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This template adds <div style="clear:both;"></div>;
for technical XHTML details, see Template talk:Clear.
Note: This documentation for Template loop detected: Template:Tlx is also transcluded by its derivatives Template loop detected: Template:Tlx, Template loop detected: Template:Tlx, Template loop detected: Template:Tlx, Template loop detected: Template:Tlx (editTemplate:Dotmaster page).
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 "|…"). A keyword parameter can be used with equals code = 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
- If the only parameter supplied is Template:Param, i.e. a template's name, Template:Tpad's output is the same as Template:TlpadTemplate:Aside but in a monospaced font:
- Template:Tc produces: {{tl}}
- Template:Tc produces: {{tlxTemplate:\sandbox|tl}}
- Template:Tpad will also not take nor display additional parameters.
- Named parameters
- 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.
- 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.
- 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|more}}{{tlx|Templatename|param=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.
- Unlimited parameters as one
<nowiki>...</nowiki>string - {{tlxTemplate:\sandbox|tlx|convert|<nowiki>14|m|ftin|abbr=out|sp=us</nowiki>}}
See also
- Template:Tlpad, a version of Template:Tpad where the template name is shown in bold.
- Template:Tlpad, a version of Template:Tpad where the template name is shown in bold.
- Template:Tlpad (Template:Tlbare), a version of Template:Tpad with plainer <code> styling.
- Template:Tlpad, a version of Template:Tpad 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. Template:Para, Template:Para, etc).
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
{{clear}}
{{clear|left}}
{{clear|right}}
Example without Template:Tnf
New section without template
See how this section starts at the right of the image?
Example that uses Template:Tnf
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
- Template:Lts delays content until left column is complete.
- Template:Lts delays content until right column is complete.
- Template:Lts is similar, but technically different. The distinction is discussed at Template talk:-.