Template:Template link expanded/doc

This is a documentation subpage for Template:Template link expanded. It may contain usage information, categories and other content that is not part of the original template page.

This template is used to show example template usage without expanding the template itself.

Basic use

(Note: In the following examples, ellipses (groups of three dots) indicate where parameters have been omitted.)

{{

Template

|first parameter|second parameter|third parameter|...|tenth parameter}}

When you want to indicate setting a value to one or more parameters, you would normally use the equals-sign ("="). This doesn't work here; instead use {{=}}, like so:

{{

Template

|first=first value|second|third=third value}}

For more than ten parameters – with or without equals-signs – instead wrap the entire list of parameters and their values in <nowiki>...</nowiki> tags. When you do, you don't need to replace equals-signs. For instance:

{{

Template

|first|second|third=value|...|999th}}

Purpose and naming

Mnemonically, template link expanded (after

This template allows an example of calling a template, accompanied by one or more parameters, to be displayed without also causing the template to be called.

Up to 20 of the template's parameters (numbered or nowiki-keywords) may be displayed as placeholders, while more than over 20 parameters can be displayed using a coded vertical bar (pipe) symbol, as in |. A keyword parameter can be used with equals code = or {{=}} or in nowiki-text: "<nowiki>size=10</nowiki>" or all parameters as a string in "<nowiki>" tags; see

<syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext">
{{Hatnote
   | Some text
   | selfref = yes
   | category = no
   | lang = fr
}}
</syntaxhighlight>

{{Hatnote
    | Some text
    | selfref = yes
    | category = no
    | lang = fr
}}

{{hatnote|lang=fr|Some text}}