සැකිල්ල:Template link general/උපදෙස්

This template, often abbreviated as {{tlg}}, is used to provide stylized formatting to template displays without actually using the template itself.

පැරාමිති

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
	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> 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}}, {{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]	Replace [text] with the actual label to be displayed 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)

This template can take any number of unnamed parameters as parameters accompanying the template link (or name); see Examples below.

උදාහරණ

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}}	Template:Banner does not exist. (Non-existent template is redlinked.)
{{tlg|Abc}}	{{Abc}}	Template:Abc exists.
{{tlg|abC}}	{{abC}}	Template names are case-sensitive
{{tlg|abc}}	{{abc}}	(but the first letter is case-insensitive).
{{tlg|x0}}	{{x0}}	no parameters
{{tlg|x1|one}}	{{x1|one}}	one parameter
{{tlg|x2|one|two}}	{{x2|one|two}}	two parameters
{{tlg|x3|1|2|3|4|5|6|7|8|9|10}}	{{x3|1|2|3|4|5|6|7|8|9|10}}	ten parameters
{{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|x2||two||}}	{{x2|two}}	Empty parameters are discarded.
{{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}}	Combine multiple parameter settings.
{{tlg|x1|{{spaces}}one{{spaces}}}}	{{abc| one }}	Using {{spaces}} before and after a parameter.
{{tlg|x2|bold=on|code=on|one|two}}	{{x2|one|two}}	Can combine named and anonymous parameters ...
{{tlg|x2|one|two|bold=on|code=on}}	{{x2|one|two}}	... in any order ...
{{tlg|x2|one|code=on|two|bold=on|three}}	{{x2|one|two|three}}	... even intermixed ...
{{tlg|x2|one|code=on|two|bold=on|three|italic=on}}	{{x2|one|two|three}}	... with many configurations.
{{tlg|x1|x=u}}	{{x1}}	= won't work
{{tlg|x1|x&#61;u}}	{{x1|x=u}}	&#61; is okay
{{tlg|x1|x{{=}}u}}	{{x1|x=u}}	{{=}} is okay (see Template:=)
{{tlg|x1|x<nowiki>=</nowiki>u}}	{{x1|x=u}}	Sticky nowiki is okay.
{{tlg|x2|3=two|2=one}}	{{x2|one|two}}	සැකිල්ල:Align
{{tlg}}	tlg	With no arguments, it emits the current page name without braces.
{{tlg|x2|3=one|4=two}}	{{x2}}	Null parameter stops parsing.

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|long value for the 1st parameter that would wrap}}

ආශ්‍රිත

General-purpose formatting

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	Unlinked with subst	Linked including braces	Linked with alternative text
{{tlg}} options to achieve link style	N/A	DEFAULT	XML Example nolink=yes	XML Example subst=yes	nolink=yes|subst=yes	XML Example braceinside=yes	XML Example alttext=Foo XML Example 2=Foo
normal	DEFAULT	{{tlg}} {{tl}} {{tlp|1|2|...}} {{Template:tlu}}	{{tlf}} <template link>	{{subst:tls}} සැකිල්ල:Tlsu	{{subst:tlsf}} <template link>	{{tn}}	{{tla}}
code	XML Example code=yes	{{tl2}} {{tlx}} {{Template:tlxu}}	{{tlc}} <template link> {{tnull}}<template link>	{{subst:tlxs}}	{{subst:tlsc}} <template link>	N/A
monospace	XML Example plaincode=yes	N/A		{{subst:tltss}}	N/A
kbd	XML Example kbd=yes
bold	XML Example bold=yes	සැකිල්ල:Tlb	N/A
bold+code	bold=yes|code=yes	සැකිල්ල:Tlxb
italic+code	italic=yes|code=yes	සැකිල්ල:Tlxi

Other formatting templates

Templates producing specialised formatting effects for given templates, modules or parameters

Code example	Effect	Notes
{{Tj|Hatnote|Some text|selfref: yes|category: no|lang: fr}}	{{Hatnote | Some text | selfref = yes | category = no | lang = fr }}	Supports colors, placeholder texts, named and unnamed parameters
<syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext"> {{Hatnote | Some text | selfref = yes | category = no | lang = fr }} </syntaxhighlight>	{{Hatnote | Some text | selfref = yes | category = no | lang = fr }}	Same as above
{{Tji|Hatnote|Some text|selfref: yes|category: no|lang: fr}}	සැකිල්ල:Tji	Supports colors, placeholder texts, named and unnamed parameters
<syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext" inline>{{Hatnote|Some text|selfref=yes|category=no|lang=fr}}</syntaxhighlight>	{{Hatnote|Some text|selfref=yes|category=no|lang=fr}}	Same as above
{{tl2|Hatnote|lang=fr}}	{{hatnote}}	Supports linking to sister projects (e.g., fr:Hatnote)
{{demo|<nowiki>{{Hatnote|lang=fr|Some text}}</nowiki>}}	{{hatnote|lang=fr|Some text}} Some text	Shows code and example
{{tln|Hatnote}}	සැකිල්ල:Tln	Produces a normal link to the template
{{elc|Template:Hatnote}} {{elc|Template:Hatnote|Hatnote}}	සැකිල්ල:Elc සැකිල්ල:Elc	Formats wikilink, with optional piped link text and blended suffix
{{ml|Example|hello}}	සැකිල්ල:Ml	Counterpart to {{tl}} for linking to Lua modules
{{mfl|Example|hello}}	සැකිල්ල:Mfl	Similar to {{ml}}, but expects the function to be documented and creates a link to the corresponding section
{{mlx|Example|hello}}	සැකිල්ල:Mlx	Counterpart to {{tlx}} for linking to Lua modules
{{ml-lua|Module:Example}}	සැකිල්ල:Ml-lua	Link to Lua modules and built-in libraries, showing Lua code.
{{para|title|<var>book title</var>}}	|title=book title	Formats template parameters for display, with or without values
{{sclx|LASTING}}	සැකිල්ල:Sclx	Takes a shortcut suffix in project namespace and displays it with brackets and the WP: alias in a <code>...</code> tag.
{{tag|ref}} {{xtag|templatedata}}	<ref>...</ref> <templatedata>	Formats [X]HTML tags; can add content, choose opening, closing, or self-closing
{{dtl|Ping project}}	සැකිල්ල:Dtl	Wikidata counterpart to {{tl}}
{{pf|if}} {{pf|if|{{{1}}}|true|false}}	සැකිල්ල:Pf සැකිල්ල:Pf	Parser function equivalent to {{tl}}
{{magic word|uc:}}	{{uc:}}	Magic word links

With utility links

Templates producing utility links for a given template (Hatnote used here as example)

Code example	Effect
{{lt|Hatnote}}	සැකිල්ල:Lt
{{lts|Hatnote}}	සැකිල්ල:Lts
{{t links|Hatnote}}	සැකිල්ල:T links
{{tfd links|Hatnote}}	සැකිල්ල:Tfd links
{{tetl|Hatnote}}	සැකිල්ල:Tetl
{{tsetl|Hatnote}}	සැකිල්ල:Tsetl
{{ti|Hatnote}}	සැකිල්ල:Ti
{{tic|Hatnote}}	සැකිල්ල:Tic
{{tim|Hatnote}}	සැකිල්ල:Tim
{{tiw|Hatnote}}	සැකිල්ල:Tiw
{{tlt|Hatnote}}	සැකිල්ල:Tlt
{{ttl|Hatnote}}	සැකිල්ල:Ttl
{{twlh|Hatnote}}	සැකිල්ල:Twlh