{{සැකිල්ල:Template link general }}
This template uses Lua :
This template, often abbreviated as {{tlg}} , is used to provide stylized formatting to template displays without actually using the template itself.
With the exception of alttext , the named parameters are toggles that are either omitted (default in most cases) or activated (by being assigned a value such as "on", "yes", "true", "include", etc.). They may be included in any order (see Examples below ). Certain templates have the parameter "on" by default; see the main table for all alternate options.
Parameter
Action
Use withexample }}
Default active
Default (without accessory parameters)
{{example }}
brace
Include braces as part of the template link
{{example}} {{tlw }}/{{tn }}
braceinside
Include innermost braces as part of the template link
{{example} }
bold
Renders the template link/name in bold
{{example
{{tlb }}, {{tlxb }}
code
Display output using HTML <code>...</code>monospaced font )
{{example }}{{tlc }}, {{Template link expanded }}, etc.
italic
Display any parameters accompanying the template link/name in italics
{{example |param }}
{{tlxi }}
kbd
Display output using HTML <kbd>...</kbd>
{{example }}
nolink
Don't render the template name as a link
{{example}}
{{tlf }}, {{tnull }}
nowrap
Prevent the insertion of line breaks (word wrap ) in the output
{{example }}
nowrapname
Prevent word wrapping in the output of template name/link (parameters will wrap if needed)
{{example
plaincode
Uses <code style="border:none; background:transparent;">...</code>
{{example }}{{tltss }}
subst
Include a subst: prefix before the template link/name
{{subst:example }}
{{tls }}, {{tlxs }}, etc
|alttext=[text]Use [text] as the label for the template link
{{Other }}
{{tla }}
_show_result
Will also display the result of the template.
{{Min |7|-5}} → -5
_expand
Will add a link to the expanded template page.
{{Min |7|-5}} [1]
Unnamed (Positional) [ සංස්කරණය ] This template can take any number of unnamed parameters as parameters accompanying the template link (or name); see Examples below.
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 Output Remarks {{tlg |Banner}} {{Banner }} Banner template does not exist. Be aware with linking to non-existing templates, although desired. {{tlg |ok}} {{ok }} ok template does exist {{tlg |convert|<nowiki>14|m|ftin|abbr=out|sp=us</nowiki>}} {{convert |14|m|ftin|abbr=out|sp=us}} Unlimited parameters as one <nowiki>...</nowiki> string {{tlg |Abc}} {{Abc }} {{tlg |abC}} {{abC }} template names are case-sensitive {{tlg |abc}} {{abc }} first letter is case-insensitive though {{tlg |abc|{{spaces}} {{{1}}}{{spaces}} }} {{abc | {{{1}}} }} Using {{spaces }} before and after {{{1}}} parameter. {{tlg |x0}} {{x0 }} {{tlg |x0|code=on}} {{x0 }} <code> style {{tlg |x0|plaincode=on}} {{x0 }} plaincode style {{tlg |x0|kbd=on}} {{x0 }} <kbd> style {{tlg |x0|bold=on}} {{x0 bold link/name {{tlg |x1|one|italic=on}} {{x1 |one }} parameter/s in italics {{tlg |x0|nolink=on}} {{x0}} {{tlg |x0|subst=on}} {{subst:x0 }} {{tlg |x0|brace=on}} {{x0}} all braces in link {{tlg |x0|braceinside=on}} {{x0} } inside braces in link {{tlg |x0|alttext=x0 link}} {{x0 link }} {{tlg |x0|bold=on|code=on|brace=on}} {{x0}} No reason you can't combine multiple parameter settings {{tlg |x1|one}} {{x1 |one}} {{tlg |x2|one|two}} {{x2 |one|two}} {{tlg |x2|bold=on|code=on|one|two}} {{x2 Can combine named and anonymous parameters … {{tlg |x2|one|two|bold=on|code=on}} {{x2 … in any order … {{tlg |x2|one|code=on|two|bold=on|three}} {{x2 … even intermixed … {{tlg |x2|one|code=on|two|bold=on|three|italic=on}} {{x2 one |two |three }} … with many different configurations. {{tlg |x3|1|2|3|4|5|6|7|8|9|10}} {{x3 |1|2|3|4|5|6|7|8|9|10}} {{tlg }} tlg with no arguments, the current page name is substituted {{tlg |x1|x=u}} {{x1 }} = won't work {{tlg |x1|x=u}} {{x1 |x=u}} = is okay
{{tlg |x1|x{{=}}u}} {{x1 |x=u}} {{tlg |x1|x<nowiki>=</nowiki>u}} {{x1 |x=u}} sticky nowiki is okay
{{tlg |x2||two||}} {{x2 |two}} empty parameters work too, even at the end {{tlg |x2|3=two|2=one}} {{x2 |one|two}} right to left okay
Wrapping of long names (default)
Code
Output
{{tlg |long template name that would wrap to new line|this is a long value for the 1st parameter that would wrap}}
{{long template name that would wrap to new line |this is a long value for the 1st parameter that would wrap}}
Wrapping of long names (nowrap=on )
Code
Output
{{tlg |nowrap=on|long template name that would wrap to new line|long value for the 1st parameter that would wrap}}
{{long template name that would wrap to new line |long value for the 1st parameter that would wrap}}
Wrapping of long names (nowrapname=on )
Code
Output
