Template:Tlg/doc

This is a documentation subpage for Template:Tlg (see that page for the template itself).
It contains usage information, categories and other content that is not part of the original template page.

{{tlg}} (abbreviating "[t]emplate [l]ink (with) [g]eneral (options)") is a generalised version of the {{tl}} ("template link") template. It can be used to replace or implement {{tl}} and related templates such as {{tlb}}, {{tlx}}, etc.

Parameters

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With the exception of alttext, {{tlg}}'s named parameters are toggles that are either omitted (default) or activated (by being assigned a value such as "on", "yes", "true", "include", etc.). They may be included in any order (see Examples below):

Parameter	Action	As in
braceinside	Include innermost braces as part of the template link	{{tlw}}
bold boldlink boldname	Renders the template link/name in bold	{{tlb}} {{tlx}} etc.
code	Display output using the (monospaced) HTML <code> formatting	{{tlc}} {{tlx}} etc.
italic italics	Display any parameters accompanying the template link/name in italic/s	{{tlxi}}
nolink	Don't render the template name as a link	{{tln}}
nowrap	Prevent the insertion of line breaks (word wrap) in the output
subst	Include a subst: prefix before the template link/name	{{tls}}
|alttext=[text]	Use [text] as the label for the template link	{{tla}}

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{{tlg}} may take up to ten unnamed parameters as parameters accompanying the template link (or name); see Examples below.

Examples

Code	Output	Remarks
{{tlg|Abc}}	{{[[:Template:Abc|AbcTemplate:!))}}
{{tlg|abC}}	{{[[:Template:AbC|abCTemplate:!))}}	template names are case-sensitive
{{tlg|abc}}	{{[[:Template:Abc|abcTemplate:!))}}	first letter is case-insensitive though
{{tlg|x0}}	{{[[:Template:X0|x0Template:!))}}
{{tlg|x0|code=on}}	{{[[:Template:X0|x0Template:!))}}	<code> style
{{tlg|x0|plaincode=on}}	{{[[:Template:X0|x0Template:!))}}	plaincode style
{{tlg|x0|bold=on}}	{{[[:Template:X0|x0Template:!))}}	bold link/name
{{tlg|x1|one|italic=on}}	{{[[:Template:X1|x1Template:!))|one}}	parameter/s in italics
{{tlg|x0|nolink=on}}	{{x0}}
{{tlg|x0|subst=on}}	{{subst:[[:Template:X0|x0Template:!))}}
{{tlg|x0|braceinside=on}}	{[[:Template:X0|{x0}Template:!))}
{{tlg|x0|alttext=x0 link}}	{{[[:Template:X0|x0 linkTemplate:!))}}
{{tlg|x0|bold=on|code=on|braceinside=on}}	{[[:Template:X0|{x0}Template:!))}	No reason you can't combine multiple parameter settings
{{tlg|x1|one}}	{{[[:Template:X1|x1Template:!))|one}}
{{tlg|x2|one|two}}	{{[[:Template:X2|x2Template:!))|one|two}}
{{tlg|x2|bold=on|code=on|one|two}}	{{[[:Template:X2|x2Template:!))|one|two}}	Can combine named and anonymous parameters …
{{tlg|x2|one|two|bold=on|code=on}}	{{[[:Template:X2|x2Template:!))|one|two}}	… in any order …
{{tlg|x2|one|code=on|two|bold=on|three}}	{{[[:Template:X2|x2Template:!))|one|two|three}}	… even intermixed …
{{tlg|x2|one|code=on|two|bold=on|three|italic=on}}	{{[[:Template:X2|x2Template:!))|one|two|three}}	… with many different configurations.
{{tlg|x3|1|2|3|4|5|6|7|8|9|10}}	{{[[:Template:X3|x3Template:!))|1|2|3|4|5|6|7|8|9|10}}
{{tlg|x4|1|2|3|4|5|6|7|8|9|10|11}}	{{[[:Template:X4|x4Template:!))|1|2|3|4|5|6|7|8|9|10|…}}	up to 10 parameters, then …
{{tlg|x5|1|2|3|4|5|6|7|8|9|10&#124;11}}	{{[[:Template:X5|x5Template:!))|1|2|3|4|5|6|7|8|9|10|11}}	Template:Align
{{tlg}}	{{[[:Template:Tlg/doc|Tlg/docTemplate:!))}}	with no arguments, the current page name is substituted
{{tlg|x1|x=u}}	{{[[:Template:X1|x1Template:!))|x=u}}	= won't work
{{tlg|x1|x&#61;u}}	{{[[:Template:X1|x1Template:!))|x=u}}	Template:Align
{{tlg|x1|x{{=}}u}}	{{[[:Template:X1|x1Template:!))|x=u}}	Template:Align
{{tlg|x1|x<nowiki>=</nowiki>u}}	{{[[:Template:X1|x1Template:!))|x=u}}	Template:Align
{{tlg|x2||two||}}	{{[[:Template:X2|x2Template:!))||two||}}	empty parameters work too, even at the end
{{tlg|x2|2=one|two}}	{{[[:Template:X2|x2Template:!))|2=one|two}}	two clobbers 2=one
{{tlg|x2|3=two|2=one}}	{{[[:Template:X2|x2Template:!))|3=two|2=one}}	Template:Align

Unlimited parameters as one nowiki string

{{tlg|convert|<nowiki>14|m|ftin|abbr=out|sp=us</nowiki>}}

See also

Other formatting templates

Code example	Effect	Notes
{{tl2|Hatnote|lang=fr}}	{{hatnote}}	Supports linking to sister projects (e.g., fr:Hatnote)
{{tlu|User:Ahunt/SSHFS}}	Template:Tlu	Supports linking to any namespace
{{xpd|Hatnote|Some hatnote text}}	Template:Xpd1	Shows code, example and a link to expand the template code
{{para|title|<var>book title</var>}}	|title=book title	Formats template parameters for display, with or without values

With utility links

Code example	Effect
{{lts|Hatnote}}	Template:Lts
{{t links|Hatnote}}	Template:T links
{{tfd links|Hatnote}}	Template:Tfd links
{{tiw|Hatnote}}	Template:Tiw
{{tltt|Hatnote}}	Template:Tltt
{{tetl|Hatnote}}	Template:Tetl
{{tsetl|Hatnote}}	Template:Tsetl
{{ti|Hatnote}}	Template:Ti
{{tic|Hatnote}}	Template:Tic
{{tiw|Hatnote}}	Template:Tiw
{{tlt|Hatnote}}	Template:Tlt
{{ttl|Hatnote}}	Template:Ttl
{{twlh|Hatnote}}	Template:Twlh