Template:Tlx

This '{{{{#if:| }}Tlx{{#if:| | {{{2}}} }}{{#if:| | {{{3}}} }}{{#if:| | {{{4}}} }}{{#if:| | {{{5}}} }}{{#if:| | ... }}{{#if:| }}}}' template documentation is transcluded for all Tlx family templates (Tlx, Tlxc, Tlxw, Tlxb) [edit].{{#ifeq:TrainzOnline|Meta| |Masterpage  }}

Basically:

{{{{#if:Template| }}Tlx{{#if:Template|

| Template }}{{#if:first parameter| | first parameter }}{{#if:second| | second }}{{#if:third| | third }}{{#if:...| | ... }}{{#if:Template| }}}} → {{{{#if:first parameter| }}Template{{#if:first parameter| | first parameter }}{{#if:second| | second }}{{#if:third| | third }}{{#if:...| | ... }}{{#if:tenth| | ... }}{{#if:first parameter| }}}} Where parameters might contain "=" characters, use {{{{#if:| }}={{#if:| | {{{2}}} }}{{#if:| | {{{3}}} }}{{#if:| | {{{4}}} }}{{#if:| | {{{5}}} }}{{#if:| | ... }}{{#if:| }}}} instead

{{{{#if:Template| }}Tlx{{#if:Template|

| Template }}{{#if:first parameter{{=}}anything|second|third{{=}}something|...|tenth| | first parameter{{=}}anything|second|third{{=}}something|...|tenth }}{{#if:| | {{{4}}} }}{{#if:| | {{{5}}} }}{{#if:| | ... }}{{#if:Template| }}}} → {{{{#if:first parameter=anything| }}Template{{#if:first parameter=anything| | first parameter=anything }}{{#if:second| | second }}{{#if:third=something| | third=something }}{{#if:...| | ... }}{{#if:tenth| | ... }}{{#if:first parameter=anything| }}}} For more than 10 parameters, possibly also containing "=", use

{{{{#if:Template| }}Tlx{{#if:Template|

| Template }}{{#if:<nowiki>first|second|third=something|...|999th</nowiki>| | <nowiki>first|second|third=something|...|999th</nowiki> }}{{#if:| | {{{4}}} }}{{#if:| | {{{5}}} }}{{#if:| | ... }}{{#if:Template| }}}} → {{{{#if:first|second|third=something|...|999th| }}Template{{#if:first|second|third=something|...|999th| | first|second|third=something|...|999th }}{{#if:| | {{{3}}} }}{{#if:| | {{{4}}} }}{{#if:| | {{{5}}} }}{{#if:| | ... }}{{#if:first|second|third=something|...|999th| }}}}

The three dots in the examples represent a number of arguments that have been omitted and are not an actual argument.

Purpose and naming

Mnemonically 'Template link expanded'. After <tt>{{{{#if:| }}Tl{{#if:| | {{{2}}} }}{{#if:| | {{{3}}} }}{{#if:| | {{{4}}} }}{{#if:| | {{{5}}} }}{{#if:| | ... }}{{#if:| }}}}</tt> 'Template link'.

• This template takes another template-name and some associated pipe-tricked (numbered) parameters (or 'pass parameters'), and displays them as an 'example demonstration' of how the template-name template could be coded, literally. Its primary use is in instruction and documentation.
• Specifics: Up to 10 pass parameters (numbered or nowiki-keywords) for the specified template are displayed as 'placeholders', and 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: "Template:Tag" or all parameters as a string in "Template:Tag" 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 Template:TagTemplate:Tag, for example: Template:Tag. 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 Template:Tag.

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• 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.

• {{{{#if:Tl| }}Tl{{#if:Tl|

| Tl }}{{#if:| | {{{3}}} }}{{#if:| | {{{4}}} }}{{#if:| | {{{5}}} }}{{#if:| | ... }}{{#if:Tl| }}}} display compared to {{{{#if:Tl| }}Tlx{{#if:Tl| | Tl }}{{#if:| | {{{3}}} }}{{#if:| | {{{4}}} }}{{#if:| | {{{5}}} }}{{#if:| | ... }}{{#if:Tl| }}}}: (Tl: {{Tl}} versus Tlx: {{{{#if:| }}Tl{{#if:| | {{{2}}} }}{{#if:| | {{{3}}} }}{{#if:| | {{{4}}} }}{{#if:| | {{{5}}} }}{{#if:| | ... }}{{#if:| }}}})

• Comparatively, {{{{#if:| }}Tl{{#if:|

| {{{2}}} }}{{#if:| | {{{3}}} }}{{#if:| | {{{4}}} }}{{#if:| | {{{5}}} }}{{#if:| | ... }}{{#if:| }}}} will not take or display additional parameters, and for minor technical reasons, may be preferred for mere listing and referencing in long pages involving a lot of template expansions.

