Template:Tl/doc

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The template link template is a simple macro template used to display a template name as a link surrounded by braces, thus showing how the template name would be used in code. Its primary use is in instruction and documentation. A short example is that the code:

{{Tl|Example}}

generates

More complex variations are described below.

Example

Code	Result
`{{Tl\|Void}}`	{{Void}}
`{{Tl2\|X1}}`	`{{X1}}`
`{{Tl2\|SISTER=M:\|3x}}`	`{{3x}}`
`{{Tl2\|SISTER=wikibooks\|LANG=de:\|WP}}`	`{{WP}}`
`{{Tl\|1==)}}`	{{=)}}

	Link style	Linked	Unlinked	Linked with subst	Linked including braces	Linked with alternative text
Text style	`{{tlg}}` option	—	`<syntaxhighlight lang="text" enclose="none">nolink=yes</syntaxhighlight>`	`<syntaxhighlight lang="text" enclose="none">subst=yes</syntaxhighlight>`	`<syntaxhighlight lang="text" enclose="none">braceinside=yes</syntaxhighlight>`	`<syntaxhighlight lang="text" enclose="none">alttext=FOO</syntaxhighlight>`
Normal	—	`{{tl}}` · `{{tlp}}` · `{{tlg}}`	`{{tlf}}`	`{{tls}}` · `{{tlsp}}`	`{{tn}}`	`{{tla}}`
`Teletype`	`<syntaxhighlight lang="text" enclose="none">tt=yes</syntaxhighlight>`	`{{tlx}}`	`{{tld}}` · `{{tnull}}`	`{{tlxs}}`
Bold	`<syntaxhighlight lang="text" enclose="none">bold=yes</syntaxhighlight>`	`{{tlb}}`
`Bold teletype`	`<syntaxhighlight lang="text" enclose="none">bold=yes\|tt=yes</syntaxhighlight>`	`{{tlxb}}`
`Italic teletype`	`<syntaxhighlight lang="text" enclose="none">italic=yes\|tt=yes</syntaxhighlight>`	`{{tlxi}}`
`Code`	`<syntaxhighlight lang="text" enclose="none">code=yes</syntaxhighlight>`		`{{tlc}}`

NOTE: {{tlg}} is the most general, allowing any combination of the above options.

Style comparison

{{tlf|Milford Haven Line|弘安源氏論議}} ...renders... {{Milford Haven Line|弘安源氏論議}}
{{tld|Milford Haven Line|弘安源氏論議}} ...renders... {{Milford Haven Line|弘安源氏論議}}
{{tlc|Milford Haven Line|弘安源氏論議}} ...renders... {{Milford Haven Line|弘安源氏論議}}

For parameter description

{{para|<var>name</var>|value}} ...renders... |name=value
{{tlx|Milford Haven Line|first parameter{{=}}first value}} ...renders... {{Milford Haven Line|first parameter=first value}}

Template:Para

Example

See also