Difference between revisions of "Template:Short"

From FollowTheScore
Jump to: navigation, search
Line 2: Line 2:
 
==The template==
 
==The template==
 
<pre>{{#ifexpr:{{#len: {{{string|}}} }} > {{#expr:{{{count|25}}}+5}}|
 
<pre>{{#ifexpr:{{#len: {{{string|}}} }} > {{#expr:{{{count|25}}}+5}}|
{{#sub:{{{string|}}}|0|{{{count|25}}}}}{{{suffix|}}}|{{{string|}}}{{#if:{{{type|}}|url|]}}
+
{{#sub:{{{string|}}}|0|{{{count|25}}}}}{{{suffix|}}}|
 +
{{{string|}}}
 
}}</pre>
 
}}</pre>
  

Revision as of 19:35, 23 July 2009

The template

{{#ifexpr:{{#len: {{{string|}}} }} > {{#expr:{{{count|25}}}+5}}|
{{#sub:{{{string|}}}|0|{{{count|25}}}}}{{{suffix|}}}|
{{{string|}}}
}}

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 "{".