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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
- {{Example}}
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==)}}
|
{{=)}} |
See also
Template linking templates
| 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}} | {{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.
