Template:Tlc/doc

Purpose and naming

When a template name with braces is to be shown in documentation, the braces have to be escaped in some way so it doesn't become an actual call to the template. Instead of using ‎<nowiki>...‎</nowiki> tags you can write it more simply and concisely by using the {{tlc}} template.

It works similarly to {{tl}} and {{tlx}}, but doesn't make the template name into a link. When writing documentation you might want to avoid a lot of unnecessary links, since they can decrease readability. So on the first occurrence of a template name use {{tl}} or {{tlx}}, and then use {{tlc}} thereafter.

Basic operation

Here is how this template looks. Code is to the left; actual rendering to the right:

{{tlc|name|parameters}} = {{name|parameters}}

Documentation

Functional details

• 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 here???
• Features of {{tlc}}:
  • It shows a template name and up to eight parameters.
  • It also shows empty parameters. (See examples hereafter.)
  • It prevents line wraps in their output.

Usage

{{Tlc|Template|first_parameter|second|third|fourth|...|eighth}} → {{Template|first_parameter|second|third|fourth|fifth|sixth|seventh|eighth}}

Examples

Note: Wikitables make the ‎<code>...‎</code> tags transparent, unfortunately, so the "code colouring" is missing in these examples.

Code	Result	Comment
{{tlc}}	{{{{{1}}}}}	Shows its own syntax.
name}}	{{name}}
name|one}}	one}}
name|one|two}}	one|two}}
{{tlc|name|a|b|c|d|e|f|g|h|i|j}}	a|b|c|d|e|f|g|h}}	Shows up to eight parameters. The rest are dropped.
name	three|four}}	{{name	three|four}}	Also shows empty parameters.
name	three	}}	{{name	three	}}	Even shows empty parameters that come in the end.
name|one=a|two=b}}	{{name}}	The use of equal signs is a problem, but there is a fix; see next row.
name|one{{=}}a|two{{=}}b}}	one=a|two=b}}	Use {{=}} in place of an equal sign, so that it gets rendered properly.

An alternative to using constructs such as {{=}} to prevent characters from getting interpreted syntactically is to use <code><nowiki>...</nowiki></code>, which will prevent all characters from being interpreted. For example, in place of

{{tlc|name|one{{=}}{{tlc|IPA|/tʃ/}}|two}}

you can use

<code><nowiki>{{name|one={{IPA|/tʃ/}}|two}}</nowiki></code>

Both render as

{{name|one={{IPA|/tʃ/}}|two}}

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>.

Here is the code to emulate {{tlc}} using ‎<nowiki>:

Using templates:	Using ‎<nowiki>:	Rendered result:
{{tlc|name|one{{=}}a|two{{=}}b}}	<code><nowiki>{{name|one=a|two=b}}</nowiki></code>	{{name|one=a|two=b}}

TemplateData

This is the TemplateData documentation for this template used by VisualEditor and other tools.

Tlc

Template link code

Template parameters

This template prefers inline formatting of parameters.

Parameter		Description	Type	Status
Template	1	Linked template name	Template	required
Parameter 1	2	First parameter value	String	optional
Parameter 2	3	Second parameter value	String	optional
Parameter 3	4	Third parameter value	String	optional
Parameter 4	5	Fourth parameter value	String	optional
Parameter 5	6	Fifth parameter value	String	optional
Parameter 6	7	Sixth parameter value	String	optional
Parameter 7	8	Seventh parameter value	String	optional
Parameter 8	9	Eight parameter value	String	optional

See also

· <span style="" title="<translate nowrap> Edit this template</translate>"><translate> edit</translate>

Comparison of template-linking templates according to the styles of generated text and link produced

Text style ↓	{{tlg}} options to achieve text style	Link style
		Linked	Unlinked	Linked with subst
{{tlg}} options to achieve link style	N/A	DEFAULT	nolink=1	subst=1
normal	DEFAULT	{{tlg}} {{tl}} {{tlp|1|2|...}}	{{tlf}} <template link>	{{subst :tls}} {{subst :Template:tlsu}}
code	code=1	{{tl2}}	{{tlc}} <template link> {{tnull}} <template link>	{{subst :tlxs}}
monospace	mono=1	{{tlx}} {{tll}}	N/A
plaincode	plaincode=1
kbd	kbd=1