Template:Tlx/doc

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This is the template documentation page for {{Tlx/doc}}.
It is not necessarily intended to be viewed directly. If it uses variables, some links may appear broken. Do not replace these variables with hardcoded page names or URLs.

As of creation of 'Tlx/doc', two interwiki defauted versions also share this usage page

{{Tlxm}} -- which links to templates on Meta
{{Tlxw}} -- which links to templates on Wikipedia

Since these are the two repositories of templates for exports to sister projects.
// FrankB 16:23, 12 February 2007 (UTC)

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{{#ifeq:Electronics Chat|Wikiversity

| | }} }} {{#if: | }}

Similar templates at English sister projects [edit]
File:Wikimedia-logo.svg	mta	Meta-wiki	Tlx/doc/doc
File:Wikipedia-logo.png	wpd	Wikipedia	Tlx/doc/doc
File:Commons-logo.svg	cms	Commons	Tlx/doc/doc	Tlx/doc/doc
File:Wikibooks-logo.svg	wbk	Wikibooks	Tlx/doc/doc	Tlx/doc/doc
File:Wikiquote-logo.svg	wqt	Wikiquote	Tlx/doc/doc	Tlx/doc/doc
File:Wikisource-logo.svg	wsr	Wikisource	Tlx/doc/doc	Tlx/doc/doc
File:Wiktionary-logo-en.png	wdy	Wiktionary	Tlx/doc/doc
File:Wikinews-logo.svg	wnw	Wikinews	Tlx/doc/doc
File:Wikispecies-logo.svg	wsp	Wikispecies	Tlx/doc/doc	Tlx/doc/doc
File:Wikiversity-logo.svg	wvy	Wikiversity	Tlx/doc/doc	Tlx/doc/doc
File:Mediawiki.png	mdw	Mediawiki	Tlx/doc/doc

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/doc}} 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/doc|Tlx/doc||

Usage

{{Tlx/doc|template name}}

{{Tlx/doc|template name|param}}

{{Tlx/doc|template name|1|2|3}}

{{Tlx/doc|template name|1|2|3|more}}

{{Tlx/doc|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.

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`{{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