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This template adds <div style="clear:both;"></div>; for technical XHTML details, see Template talk:Clear.

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Basic use

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

{{tlxTemplate:\sandbox|tlx|Template|first parameter|second parameter|third|…|tenth}} produces: {{tlxTemplate:\sandbox|Template|first parameter|second parameter|third|…|tenth}}

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

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

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

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

Purpose and naming

Mnemonically, "[[[:Template:Padlr]]]emplate [[[:Template:Padlr]]]ink e[x]panded" (after Template:Tlpad, "[[[:Template:Padlr]]]emplate [[[:Template:Padlr]]]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><code class="nowrap"><nowiki>{{Anytemplate|arg1=23|size=250px|other parameters...}}</nowiki></code></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

Template:Tpad will also not take nor display additional parameters.
Named parameters

Template:Para

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, {{tlxTemplate:\sandbox|tlx|Welcome|3=subst=Y}} produces: {{tlxTemplate:\sandbox|Welcome|subst=Y}}. This is similar to the action of the {{tlxTemplate:\sandbox|tlxs}} template: {{tlxTemplate:\sandbox|tlxs|Welcome}} produces: Template:Tlxs.

Template:Para

For an interwiki link to other sister projects, such as: Template:Para (Meta), Template:Para (WikiQuote), Template:Para (WikiSource), etc, facilitating interwiki template documentation and/or discussion.

Template:Para

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

Documentation

Template:Tlpad 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 "Template:Thinsp", "Template:Thinsp", "Template:Thinsp" and links can be hard to read when not monospaced (and hard to click on; for uses like {{!}}, see Template:Tlpad, which makes the click target bigger).

Usage

{{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

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
{{tlxTemplate:\sandbox|tlx|convert|<nowiki>14|m|ftin|abbr=out|sp=us</nowiki>}}

See also

Template-linking templates

Template:Template-linking templates

Makes content wait until existing content is completed in all columns. Often used to stop text from flowing next to unrelated images.

Usage

Template:Nosubst

{{clear}}
{{clear|left}}
{{clear|right}}

Example without Template:Tnf

Template:Lorem

New section without template

See how this section starts at the right of the image?

Example that uses Template:Tnf

Template:Lorem
Template:Tnull

New section with template

See how this section appears below the image?

TemplateData

Clear </div> <templatedata>{

 "description": "Makes content wait until existing content is completed in all columns. Often used to stop text from flowing next to unrelated images, so text will appear on a full width line under the image.",
 "params": {
   "1": {
     "label": "side",
     "description": "can be 'right' or 'left' so content is delayed until just the right or left column is complete. The default clears both columns.",
     "type": "string",
     "required": false
   }
 }

}</templatedata>

See also


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