{{tlg |nowrapname=on|long template name that would wrap to new line|long value for the 1st parameter that would wrap}}
{{long template name that would wrap to new line
General-purpose formatting [ සංස්කරණය ]
Comparison of template-linking templates according to their style
Link style →
Linked
Unlinked
Linked with subst
Linked including braces
Linked with alternative text
Text style ↓
↓ {{tlg }} options1 →
අදාළ නොවේ
nolink=yes
subst=yes
braceinside=yes
alttext=Foo2=Foo
normal
DEFAULT
{{tlg }}1 {{tl }}{{tlp }}2 {{tlu }}3
{{tlf }}2
{{tls }}{{tlsp }}
{{tn }}
{{tla }}
code
code=yesplaincode=yes4
{{tl2 }}{{tlx }}
{{tlc }}2 {{tld }}2 {{tnull }}
{{tlxs }}
අදාළ නොවේ
kbd monospace
kbd=yes
{{tltt }}5 {{tltt2 }}5
අදාළ නොවේ
{{tltts }}5 {{tltts3 }}5 {{tltss }}6
අදාළ නොවේ
bold
bold=yes
{{tlb }}
අදාළ නොවේ
bold+codebold=yes|code=yes
{{tlxb }}
italic+codeitalic=yes|code=yes
{{tlxi }}
Other formatting templates [ සංස්කරණය ]
Code example
Effect
Notes
{{tl2 |Hatnote|lang=fr}}{{hatnote }} Supports linking to sister projects (e.g., fr:Hatnote)
{{tlu |User:Ahunt/SSHFS}}{{User:Ahunt/SSHFS }}
Supports linking to any namespace
{{demo |<nowiki>{{Hatnote|lang=fr|Some text}}</nowiki>}}{{hatnote|lang=fr|Some text}} Some text
Shows code and example
{{xpd |Hatnote|Some hatnote text}}"{{hatnote|Some hatnote text}}" gives "Some hatnote text
" [2] Shows code, example and a link to expand the template code
{{para |title|<var>book title</var>}}|title=book title Formats template parameters for display, with or without values
{{elc |Template:Hatnote}}{{elc |Template:Hatnote|Hatnote}}[[Template:Hatnote]][[Template:Hatnote|Hatnote]]Formats wikilink, with optional piped link text and blended suffix
With utility links [ සංස්කරණය ]
Template Example output Use {{strong Important! To indicate <strong> importance, seriousness, or urgency instead of just simple typographical boldfacing {{strongbad "Never use ..." Same as {{strong}} but in red {{stronggood "Only use ..." Same as {{strong}} but in green {{em "An emphatic phrase " To indicate <em> stress emphasis (not just purely typographical italicization like for book titles or foreign terms) {{var strPrefix To indicate text is a variable name. Use for any variable names except those including "I" (uppercase i) and/or "l" (lowercase L); for these, {{var serif}} should be used to ensure a noticeable distinction {{var serif සැකිල්ල:Var serif (see {{var}} above) {{tld {{DEFAULTSORT:Y, X}} To display wikicode variables and magic words as they would appear in code {{para |year=2008 To display template parameters with or without values {{param {{{title|alt}}} To display parameters as used in code (i.e. with triple braces), especially to indicate relationships between them. May be combined with {{para}} above {{param value ··2·blanks·fore·and·aft·· To display parameter values lightly bordered; replaces <code>...</code>, especially when value contains embedded or leading/trailing blanks; visualized here with middot (·) but can use ␠, ▯, or any character. {{tlx {{Template |1 |2 |...|10 }} To display a template call (with or without parameters and values) as code {{tag "The <img>...</img> tags ..." To render HTML elements ("tags") in prose {{code codett "Ensure the alt= parameter ..." To indicate text is source code. To nest other templates within {{code}}, use <code>...</code>. {{codett }} differs only in styling: someMethod becomes සැකිල්ල:Codett {{subst :codenowiki }} {{small|small text}} To wrap example code in <code><nowiki>...</nowiki></code> {{subst :kbdnowiki }} {{big|big text}} To wrap example code in <kbd><nowiki>...</nowiki></kbd> {{syntaxhighlight [this is a block template] ( or {{sxhl }} ) Wrapper for <syntaxhighlight>...</syntaxhighlight>, but will wrap overflowing text {{deprecated code "Do not use <blink>." ( or {{dc }} ) To indicate deprecated source code in template documentation, articles on HTML specs, etc. The {{dc2 }} variant uses strike-through (<blink ) while {{dcr }} uses red (<blink>). {{pre [this is a block template] For larger blocks of source code and other pre-formatted text {{quote [this is a block template] For block quotations (only – never for non-quotations) {{block indent [this is a block template] For indented blocks of material; visually identical to {{quote }} but without quote markup {{kbd user input To indicate user input {{key press Ctrl +x To indicate specific-keystroke input, including combinations {{key top Left shift Similar; includes more symbols, but does not directly support combinations {{PlayStation key press සැකිල්ල:PlayStation key press To indicate PlayStation-style gamepad key presses {{button Don't save To indicate a button in a user interface {{samp example output To indicate sample or example output
