Template:Tlx
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This '{{Tlx{{#if:| |{{{2}}} }}{{#if:| |{{{3}}} }}{{#if:| |{{{4}}} }}{{#if:| |{{{5}}} }}{{#if:| |... }}}}' template documentation is transcluded for all Tlx family templates (Tlx, Tlxm, Tlxw) [edit].{{#ifeq:Electronics Chat|Meta| |Masterpage }}
| Similar templates at English sister projects [edit] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| File:Wikimedia-logo.svg | mta | Meta-wiki | Tlx | |
| File:Wikipedia-logo.png | wpd | Wikipedia | Tlx | |
| File:Commons-logo.svg | cms | Commons | {{#ifeq: Electronics Chat|Wikimedia Commons |Tlx | |Tlx | }}
| File:Wikibooks-logo.svg | wbk | Wikibooks | {{#ifeq: Electronics Chat|Wikibooks |Tlx | |Tlx | }}
| File:Wikiquote-logo.svg | wqt | Wikiquote | {{#ifeq:Electronics Chat|Wikiquote|Tlx | |Tlx | }}
| File:Wikisource-logo.svg | wsr | Wikisource | {{#ifeq:Electronics Chat|Wikisource|Tlx | |Tlx | }}
| File:Wiktionary-logo-en.png | wdy | Wiktionary | tlx | |
| File:Wikinews-logo.svg | wnw | Wikinews | Tlx | |
| File:Wikispecies-logo.svg | wsp | Wikispecies | {{#ifeq:Electronics Chat|Wikispecies|Tlx | |Tlx | }}
| File:Wikiversity-logo.svg | wvy | Wikiversity | Tlx | |Tlx | }}
| File:Mediawiki.png | mdw | Mediawiki | Tlx | |
- This usage also applies to interwiki capable template variations
- 'Tlxm' and 'Tlxw'
{{tlx{{#if:template|
|template
}}{{#if:first parameter|
|first parameter
}}{{#if:second|
|second
}}{{#if:third|
|third
}}{{#if:fourth|
|...
}}}}
→ (becomes) →
{{template{{#if:first parameter|
|first parameter
}}{{#if:second|
|second
}}{{#if:third|
|third
}}{{#if:fourth|
|fourth
}}{{#if:fifth|
|...
}}}}
Purpose and naming: Mnemonically 'Template list expanded'... after {{tl{{#if:| |{{{2}}} }}{{#if:| |{{{3}}} }}{{#if:| |{{{4}}} }}{{#if:| |{{{5}}} }}{{#if:| |... }}}} 'Template list'
- This template takes another template-name and some associated pipe-tricked (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.
- Up to five pass parameters (numbered) for the specified template are displayed as 'placeholders', and more parameters are shown as "|...", for details see the this talk page.
- If given no additional parameters except
'template name' ({{{1}}}),it presents the same as the similar {{Tl}} macro template -- a blue link nested in 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.
- {{Tl{{#if:Tl|
|Tl }}{{#if:| |{{{3}}} }}{{#if:| |{{{4}}} }}{{#if:| |{{{5}}} }}{{#if:| |... }}}} display compared to {{Tlx{{#if:Tl| |Tl }}{{#if:| |{{{3}}} }}{{#if:| |{{{4}}} }}{{#if:| |{{{5}}} }}{{#if:| |... }}}}: (Tl: {{Tlx}} versus Tlx: {{Tl{{#if:| |{{{2}}} }}{{#if:| |{{{3}}} }}{{#if:| |{{{4}}} }}{{#if:| |{{{5}}} }}{{#if:| |... }}}})
- Comparatively, {{Tl{{#if:|
|{{{2}}} }}{{#if:| |{{{3}}} }}{{#if:| |{{{4}}} }}{{#if:| |{{{5}}} }}{{#if:| |... }}}} 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 expansions1.
- 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 {{Tlxw{{#if:|
|{{{2}}} }}{{#if:| |{{{3}}} }}{{#if:| |{{{4}}} }}{{#if:| |{{{5}}} }}{{#if:| |... }}}} and {{Tlxm{{#if:| |{{{2}}} }}{{#if:| |{{{3}}} }}{{#if:| |{{{4}}} }}{{#if:| |{{{5}}} }}{{#if:| |... }}}} are typing-aid templates available at Meta for automatic substitution in discussions about templates on Wikipedia or Meta.
