Template:Tlp

{{tlp|...}}

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This is the template link with parameters (or {{tlp}}) 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:

{{tlp|name|parameters}} = {{name|parameters}}

Features of {{tlp}}:

• 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.
• It uses normal text style. ({{tlx}}, for instance, uses ‎<code>...‎</code> text style.)

This template belongs to a whole family of similar templates. See the see also section below for some of them. For instance, when writing documentation you might want to avoid a lot of unnecessary links, since it decreases readability – i.e. on the first occurrence of a template name, use {{Tl }}, {{tlp}} or {{Tlx}} and thereafter use {{tlf}}, {{tlc}}.

Examples

Code	Output	Comments
{{tlp}}	{{[[Template:{{{1}}}|{{{1}}}]]}}	Shows its own syntax.
name}}	{{name}}
{{tlp|name|first}}	{{name|first}}
name|first|last}}	{{name|first|last}}
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.
name	four}}	{{name	four}}	Also shows empty parameters.
name	}}	{{name	}}	Even shows empty parameters that come at the end.
{{tlp|name|first=a|last=b}}	{{name}}	Equal signs are a problem, but there are a couple ways to fix:
{{tlp|name|2=first=a|3=last=b}}	{{name|first=a|last=b}}	Use numbered parameters to fix it. Here, parameter "|2=" is assigned the string "first=a". Start with #2, since "name" is already in the "|1=" slot. Note that all subsequent parameters after a numbered parameter must also be numbered.
name|first{{= }}a|last{{= }}b}}	{{name|first=a|last=b}}	Or, simply use, "{{=}}", the equal-sign template, to "escape" the symbol.
name|2=1=a|3=2=b}}	{{name|1=a|2=b}}	Both techniques also work with numbered positional parameters (e.g.: "|1=", "|2=").
{{tlp|name|2=1=a|last{{= }}b}}	{{name|last=b}}	The named parameter ("|last=") clobbered the prior one ("|2="). Again, all subsequent parameters after a numbered parameter must also be numbered...
name|2=1=a|3=last=b}}	{{name|1=a|last=b}}	... but that's easy to fix, by adding the position number ("|3=") to the last parameter.

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Tlp

Template link with parameters

Template parameters[Edit template data]

This template prefers inline formatting of parameters.

Parameter		Description	Type	Status
Template	1	Linked template name	Template	required
Parameter 1	2	First parameter value	String	optional
Parameter 2	3	Second parameter value	String	optional
Parameter 3	4	Third parameter value	String	optional
Parameter 4	5	Fourth parameter value	String	optional
Parameter 5	6	Fifth parameter value	String	optional
Parameter 6	7	Sixth parameter value	String	optional
Parameter 7	8	Seventh parameter value	String	optional
Parameter 8	9	Eight parameter value	String	optional

See also

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
{{tlg}} options to achieve link style	N/A	DEFAULT	nolink=1	subst=1
normal	DEFAULT	{{tlg}} {{Tl }} {{tlp|1|2|...}}	{{tlf}} <template link>	{{subst :tls}} {{subst :Template:tlsu}}
code	code=1	{{tl2}}	{{tlc}} <template link> {{tnull}} <template link>	{{subst :tlxs}}
monospace	mono=1	{{tlx}} {{tll}}	N/A
plaincode	plaincode=1
kbd	kbd=1

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