. a link within braces – but in a monospaced font:
    • {{tl|tl}} produces: {{tl}}
    • {{tlx|tl}} produces: {{tl}}
{{tl}} will also not take nor display additional parameters.
Named parameters

|subst=

Setting this parameter to any non-blank value will prefix the string subst: linked to Help:Substitution. This is useful to indicate when a template should be substituted. For example, {{tlx|Welcome|subst=Y}} produces: {{subst:Welcome}}. This is similar to the action of the {{tlxs}} template: {{tlxs|Welcome}} produces: {{subst:welcome}}.

|SISTER=

For an interwiki link to other sister projects, such as: |SISTER=M: (Meta), |SISTER=Q: (WikiQuote), |SISTER=S: (WikiSource), etc, facilitating interwiki template documentation and/or discussion.

|LANG=

For a link to Wikipedias in other languages, such as: |LANG=de: (German), |LANG=sv: (Swedish), etc, facilitating cross-language template documentation and/or discussion.

Documentation[edit]

{{Tlx}} is a generalization of {{tl}}, {{tlp}} etc., with output that is arguably more legible. This depends on the browser, but narrow gaps between characters such as " { ", " | ", " } " and links can be hard to read when not monospaced (and hard to click on; for uses like {{!}}, see {{tlw}}, which makes the click target bigger).

Usage[edit]

{{tlx|Templatename}}
{{tlx|Templatename|param}}
{{tlx|Templatename|1|2|3|4|5|6|7|8|9|10}}
{{tlx|Templatename|1|2|3|4|5|6|7|8|9|10&#124;more}}
{{tlx|Templatename|param&#61;value}}

There are up to 10 placeholders for parameters of the specified template.

Examples[edit]

Note
At the en.wikipedia and Meta sites, 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.

Template:Aligned table

Unlimited parameters as one <nowiki>...</nowiki> string
{{tlx|convert|<nowiki>14|m|ftin|abbr=out|sp=us</nowiki>}}

See also[edit]

  • {{tlxb}}, a version of {{tlx}} where the template name is shown in bold.
    {{tlb}}, a version of {{tl}} where the template name is shown in bold.
  • {{temt}}, a version of {{tlx}} that handles templates whose names include "Template:" and pages outside the Template: namespace that are treated as templates.
  • {{para}}, for the presentation of template parameters and values (e.g. |paraname=val, |another=).

Template-linking templates[edit]

Template:Navbar

General-purpose formatting[edit]

Comparison of template-linking templates according to their style
Link style → Linked Unlinked Linked with subst Linked including braces Linked with alternative text
Text style ↓ ↓ {{tlg}} options1 → Template:N/a Template:Code Template:Code Template:Code Template:Code
Template:Code
normal Template:N/a {{tlg}}1
{{tl}}
{{tlp}}2
{{tlu}}3 		{{tlf}}2 {{tls}}
{{tlsp}} 		{{tn}} {{tla}}
code Template:Code
Template:Code4 		{{tl2}}
{{tlx}} 		{{tlc}}2
{{tld}}2
{{tnull}} 		{{tlxs}} colspan="2" Template:N/a
kbd
monospace 		Template:Code {{tltt}}5
{{tltt2}}5 		Template:N/a {{tltts}}5
{{tltts3}}5
{{tltss}}6 		colspan="2" Template:N/a
bold Template:Code {{tlb}} rowspan="3" colspan="4" Template:N/a
bold+code Template:Code {{tlxb}}
italic+code Template:Code {{tlxi}}

Other formatting templates[edit]

Code example Effect Notes
{{tl2|Hatnote|lang=fr}} {{hatnote}} Supports linking to sister projects (e.g., fr:Hatnote)
{{tlu|User:Ahunt/SSHFS}} {{User:Ahunt/SSHFS}} Supports linking to any namespace
{{demo|<nowiki>{{Hatnote|lang=fr|Some text}}</nowiki>}} Template:Demo Shows code and example
{{xpd|Hatnote|Some hatnote text}} Template:If Shows code, example and a link to expand the template code
{{para|title|<var>book title</var>}} |title=book title Formats template parameters for display, with or without values
{{elc|Template:Hatnote}}
{{elc|Template:Hatnote|Hatnote}}		 Template:Elc
Template:Elc		 Formats wikilink, with optional piped link text and blended suffix

With utility links[edit]

Code example Effect
{{lts|Hatnote}} Template:Lts
{{t links|Hatnote}} Hatnote (edit talk history links # /subpages /doc /doc edit /sbox /sbox diff /test) · Module:hatnote
{{tfd links|Hatnote}} Template:Hatnote (edit · talk · history · links · logs · subpages · delete)
{{tiw|Hatnote}} Template:hatnote (backlinks edit)
{{tltt|Hatnote}} {{Hatnote}}
{{tetl|Hatnote}} {{Hatnote}}
links talk view
{{tsetl|Hatnote}} {{subst:Hatnote}}
 links talk view
{{ti|Hatnote}} Template:Hatnote (talk⧼dot-separator⧽links⧼dot-separator⧽edit)
{{tic|Hatnote}} Template:Hatnote (talk links edit)
{{tiw|Hatnote}} Template:Hatnote (backlinks edit)
{{tlt|Hatnote}} {{Hatnote}} (talk)
{{ttl|Hatnote}} Template:Main other{{Hatnote}} (t/l)
{{twlh|Hatnote}} Template:Hatnote (links, talk)


Template:Collapse top <templatedata> { "params": { "1": { "label": "Template name", "description": "Name of the template to link", "example": "Tlx", "type": "wiki-template-name", "required": true }, "2": { "label": "1st parameter", "type": "string" }, "3": { "label": "2nd parameter", "type": "string" }, "4": { "label": "3rd parameter", "type": "string" }, "5": { "label": "4th parameter", "type": "string" }, "6": { "label": "5th parameter", "type": "string" }, "7": { "label": "6th parameter", "type": "string" }, "8": { "label": "7th parameter", "type": "string" }, "9": { "label": "8th parameter", "type": "string" }, "10": { "label": "9th parameter", "type": "string" }, "11": { "label": "10th parameter", "type": "string" }, "12": {}, "subst": { "description": "Set to any value to show \"subst:\" before the template name", "example": "true", "type": "boolean" }, "LANG": { "label": "Language", "description": "For a link to Wikipedias in other languages", "example": "de:", "type": "string" }, "SISTER": { "description": "For an interwiki link to other sister projects", "example": "M:", "type": "string" } }, "description": "Show example template usage without expanding the template itself.", "paramOrder": [ "1", "2", "3", "4", "5", "6", "7", "8", "9", "10", "11", "12", "subst", "LANG", "SISTER" ], "format": "inline" } </templatedata> Template:Collapse bottom

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