[edit] Documentation
{{Tlx}} is a generalization of {{Tl{{#if:x| |x }}{{#if:| | }}{{#if:| | }}{{#if:| | }}{{#if:| |... }}}}, {{Tlp{{#if:x| |x }}{{#if:y| |y }}{{#if:| | }}{{#if:| | }}{{#if:| |... }}}}, etcetera with arguably better readable output. This depends on the browser, but too narrow uses of "{", "|", "}" in conjunction with links can be hard to read. {{#ifeq:Tlx|Tlx/doc||
Usage
- {{Tlx|template name}}
- {{Tlx|template name|param}}
- {{Tlx|template name|1|2|3}}
- {{Tlx|template name|1|2|3|more}}
- {{Tlx|template name|param=value}}
Up to three placeholders for parameters of the specified template }}
[edit] Examples
{{#ifeq:Electronics Chat|Wikipedia|| {{#ifeq:Electronics Chat|Meta||
- 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 | Result | Remark |
|---|---|---|
| {{Tlx{{#if:x0|
|x0 }}{{#if:| |{{{3}}} }}{{#if:| |{{{4}}} }}{{#if:| |{{{5}}} }}{{#if:| |... }}}} | {{x0{{#if:|
|{{{2}}} }}{{#if:| |{{{3}}} }}{{#if:| |{{{4}}} }}{{#if:| |{{{5}}} }}{{#if:| |... }}}} | |
| {{Tlx{{#if:x1|
|x1 }}{{#if:one| |one }}{{#if:| |{{{4}}} }}{{#if:| |{{{5}}} }}{{#if:| |... }}}} | {{x1{{#if:one|
|one }}{{#if:| |{{{3}}} }}{{#if:| |{{{4}}} }}{{#if:| |{{{5}}} }}{{#if:| |... }}}} | |
| {{Tlx{{#if:x2|
|x2 }}{{#if:one| |one }}{{#if:two| |two }}{{#if:| |{{{5}}} }}{{#if:| |... }}}} | {{x2{{#if:one|
|one }}{{#if:two| |two }}{{#if:| |{{{4}}} }}{{#if:| |{{{5}}} }}{{#if:| |... }}}} | |
| {{Tlx{{#if:x3|
|x3 }}{{#if:1<tt>|2|3| |1|2|3 }}{{#if:| |{{{4}}} }}{{#if:| |{{{5}}} }}{{#if:| |... }}}}</tt> | {{x3{{#if:1|
|1 }}{{#if:2| |2 }}{{#if:3| |3 }}{{#if:| |{{{5}}} }}{{#if:| |... }}}} | |
| {{Tlx{{#if:x4|
|x4 }}{{#if:1<tt>|2|3| |1|2|3 }}{{#if:4| |4 }}{{#if:| |{{{5}}} }}{{#if:| |... }}}}</tt> | {{x4{{#if:1|
|1 }}{{#if:2| |2 }}{{#if:3| |3 }}{{#if:4| |4 }}{{#if:| |... }}}} | up to 5 parameters, then ... |
| {{Tlx{{#if:x4|
|x4 }}{{#if:1<tt>|2|3|4| |1|2|3|4 }}{{#if:| |{{{4}}} }}{{#if:| |{{{5}}} }}{{#if:| |... }}}}</tt> | {{x4{{#if:1|
|1 }}{{#if:2| |2 }}{{#if:3|4| |3|4 }}{{#if:| |{{{5}}} }}{{#if:| |... }}}} | | for more |
| {{Tlx{{#if:x1|
|x1 }}{{#if:x=u| |x=u }}{{#if:| |{{{4}}} }}{{#if:| |{{{5}}} }}{{#if:| |... }}}} | {{x1{{#if:|
|{{{2}}} }}{{#if:| |{{{3}}} }}{{#if:| |{{{4}}} }}{{#if:| |{{{5}}} }}{{#if:| |... }}}} | = won't work |
| {{Tlx{{#if:x1|