• {{{{#if:| }}Tlx{{#if:|

| {{{2}}} }}{{#if:| | {{{3}}} }}{{#if:| | {{{4}}} }}{{#if:| | {{{5}}} }}{{#if:| | ... }}{{#if:| }}}} has a named parameter subst. Setting this parameter to any string of length 1 or greater will place the string "subst:" before the template name, linked to Help:Substitution. This is useful to indicate when a template should be substituted. For example {{{{#if:Welcome| }}Tlx{{#if:Welcome| | Welcome }}{{#if:subst=Y| | subst=Y }}{{#if:| | {{{4}}} }}{{#if:| | {{{5}}} }}{{#if:| | ... }}{{#if:Welcome| }}}} will display {{{{#if:| }}Welcome{{#if:| | {{{2}}} }}{{#if:| | {{{3}}} }}{{#if:| | {{{4}}} }}{{#if:| | {{{5}}} }}{{#if:| | ... }}{{#if:| }}}}.

• 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.

Documentation

{{Tlx}} is a generalization of {{Tl}}, {{Tlp}}, 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.

Usage

{{Tlx|template name}}

{{Tlx|template name|param}}

{{Tlx|template name|1|2|3|4|5|6|7|8|9|10}}

{{Tlx|template name|1|2|3|4|5|6|7|8|9|10&#124;more}}

{{Tlx|template name|param&#61;value}}

Up to 10 placeholders for parameters of the specified template

Examples

{{#ifeq:TrainzOnline|Wikipedia|| {{#ifeq:TrainzOnline|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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Code	Result	Remark
}}Tlx{{#if:x0| | x0 }}{{#if:| | {{{3}}} }}{{#if:| | {{{4}}} }}{{#if:| | {{{5}}} }}{{#if:| | ... }}{{#if:x0| }}}}	}}x0{{#if:| | {{{2}}} }}{{#if:| | {{{3}}} }}{{#if:| | {{{4}}} }}{{#if:| | {{{5}}} }}{{#if:| | ... }}{{#if:| }}}}
}}Tlx{{#if:Abc| | Abc }}{{#if:| | {{{3}}} }}{{#if:| | {{{4}}} }}{{#if:| | {{{5}}} }}{{#if:| | ... }}{{#if:Abc| }}}}	}}Abc{{#if:| | {{{2}}} }}{{#if:| | {{{3}}} }}{{#if:| | {{{4}}} }}{{#if:| | {{{5}}} }}{{#if:| | ... }}{{#if:| }}}}
}}Tlx{{#if:ABC| | ABC }}{{#if:| | {{{3}}} }}{{#if:| | {{{4}}} }}{{#if:| | {{{5}}} }}{{#if:| | ... }}{{#if:ABC| }}}}	}}ABC{{#if:| | {{{2}}} }}{{#if:| | {{{3}}} }}{{#if:| | {{{4}}} }}{{#if:| | {{{5}}} }}{{#if:| | ... }}{{#if:| }}}}
}}Tlx{{#if:AbC| | AbC }}{{#if:| | {{{3}}} }}{{#if:| | {{{4}}} }}{{#if:| | {{{5}}} }}{{#if:| | ... }}{{#if:AbC| }}}}	}}AbC{{#if:| | {{{2}}} }}{{#if:| | {{{3}}} }}{{#if:| | {{{4}}} }}{{#if:| | {{{5}}} }}{{#if:| | ... }}{{#if:| }}}}
}}Tlx{{#if:x1| | x1 }}{{#if:one| | one }}{{#if:| | {{{4}}} }}{{#if:| | {{{5}}} }}{{#if:| | ... }}{{#if:x1| }}}}	}}x1{{#if:one| | one }}{{#if:| | {{{3}}} }}{{#if:| | {{{4}}} }}{{#if:| | {{{5}}} }}{{#if:| | ... }}{{#if:one| }}}}
