Template:Template link
{{[[Template:{{{1}}}|{{{1}}}]]}}
Template documentation
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.
Related templates[edit]
{{tl2}} differs in that it displays an arguably clearer result like {{tlx}}, and also takes the named parameters 'SISTER=xx' and 'LANG=ll', so that it may also be used to list and link to templates on other English and non-English language sister projects.
{{tlx}} displays with the same enhanced presentation, and also expands several 'placeholder' parameters to generate a sample template call.
Usage[edit]
{{Tl|template name to display}}
and
{{Tl2|template name to display}} -- local link, just like Tl.
or
{{Tl2|SISTER=V:|template name to display}} -- displays a template on Wikiversity
or
{{Tl2|LANG=fr.|SISTER=wikisource|template name to display}} -- displays a template
on the French Wikisource sister project.
{{tl|1==)}} -- use 1= where the template name contains an equals sign (as [[template:=)]] does).
Example[edit]
| Code | Result |
|---|---|
{{Tl|x0}}
|
{{x0}} |
{{Tl2|x1}}
|
{{x1}} |
{{Tl2|SISTER=M:|3x}}
|
{{3x}} |
{{Tl2|SISTER=wikibooks|LANG=de:|WP}}
|
{{WP}} |
{{tl|1==)}}
|
{{=)}} |
See also[edit]
- {{tl2}} – Template link, up to three parameters and interwiki links.
- {{tlp}} – Template link, with up to eight parameters.
- {{tlx}} – Template link, up to three parameters and interwiki links, plus uses a non-proportional monospaced font.
- {{tlsp}} – Template link, ditto subst'ed.
- {{tlb}} Same as {{tl}}, but gives the template name in boldface type (this can be useful when stressing the difference between two similarly named templates). The {{tlxb}} variant is the same, except it uses a monospaced non-proportional font instead of regular text.
- {{lts}} – See Lts discussion for more variants.
- {{tlu}} – Like
{{tl}}/{{tlp}}for any namespace. - {{tn}} – Same as tl, but shows the braces as part of the link.
- {{evd}} – Show live example
- {{tlc}}, {{tld}} and {{tlf}} – Template names without links.
- {{tltt}} and {{tltt2}} – Template link with tooltip, with no and one parameter respectively.
- {{tlrow}} - For showing templates and their properties in a table
- Category:Internal link templates