|x1 }}{{#if:x=u| |x=u }}{{#if:| |{{{4}}} }}{{#if:| |{{{5}}} }}{{#if:| |... }}}} | {{x1{{#if:x=u|
|x=u }}{{#if:| |{{{3}}} }}{{#if:| |{{{4}}} }}{{#if:| |{{{5}}} }}{{#if:| |... }}}} | = is okay |
| {{Tlx{{#if:x1|
|x1 }}{{#if:<nowiki>x=u</nowiki>| |<nowiki>x=u</nowiki> }}{{#if:| |{{{4}}} }}{{#if:| |{{{5}}} }}{{#if:| |... }}}} | {{x1{{#if:x=u|
|x=u }}{{#if:| |{{{3}}} }}{{#if:| |{{{4}}} }}{{#if:| |{{{5}}} }}{{#if:| |... }}}} | sticky nowiki is okay |
| {{Tlx{{#if:x2|
|x2 }}{{#if: | | }}{{#if:two| |two }}{{#if:| |{{{5}}} }}{{#if:| |... }}}} | {{x2{{#if: |
| }}{{#if:two| |two }}{{#if:| |{{{4}}} }}{{#if:| |{{{5}}} }}{{#if:| |... }}}} | empty won't work |
| {{Tlx{{#if:x2|
|x2 }}{{#if: | |  }}{{#if:two| |two }}{{#if:| |{{{5}}} }}{{#if:| |... }}}} | {{x2{{#if: |
| }}{{#if:two| |two }}{{#if:| |{{{4}}} }}{{#if:| |{{{5}}} }}{{#if:| |... }}}} |   is okay |
| {{Tlx{{#if:x2|
|x2 }}{{#if: | | }}{{#if:two| |two }}{{#if:| |{{{5}}} }}{{#if:| |... }}}} | {{x2{{#if: |
| }}{{#if:two| |two }}{{#if:| |{{{4}}} }}{{#if:| |{{{5}}} }}{{#if:| |... }}}} | is okay |
| {{Tlx{{#if:x2|
|x2 }}{{#if: | two| | | two }}{{#if:| |{{{4}}} }}{{#if:| |{{{5}}} }}{{#if:| |... }}}} | {{x2{{#if: | two|
| | two }}{{#if:| |{{{3}}} }}{{#if:| |{{{4}}} }}{{#if:| |{{{5}}} }}{{#if:| |... }}}} | | is okay |
| {{Tlx{{#if:x2|
|x2 }}{{#if: {{!}} two| | {{!}} two }}{{#if:| |{{{4}}} }}{{#if:| |{{{5}}} }}{{#if:| |... }}}} | {{x2{{#if: | two|
| | two }}{{#if:| |{{{3}}} }}{{#if:| |{{{4}}} }}{{#if:| |{{{5}}} }}{{#if:| |... }}}} | {{!{{#if:|
|{{{2}}} }}{{#if:| |{{{3}}} }}{{#if:| |{{{4}}} }}{{#if:| |{{{5}}} }}{{#if:| |... }}}} is dubious |
| {{Tlx{{#if:x2|
|x2 }}{{#if:2=| |2= }}{{#if:3=two| |3=two }}{{#if:| |{{{5}}} }}{{#if:| |... }}}} | {{x2{{#if:|
| }}{{#if:two| |two }}{{#if:| |{{{4}}} }}{{#if:| |{{{5}}} }}{{#if:| |... }}}} | empty really doesn't work |
| {{Tlx{{#if:x2|
|x2 }}{{#if:2=one| |2=one }}{{#if:two| |two }}{{#if:| |{{{5}}} }}{{#if:| |... }}}} | {{x2{{#if:two|
|two }}{{#if:| |{{{3}}} }}{{#if:| |{{{4}}} }}{{#if:| |{{{5}}} }}{{#if:| |... }}}} | two clobbers 2=one |
| {{Tlx{{#if:x2|
|x2 }}{{#if:3=two| |3=two }}{{#if:2=one| |2=one }}{{#if:| |{{{5}}} }}{{#if:| |... }}}} | {{x2{{#if:one|
|one }}{{#if:two| |two }}{{#if:| |{{{4}}} }}{{#if:| |{{{5}}} }}{{#if:| |... }}}} | right to left okay |
