Template:Template link expanded
{{Template:Template link expanded}}
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This template, often abbreviated as {{tlx}}, is used to provide stylized formatting to template displays without actually using the template itself.
Parameters
[muda l codesc]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 with {{example}} |
Default active |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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> tags (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> tags (monospaced font) |
{{example}} | |
| nolink | Don't render the template name as a link | {{example}} | {{tlf}}, {{tlc}}, {{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}} |
Unnamed (Positional)
[muda l codesc]This template can take any number of unnamed parameters as parameters accompanying the template link (or name); see Examples below.
Examples
[muda l codesc]| Code | Output | Remarks |
{{tlx|Banner}} | {{Banner}} | Banner template does not exist. Be aware with linking to non-existing templates, although desired. |
{{tlx|ok}} | {{ok}} | ok template does exist |
{{tlx|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 |
{{tlx|Abc}} | {{Abc}} | |
{{tlx|abC}} | {{abC}} | template names are case-sensitive |
{{tlx|abc}} | {{abc}} | first letter is case-insensitive though |
{{tlx|abc|{{spaces}}tlx{{spaces}}}} | {{abc| tlx }} | Using {{spaces}} before and after {{{1}}} parameter. |
{{tlx|x0}} | {{x0}} | |
{{tlx|x0|code=on}} | {{x0}} | <code> style |
{{tlx|x0|plaincode=on}} | {{x0}} | plaincode style |
{{tlx|x0|kbd=on}} | {{x0}} | <kbd> style |
{{tlx|x0|bold=on}} | {{x0}} | bold link/name |
{{tlx|x1|one|italic=on}} | {{x1|one}} | parameter/s in italics |
{{tlx|x0|nolink=on}} | {{x0}} | |
{{tlx|x0|subst=on}} | {{subst:x0}} | |
{{tlx|x0|brace=on}} | {{x0}} | all braces in link |
{{tlx|x0|braceinside=on}} | {{x0}} | inside braces in link |
{{tlx|x0|alttext=x0 link}} | {{x0 link}} | |
{{tlx|x0|bold=on|code=on|brace=on}} | {{x0}} | No reason you can't combine multiple parameter settings |
{{tlx|x1|one}} | {{x1|one}} | |
{{tlx|x2|one|two}} | {{x2|one|two}} | |
{{tlx|x2|bold=on|code=on|one|two}} | {{x2|one|two}} | Can combine named and anonymous parameters … |
{{tlx|x2|one|two|bold=on|code=on}} | {{x2|one|two}} | … in any order … |
{{tlx|x2|one|code=on|two|bold=on|three}} | {{x2|one|two|three}} | … even intermixed … |
{{tlx|x2|one|code=on|two|bold=on|three|italic=on}} | {{x2|one|two|three}} | … with many different configurations. |
{{tlx|x3|1|2|3|4|5|6|7|8|9|10}} | {{x3|1|2|3|4|5|6|7|8|9|10}} | |
{{tlx}} | tlx | with no arguments, the current page name is substituted |
{{tlx|x1|x=u}} | {{x1}} | = won't work |
{{tlx|x1|x=u}} | {{x1|x=u}} | = is okay |
{{tlx|x1|x{{=}}u}} | {{x1|x=u}} | {{=}} is okay (see template equal sign) |
{{tlx|x1|x<nowiki>=</nowiki>u}} | {{x1|x=u}} | sticky nowiki is okay |
{{tlx|x2||two||}} | {{x2||two}} | empty parameters work too, even at the end |
{{tlx|x2|3=two|2=one}} | {{x2|one|two}} | right to left okay |
| Code | Output |
|---|---|
{{tlx|long template name that would wrap to new line|this is a long value for the 1st parameter that would wrap}}
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{{long template name that would wrap to new line|this is a long value for the 1st parameter that would wrap}}
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| Code | Output |
|---|---|
{{tlx|nowrap=on|long template name that would wrap to new line|long value for the 1st parameter that would wrap}}
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{{long template name that would wrap to new line|long value for the 1st parameter that would wrap}}
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| Code | Output |
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{{tlx|nowrapname=on|long template name that would wrap to new line|long value for the 1st parameter that would wrap}}
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{{long template name that would wrap to new line|long value for the 1st parameter that would wrap}}
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