Template:Tlc/doc

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This is the {{tlc}} template.

First a short example:

{{tlc|template name|parameters}}

Renders like this:

{{template name|parameters}}

This page is also the documentation for some other templates that work almost exactly the same:

• {{Tld}} – Looks like this: {{name|parameters}}
• {{Tlf}} – Looks like this: {{name|parameters}}

These templates help writing documentation which mentions {{templates}}, or even {{templates|that|has|parameters}}. They work similarly to {{Tl}} and {{tlx}}, but they don't make the template name into a link.

When writing documentation you might want to avoid a lot of unnecessary links, since it decreases readability. So on the first occurrence of a template name use {{Tl}} or {{tlx}}, and then use {{tlc}}, {{tld}} or {{tlf}}.

Features of {{tlc}}, {{tld}} and {{tlf}}:

• They show a template name and up to eight parameters.
• They also show empty parameters. (See examples below.)
• They prevent line wraps in their output.

Examples

Wikitables make the <code></code> tags transparent, that's why the "code colouring" is missing in these examples.

Code	Result	Comment
{{tlc}}	{{{{{1}}}}}	Shows its own syntax.
{{tlc|name}}	{{name}}
{{tlc|name|one}}	{{name|one}}
{{tlc|name|one|two}}	{{name|one|two}}
{{tlc|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.
{{tlc|name|||three|four}}	{{name|||three|four}}	Also shows empty parameters.
{{tlc|name|||three||}}	{{name|||three||}}	Even shows empty parameters that come in the end.
{{tlc|one=a|two=b}}	{{name}}	Equal signs is a problem, but there is a fix.
{{tlc|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.

See also

• {{Tld}}
• {{Tlf}}

• {{Tlx}}
• {{Tl}}