Difference between revisions of "Template:Short"
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==The template== | ==The template== | ||
| − | <pre>{{#ifexpr:{{#len: {{{string|}}} }} > {{#expr:{{{count|25}}}+5}}|{{#sub:{{{string|}}}|0|{{{count|25}}}}}{{{suffix|}}}|{{{string|}}}}}</pre> | + | <pre>{{#ifexpr:{{#len: {{{string|}}} }} > {{#expr:{{{count|25}}}+5}}|{{#sub:{{{string|}}}|0|{{{count|25}}}}}{{{suffix|}}}|{{{string|}}}{{#if:{{{type|}}|url|]}}}}</pre> |
==Usage== | ==Usage== | ||
| − | This shortens strings. This can be used to shorten URLs or included text. | + | This shortens strings. This can be used to shorten URLs or included text.<br>Note: Requires [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:StringFunctions Extension:StringFunctions]. |
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===Usage=== | ===Usage=== | ||
<pre>{{Short | <pre>{{Short | ||
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:It uses a tolerance of 5. So if you define count=10 the string will not be shortened if it is between 1 and 15 characters long. | :It uses a tolerance of 5. So if you define count=10 the string will not be shortened if it is between 1 and 15 characters long. | ||
*'''suffix''': optional / default: " …" (not ...) | *'''suffix''': optional / default: " …" (not ...) | ||
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===Examples=== | ===Examples=== | ||
| − | <pre>{{Short|string=The number of displayed characters (white space / blanks are counted).|count= | + | <pre>{{Short|string=The number of displayed characters (white space / blanks are counted).|count=40}}</pre> |
| − | {{Short|string=The number of displayed characters (white space / blanks are counted).|count= | + | '''Result:''' {{Short|string=The number of displayed characters (white space / blanks are counted).|count=40}} |
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| + | <pre>{{Short|string=The number of displayed characters (white space / blanks are counted).|count=500}}</pre> | ||
| + | The sring short than the count, nothing happens:<br>'''Result:''' {{Short|string=The number of displayed characters (white space / blanks are counted).|count=500}} | ||
</noinclude> | </noinclude> | ||
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The template
{{#ifexpr:{{#len: {{{string|}}} }} > {{#expr:{{{count|25}}}+5}}|{{#sub:{{{string|}}}|0|{{{count|25}}}}}{{{suffix|}}}|{{{string|}}}{{#if:{{{type|}}|url|]}}}}
Usage
This shortens strings. This can be used to shorten URLs or included text.
Note: Requires Extension:StringFunctions.
Usage
{{Short
|string =
|count =
|suffix =
}}
- count: optional / default: 25
- The number of displayed characters (white space / blanks are counted).
- It uses a tolerance of 5. So if you define count=10 the string will not be shortened if it is between 1 and 15 characters long.
- suffix: optional / default: " …" (not ...)
Examples
{{Short|string=The number of displayed characters (white space / blanks are counted).|count=40}}
Result: Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "{".
{{Short|string=The number of displayed characters (white space / blanks are counted).|count=500}}
The sring short than the count, nothing happens:
Result: Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "{".
