Template:Information field/doc

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This template is used by advanced template writers for customizing the current set of Infobox templates, by adding fields to one of existing Infobox templates, like for example {{Artwork}}. For example see for example templates in Category:Infobox templates: based on Artwork template. In most cases, this template should not be used directly in the in the file namespace, but rather be used to create customized infobox templates that are used in the file namespace.

Usage

{{Information field |name= |value= }}

Or use the shorthand

{{InFi}}

Allows to specify any additional description line - see examples

The following possible notations are equivalent:

{{Information field|name=nnn|value=vvv}}
{{Information field|Value=vvv|Name=nnn}}
{{Information field|1=nnn|2=vvv}}
{{Information field|nnn|vvv}}
{{InFi|nnn|vvv}}

Template parameters

Parameter	Description		Default	Status
name Name 1	Name of the field. It will appear in bold on the left side of the table.		none	required
value Value 2	Contents of the field. It will appear on the right side of the table.		none	required
class	class parameter used with name field: <td style="{{{style|}}}" class="fileinfo-paramfield {{{class|}}}" id="{{{id|}}}">{{{name}}}</td>		empty	optional
style	style parameter used with name field: <td style="{{{style|}}}" class="fileinfo-paramfield {{{class|}}}" id="{{{id|}}}">{{{name}}}</td>		empty	optional
id	id parameter used with name field: <td style="{{{style|}}}" class="fileinfo-paramfield {{{class|}}}" id="{{{id|}}}">{{{name}}}</td>		empty	optional
classvalue	class parameter used with value field: <td><span class="{{{classvalue|}}}">{{{value}}}</span></td>		empty	optional

Additional information

The template is intended to be used in the following namespaces: the File namespace

The template is intended to be used by the following user groups: all users

Placement:

Within templates as {{Information}}, e.g. at Other fields=, or elsewhere (see the last example)

See also

{{Credit line}}

Examples

{{Information
|description=description
|date=2011-11-11
|source={{Own}}
|author={{U|Author name}}
|permission=
|other versions=
|other fields={{Information field|name=Used colors|value=
{{Tbc|1|255|0|0|red}}
{{Tbc|4|0|0|255|blue}} }} }}

DescriptionInformation field/doc	description
Date	11 November 2011
Source	Own work
Author	Author name
Used colors InfoField	Template:Tbc Template:Tbc

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{{Artwork
|Artist = Artist name
|Title = Title
|Year = {{other date|between|1503|1505}}
|Technique = {{technique|oil|poplar panel}}
|Dimensions = {{size|cm|76.8|53}}
|Source = source
|Other versions = 
|Other fields = {{Information field|Name=Field Name|Value=Field Value}}
}}

will produce

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{{Artwork
|Artist = Artist name
{{InFi|{{color||Artists nationality}}|{{color||unknown}}}}
|Title = Title
|Year = {{other date|between|1503|1505}}
|Technique = {{technique|oil|poplar panel}}
{{InFi|{{Color||Example for inbetween row}}|{{Color||additional descripton}}}}
|Dimensions = {{size|cm|76.8|53}}
|Source = source
|Other versions = 
|Other fields = 
{{Information field|Field Name 1|Field Value 1}}
{{Information field|Field Name 2|Field Value 2}}
{{Information field|Field Name 3|Field Value 3}}
}}

will produce

When used outside templates e.g. {{Information}}, it generates the same format, Template:InFi and needs a </table> instruction to finish formatting.