}}Tlx{{#if:x2| | x2 }}{{#if:one| | one }}{{#if:two| | two }}{{#if:| | {{{5}}} }}{{#if:| | ... }}{{#if:x2| }}}}	}}x2{{#if:one| | one }}{{#if:two| | two }}{{#if:| | {{{4}}} }}{{#if:| | {{{5}}} }}{{#if:| | ... }}{{#if:one| }}}}
}}Tlx{{#if:x3| | x3 }}{{#if:1| | 1 }}{{#if:2| | 2 }}{{#if:3| | 3 }}{{#if:4| | ... }}{{#if:x3| }}}}	}}x3{{#if:1| | 1 }}{{#if:2| | 2 }}{{#if:3| | 3 }}{{#if:4| | 4 }}{{#if:5| | ... }}{{#if:1| }}}}
}}Tlx{{#if:x4| | x4 }}{{#if:1| | 1 }}{{#if:2| | 2 }}{{#if:3| | 3 }}{{#if:4| | ... }}{{#if:x4| }}}}	}}x4{{#if:1| | 1 }}{{#if:2| | 2 }}{{#if:3| | 3 }}{{#if:4| | 4 }}{{#if:5| | ... }}{{#if:1| }}}}	up to 10 parameters, then ...
}}Tlx{{#if:x5| | x5 }}{{#if:1| | 1 }}{{#if:2| | 2 }}{{#if:3| | 3 }}{{#if:4| | ... }}{{#if:x5| }}}}	}}x5{{#if:1| | 1 }}{{#if:2| | 2 }}{{#if:3| | 3 }}{{#if:4| | 4 }}{{#if:5| | ... }}{{#if:1| }}}}	| for more
{{{{#if:convert| }}Tlx{{#if:convert| | convert }}{{#if:<nowiki>14|m|ftin|abbr=out|sp=us</nowiki>| | <nowiki>14|m|ftin|abbr=out|sp=us</nowiki> }}{{#if:| | {{{4}}} }}{{#if:| | {{{5}}} }}{{#if:| | ... }}{{#if:convert| }}}}		unlimited parameters as one nowiki string
}}Tlx{{#if:x1| | x1 }}{{#if:x=u| | x=u }}{{#if:| | {{{4}}} }}{{#if:| | {{{5}}} }}{{#if:| | ... }}{{#if:x1| }}}}	}}x1{{#if:| | {{{2}}} }}{{#if:| | {{{3}}} }}{{#if:| | {{{4}}} }}{{#if:| | {{{5}}} }}{{#if:| | ... }}{{#if:| }}}}	= won't work
}}Tlx{{#if:x1| | x1 }}{{#if:x&#61;u| | x&#61;u }}{{#if:| | {{{4}}} }}{{#if:| | {{{5}}} }}{{#if:| | ... }}{{#if:x1| }}}}	}}x1{{#if:x=u| | x=u }}{{#if:| | {{{3}}} }}{{#if:| | {{{4}}} }}{{#if:| | {{{5}}} }}{{#if:| | ... }}{{#if:x=u| }}}}	&#61; is okay
}}Tlx{{#if:x1| | x1 }}{{#if:x{{=}}u| | x{{=}}u }}{{#if:| | {{{4}}} }}{{#if:| | {{{5}}} }}{{#if:| | ... }}{{#if:x1| }}}}	}}x1{{#if:x=u| | x=u }}{{#if:| | {{{3}}} }}{{#if:| | {{{4}}} }}{{#if:| | {{{5}}} }}{{#if:| | ... }}{{#if:x=u| }}}}	{{=}} is okay
}}Tlx{{#if:x1| | x1 }}{{#if:<nowiki>x=u</nowiki>| | <nowiki>x=u</nowiki> }}{{#if:| | {{{4}}} }}{{#if:| | {{{5}}} }}{{#if:| | ... }}{{#if:x1| }}}}	}}x1{{#if:x=u| | x=u }}{{#if:| | {{{3}}} }}{{#if:| | {{{4}}} }}{{#if:| | {{{5}}} }}{{#if:| | ... }}{{#if:x=u| }}}}	sticky nowiki is okay
}}Tlx{{#if:x2| | x2 }}{{#if: | |   }}{{#if:two| | two }}{{#if:| | {{{5}}} }}{{#if:| | ... }}{{#if:x2| }}}}	}}x2{{#if: | | }}{{#if:two| | two }}{{#if:| | {{{4}}} }}{{#if:| | {{{5}}} }}{{#if:| | ... }}{{#if: | }}}}	empty won't work
