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This is the {{Tlx}} or template link expanded template.

It can be used in documentation and talk page discussions to show how a template name would be used in code.

Here is how this template looks. Code to the left and actual rendering to the right:

{{tlx|name|parameters}} = {{name|parameters}}

Features of {{Tlx}}:

• It shows a template name with a link to that template.
• It shows up to eight parameters.
• It also shows empty parameters. (See examples below.)
• It prevents line wraps in its output.

This template belongs to a family of similar templates. For instance, when writing documentation you might want to avoid a lot of unnecessary links, since it decreases readability. Then on the first occurrence of a template name use {{Tl}}, or {{tlx}}, and then use {{tlf}}, {{tld}} or {{tlc}}.

Examples

Code	Result	Comment
{{tlx}}	{{Tlx}}	Shows its own syntax.
{{tlx|name}}	{{name}}
{{tlx|name|one}}	{{name|one}}
{{tlx|name|one|two}}	{{name|one|two}}
{{tlx|name|a|b|c|d|e|f|g|h|i|j}}	{{name|a|b|c|d|e|f|g|h|...}}	Shows up to eight parameters. The rest are dropped.
{{tlx|name|||three|four}}	{{name|three|four}}	Also shows empty parameters.
{{tlx|name|||three||}}	{{name|three}}	Even shows empty parameters that come in the end.
{{tlx|name|one=a|two=b}}	{{name}}	Equal signs are a problem, but there are fixes.
{{tlx|name|2=one=a|3=two=b}}	{{name|one=a|two=b}}	Use numbered parameters to fix it. Remember to start from 2, since the "name" is number 1.
{{tlx|name|one{{=}}a|two{{=}}b}}	{{name|one=a|two=b}}	Use the {{=}} workaround template.

If you have equal signs in your template parameters then some find it simpler to code it using <nowiki> tags. Here's how to do that. Code to the left and actual rendering to the right:

{{tlx|name|<nowiki>one=a|two=b</nowiki>}} = {{name|one=a|two=b}}