Template:Template link with bold/doc
This is a documentation subpage for Template:Template link with bold. It may contain usage information, categories and other content that is not part of the original template page. |
Usage[change source]
This template is a {{tl}}
-style template-link tag that boldfaces the template name, and accepts parameters. It's the same as {{tlx}}
except that it boldfaces the name of the template and uses Wikipedia's default font instead of a non-proptional, monospaced font, as used by the variant {{tlxb}}
(which is more commonly used because it has that <code>
-style monospaced look). Its main use is in highlighting to distinguish between multiple templates with similar names, on projectpages, in talk page discussions, and for nesting an example of a template-link call inside another template-link call that has already applied the <code>...</code>
markup.
Examples[change source]
Code | Result | Remark |
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{{tlb|abc}}
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{{abc}} | |
{{tlb|abc|parm1|parm2}}
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{{abc|parm1|parm2}} | |
{{tlb|abc|parm1|parm2{{=}}foo}}
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{{abc|parm1|parm2=foo}} | Equal signs need to be escaped using {{=}} .
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{{tlb}}
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{{Template:Template link with bold/doc}} | This actually substitutes the current page name. Useful as a self-reference; won't be linked. |
The rest of the documentation is for {{tlx}}, which works the same way.
This is a documentation subpage for Template:Template link with bold. It may contain usage information, categories and other content that is not part of the original template page. |
{{tlx|template|first parameter|second|third|fourth|fifth|sixth|seventh|eight|ninth}}
→ {{template|first parameter|second|third|fourth|fifth|sixth|seventh|eight|ninth}}
Purpose and naming: Mnemonically 'Template link expanded'... after {{tl}}
Template link'
- 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 noticeably clearer font and spacing on most modern browsers.
- Comparatively,
{{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 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}}
and{{Tlxm}}
are typing-aid templates available at Meta for automatic substitution in discussions about templates on Wikipedia or Meta.
- This usage also applies to interwiki capable template variations
- {{Tlxc}} -- which links to templates on Wikimedia Commons (The Commons).
- {{Tlxm}} -- which links to templates on Meta
- {{Tlxw}} -- which links to templates on Wikipedia
Documentation[change source]
{{Template link with bold/doc}}
is a generalization of {{Tl|x}}
, {{Tlp|x|y}}
,
et cetera with arguably better readable
output. This depends on the browser, but too narrow
uses of "{", "|", "}" in conjunction
with links can be hard to read.
Usage
- {{Template link with bold/doc|template name}}
- {{Template link with bold/doc|template name|param}}
- {{Template link with bold/doc|template name|1|2|3}}
- {{Template link with bold/doc|template name|1|2|3|more}}
- {{Template link with bold/doc|template name|param=value}}
Up to three placeholders for parameters of the specified template
Examples[change source]
Code | Result | Remark |
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{{Tlx|x0}}
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{{x0}}
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{{Tlx|x1|one}}
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{{x1|one}}
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{{Tlx|x2|one|two}}
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{{x2|one|two}}
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{{Tlx|x3|1|2|3}}
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{{x3|1|2|3}}
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{{Tlx|x4|1|2|3|4}}
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{{x4|1|2|3|4}}
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up to 5 parameters, then ... |
{{Tlx|x4|1|2|3|4}}
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{{x4|1|2|3|4}}
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| for more |
{{Tlx|x1|x=u}}
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{{x1}}
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= won't work |
{{Tlx|x1|x=u}}
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{{x1|x=u}}
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= is okay |
{{Tlx|x1|<nowiki>x=u</nowiki>}}
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{{x1|x=u}}
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sticky nowiki is okay |
{{Tlx|x2| |two}}
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{{x2|two}}
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empty won't work |
{{Tlx|x2| |two}}
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{{x2| |two}}
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  is okay |
{{Tlx|x2| |two}}
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{{x2| |two}}
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is okay |
{{Tlx|x2|| two}}
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{{x2|| two}}
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| is okay |
{{Tlx|x2|{{!}} two}}
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{{x2|| two}}
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{{!}} is dubious
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{{Tlx|x2|2=|3=two}}
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{{x2|two}}
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empty really doesn't work |
{{Tlx|x2|2=one|two}}
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--Error-- | two clobbers 2=one |
{{Tlx|x2|3=two|2=one}}
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{{x2|one|two}}
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right to left okay |