}}Tlx{{#if:x2| | x2 }}{{#if:&#32;| | &#32; }}{{#if:two| | two }}{{#if:| | {{{5}}} }}{{#if:| | ... }}{{#if:x2| }}}}	}}x2{{#if: | | }}{{#if:two| | two }}{{#if:| | {{{4}}} }}{{#if:| | {{{5}}} }}{{#if:| | ... }}{{#if: | }}}}	&#32; is okay
}}Tlx{{#if:x2| | x2 }}{{#if:&nbsp;| | &nbsp; }}{{#if:two| | two }}{{#if:| | {{{5}}} }}{{#if:| | ... }}{{#if:x2| }}}}	}}x2{{#if: | |   }}{{#if:two| | two }}{{#if:| | {{{4}}} }}{{#if:| | {{{5}}} }}{{#if:| | ... }}{{#if: | }}}}	&nbsp; is okay
}}Tlx{{#if:x2| | x2 }}{{#if: &#124; two| | &#124; two }}{{#if:| | {{{4}}} }}{{#if:| | {{{5}}} }}{{#if:| | ... }}{{#if:x2| }}}}	}}x2{{#if: | two| | | two }}{{#if:| | {{{3}}} }}{{#if:| | {{{4}}} }}{{#if:| | {{{5}}} }}{{#if:| | ... }}{{#if: | two| }}}}	&#124; is okay
{{{{#if:x2| }}Tlx{{#if:x2| | x2 }}{{#if: {{!}} two| | {{!}} two }}{{#if:| | {{{4}}} }}{{#if:| | {{{5}}} }}{{#if:| | ... }}{{#if:x2| }}}}	{{{{#if: | two| }}x2{{#if: | two| | | two }}{{#if:| | {{{3}}} }}{{#if:| | {{{4}}} }}{{#if:| | {{{5}}} }}{{#if:| | ... }}{{#if: | two| }}}}	{{{{#if:| }}!{{#if:| | {{{2}}} }}{{#if:| | {{{3}}} }}{{#if:| | {{{4}}} }}{{#if:| | {{{5}}} }}{{#if:| | ... }}{{#if:| }}}} is dubious
{{{{#if:x2| }}Tlx{{#if:x2| | x2 }}{{#if:2=| | 2= }}{{#if:3=two| | 3=two }}{{#if:| | {{{5}}} }}{{#if:| | ... }}{{#if:x2| }}}}	{{{{#if:| }}x2{{#if:| | }}{{#if:two| | two }}{{#if:| | {{{4}}} }}{{#if:| | {{{5}}} }}{{#if:| | ... }}{{#if:| }}}}	empty really doesn't work
{{{{#if:x2| }}Tlx{{#if:x2| | x2 }}{{#if:2=one| | 2=one }}{{#if:two| | two }}{{#if:| | {{{5}}} }}{{#if:| | ... }}{{#if:x2| }}}}	{{{{#if:two| }}x2{{#if:two| | two }}{{#if:| | {{{3}}} }}{{#if:| | {{{4}}} }}{{#if:| | {{{5}}} }}{{#if:| | ... }}{{#if:two| }}}}	two clobbers 2=one
{{{{#if:x2| }}Tlx{{#if:x2| | x2 }}{{#if:3=two| | 3=two }}{{#if:2=one| | 2=one }}{{#if:| | {{{5}}} }}{{#if:| | ... }}{{#if:x2| }}}}	{{{{#if:one| }}x2{{#if:one| | one }}{{#if:two| | two }}{{#if:| | {{{4}}} }}{{#if:| | {{{5}}} }}{{#if:| | ... }}{{#if:one| }}}}	right to left okay

See also

• Template:Tlxb – same as {{Tlx}}, but gives the template name in boldface type (this can be useful when stressing the difference between two similarly named templates). Template:Tlb is the same, except it uses regular text instead of a monospaced non-proportional font.
• Template:Temt, – same as {{Tlx}}, but handles template names with the Template: prefix and templates not in the Template: namespace {{ns:10}}.
• Template:Para – for giving examples of template parameters and values only, instead of entire templates with parameters.