Template:Module function link

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{{Mfl }} is similar to {{Ml }}, but assumes that the function specified is documented, and thus creates a link to a section of the same name expected to be found in the documentation. Another difference with {{Ml }} is that the behaviour of empty and undefined in the second parameter here is inverted.

Examples

Code	Result	Notes
{{mfl|Example}}	{{#invoke:Example}}	Omits the function name
{{mfl|Example|hello}}	{{#invoke:Example|hello}}	Usage with a function name.
{{mfl|Example|count_fruit|3=bananas=10|4=kiwis=5}}	{{#invoke:Example|count_fruit|bananas=10|kiwis=5}}	Usage with a function name and parameters.
{{mfl|Example|count_fruit|Fred|bananas{{=}}10|apples{{=}}5}}	{{#invoke:Example|count_fruit|Fred|bananas=10|apples=5}}	Usage with a function name and parameters, using {{=}}.
{{mfl|Example|}}	{{#invoke:Example|function}}	Usage with a generic function name. This does not produce a usable invocation.

TemplateData

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Module function link

This template displays a module name as a link surrounded by braces with the {{#invoke}} parser function, itself linked, thus showing how the module name would be used in code. Its primary use is in instruction and documentation.

Template parameters

This template prefers inline formatting of parameters.

Parameter		Description	Type	Status
module name	1	the module name without the namespace prefix “Module:”, which is added automatically	String	required
function name	2	the function name within the module to call, expected to be documented	String	optional
parameter 1	3	the name (and value) of the first parameter, use {{=}} to add an equal sign	String	optional
parameter 2	4	the name (and value) of the second parameter, use {{=}} to add an equal sign	String	optional
parameter 3	5	the name (and value) of the third parameter, use {{=}} to add an equal sign	String	optional

See also

• {{Ml }} - Similar function but without generating links
• {{Tl }} - A version of this template for templates instead of modules.

General-purpose formatting

Comparison of template-linking templates according to the styles of generated text and link produced

Text style ↓	{{tlg}} options to achieve text style	Link style
		Linked	Unlinked	Linked with subst	Unlinked with subst	Linked including braces	Linked with alternative text
{{tlg}} options to achieve link style	N/A	DEFAULT	nolink=yes	subst=yes	nolink=yes|subst=yes	braceinside=yes	alttext=Foo 2=Foo
normal	DEFAULT	{{tlg}} {{Tl }} {{tlp|1|2|...}} {{Template:tlu}}	{{tlf}} <template link>	{{subst :tls}} {{subst :Template:tlsu}}	{{subst:tlsf}} <template link>	{{tn}}	{{tla}}
code	code=yes	{{tl2}} {{tlx}} {{Template:tlxu}}	{{tlc}} <template link> {{tnull}}<template link>	{{subst :tlxs}}	{{subst:tlsc}} <template link>	N/A
monospace	plaincode=yes	N/A		{{subst:tltss}}	N/A
kbd	kbd=yes
bold	bold=yes	{{tlb}}	N/A
bold+code	bold=yes|code=yes	{{tlxb}}
italic+code	italic=yes|code=yes	{{tlxi}}

Other formatting templates

Templates producing specialised formatting effects for given templates, modules or parameters

Code example	Effect	Notes
{{Tj|Hatnote|Some text|selfref: yes|category: no|lang: fr}}	{{Hatnote | Some text | selfref = yes | category = no | lang = fr }}	Supports colors, placeholder texts, named and unnamed parameters
<syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext"> {{Hatnote | Some text | selfref = yes | category = no | lang = fr }} </syntaxhighlight>	{{Hatnote | Some text | selfref = yes | category = no | lang = fr }}	Same as above
{{Tji|Hatnote|Some text|selfref: yes|category: no|lang: fr}}	{{Hatnote|Some text|selfref=yes|category=no|lang=fr}}	Supports colors, placeholder texts, named and unnamed parameters
<syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext" inline>{{Hatnote|Some text|selfref=yes|category=no|lang=fr}}</syntaxhighlight>	{{Hatnote|Some text|selfref=yes|category=no|lang=fr}}	Same as above
{{tl2|Hatnote|lang=fr}}	{{hatnote}}	Supports linking to sister projects (e.g., fr:Hatnote)
{{demo|<nowiki>{{Hatnote|lang=fr|Some text}}</nowiki>}}	{{hatnote|lang=fr|Some text}} Some text	Shows code and example
{{tln|Hatnote}}	Template:Hatnote	Produces a normal link to the template
{{elc|Template:Hatnote}} {{elc|Template:Hatnote|Hatnote}}	[[Template:Hatnote]] [[Template:Hatnote|Hatnote]]	Formats wikilink, with optional piped link text and blended suffix
{{ml|Example|hello}}	{{#invoke:Example|hello}}	Counterpart to {{Tl }} for linking to Lua modules
{{mfl|Example|hello}}	{{#invoke:Example|hello}}	Similar to {{Ml }}, but expects the function to be documented and creates a link to the corresponding section
{{mlx|Example|hello}}	{{#invoke:Example|hello}}	Counterpart to {{Tlx }} for linking to Lua modules
{{ml-lua|Module:Example}}	require('Module:Example')	Link to Lua modules and built-in libraries, showing Lua code.
{{para|title|<var>book title</var>}}	|title=book title	Formats template parameters for display, with or without values
{{sclx|LASTING}}	[[WP:LASTING]]	Takes a shortcut suffix in project namespace and displays it with brackets and the WP: alias in a ‎<code>...‎</code> tag.
{{tag|ref}} {{xtag|templatedata}}	‎<ref>...‎</ref> <templatedata>	Formats [X]HTML tags; can add content, choose opening, closing, or self-closing
{{dtl|Ping project}}	{{d:Ping project}}	Wikidata counterpart to {{Tl }}
{{pf|if}} {{pf|if|{{{1}}}|true|false}}	{{#if}} {{#if:{{{1}}}|true|false}}	Parser function equivalent to {{Tl }}
{{magic word|uc:}}	{{uc:}}	Magic word links

With utility links

Templates producing utility links for a given template (Hatnote used here as example)

Code example	Effect
{{lt|Hatnote}}	Template:Hatnote (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)
{{lts|Hatnote}}	Template:Hatnote(edit talk links history)
{{t links|Hatnote}}	{{Hatnote}} (edit talk history links # /subpages /doc /doc edit /sbox /sbox diff /test)
{{tfd links|Hatnote}}	Template:Hatnote (talk · history · transclusions · logs · subpages)
{{tetl|Hatnote}}	{{Hatnote}} links talk edit
{{tsetl|Hatnote}}	{{subst:Hatnote}}  links talk edit
{{ti|Hatnote}}	Template:Hatnote (talk · links · edit)
{{tic|Hatnote}}	Template:Hatnote (talk links edit)
{{tim|Hatnote}}	m:Template:Hatnote
{{tiw|Hatnote}}	w:Template:Hatnote
{{tlt|Hatnote}}	{{Hatnote}} (talk)
{{ttl|Hatnote}}	{{Hatnote}} (t/l)
{{twlh|Hatnote}}	Template:Hatnote (links, talk)

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