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Arcology Expert Program at 18:36, 24 January 2023

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			<includeonly>[[Category:Categorization Template]]</includeonly>
	{{Template\|Category}} is used to simplify the creation of links to categories.		{{Template\|Category}} is used to simplify the creation of links to categories.
	==Usage==		==Usage==

Arcology Expert Program at 18:32, 24 January 2023

2023-01-24T18:32:48Z

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	It accepts one {{Parameter\|mandatory\|string}} and one {{Parameter\|optional}}:		It accepts one {{Parameter\|mandatory\|string}} and one {{Parameter\|optional}}:
	* {{Code\|1}} is the name of an article in the category namespace.		* {{Code\|1}} is the name of an article in the category namespace.
	* {{Code\|2}}, ~~if supplied~~, ~~must be one of two~~ options:		* {{Code\|2}}, can be arbitrary text, which will change the text presented by the link, or on eof three special options:
	** {{Code\|end}} adjusts the output, primarily for gramatical purposes.
	** {{Code\|add}} adds the article to the same category it is linking to.		** {{Code\|add}} adds the article to the same category it is linking to.
			** {{Code\|end}} adjusts the output, primarily for grammatical purposes.
			** {{code\|lc}} returns the first parameter, but in all lower case.
	==Return==		==Return==
	~~It returns a~~ link ~~to the category page, without the namespace prepended. For instance~~, {{Code\|<nowiki>{{Category\|Admin}}</nowiki>}} returns: {{Return\|{{Category\|Admin}}}}		A normal Mediawiki category link, such as {{Code\|<nowiki>[[:Category:Admin]]</nowiki>}}, returns: {{Return\|[[:Category:Admin]]}}

	~~This is in contrast~~ to ~~a normal Mediawiki~~ category ~~link~~, ~~such as~~ {{Code\|<nowiki>~~[[:~~Category:Admin]]</nowiki>}}~~, which would return~~: {{Return\|~~[[:~~Category:Admin]]}}		With no optional parameters, it returns a link to the category page, without the namespace prepended. For instance, {{Code\|<nowiki>{{Category\|Admin}}</nowiki>}} returns: {{Return\|{{Category\|Admin}}}}

	If a second parameter ~~of {{Code\|end}}~~ is ~~included~~, ~~the return is modified:~~ {{~~Code~~\|~~<nowiki>{{Category\|Admin\|end}}</nowiki>~~}} returns: {{Return\|{{Category\|Admin\|~~end~~}}}}		If the second parameter is an arbitrary string, such as {{code\|administrative}}, it returns: {{Return\|{{Category\|Admin\|administrative}}}}

	A second parameter of {{Code\|add}} ~~can not~~ be demonstrated, as it does not work in the template namespace.		If the second parameter is {{code\|lc}}, it returns: {{Return\|{{Category\|Admin\|lc}}}}

			If a second parameter is {{Code\|end}}, the return is modified: {{Code\|<nowiki>{{Category\|Admin\|end}}</nowiki>}} returns: {{Return\|{{Category\|Admin\|end}}}}

			A second parameter of {{Code\|add}} cannot be demonstrated, as it does not work in the template namespace.

Arcology Expert Program at 23:21, 24 October 2022

2022-10-24T23:21:49Z

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	{{Template\|Category}} is used to simplify the creation of links to categories.		{{Template\|Category}} is used to simplify the creation of links to categories.
	==Usage==		==Usage==
	It accepts one {{Parameter\|mandatory\|string}}, the name of an article in the category namespace ~~and~~ one {{~~Parameter~~\|~~optional~~}}.		It accepts one {{Parameter\|mandatory\|string}} and one {{Parameter\|optional}}:
			* {{Code\|1}} is the name of an article in the category namespace.
			* {{Code\|2}}, if supplied, must be one of two options:
			** {{Code\|end}} adjusts the output, primarily for gramatical purposes.
			** {{Code\|add}} adds the article to the same category it is linking to.
	==Return==		==Return==
	It returns a link to the category page, without the namespace prepended. For instance, {{Code\|<nowiki>{{Category\|Admin}}</nowiki>}} returns: {{Return\|{{Category\|Admin}}}}		It returns a link to the category page, without the namespace prepended. For instance, {{Code\|<nowiki>{{Category\|Admin}}</nowiki>}} returns: {{Return\|{{Category\|Admin}}}}
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	If a second parameter of {{Code\|end}} is included, the return is modified: {{Code\|<nowiki>{{Category\|Admin\|end}}</nowiki>}} returns: {{Return\|{{Category\|Admin\|end}}}}		If a second parameter of {{Code\|end}} is included, the return is modified: {{Code\|<nowiki>{{Category\|Admin\|end}}</nowiki>}} returns: {{Return\|{{Category\|Admin\|end}}}}

			A second parameter of {{Code\|add}} can not be demonstrated, as it does not work in the template namespace.

Arcology Expert Program at 17:25, 23 October 2022

2022-10-23T17:25:07Z

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	{{Template\|Category}} is used to simplify the creation of links to categories.		{{Template\|Category}} is used to simplify the creation of links to categories.
	==Usage==		==Usage==
	It accepts one {{~~parameter~~\|mandatory\|string}}, the name of an article in the category namespace.		It accepts one {{Parameter\|mandatory\|string}}, the name of an article in the category namespace and one {{Parameter\|optional}}.
	==Return==		==Return==
	It returns a link to the category page, without the namespace prepended. For instance, {{Code\|<nowiki>{{Category\|Admin}}</nowiki>}} returns: {{Return\|{{Category\|Admin}}}}		It returns a link to the category page, without the namespace prepended. For instance, {{Code\|<nowiki>{{Category\|Admin}}</nowiki>}} returns: {{Return\|{{Category\|Admin}}}}

	This is in contrast to a normal Mediawiki category link, such as {{Code\|<nowiki>[[:Category:Admin]]</nowiki>}}, which would return: {{Return\|[[:Category:Admin]]}}		This is in contrast to a normal Mediawiki category link, such as {{Code\|<nowiki>[[:Category:Admin]]</nowiki>}}, which would return: {{Return\|[[:Category:Admin]]}}

			If a second parameter of {{Code\|end}} is included, the return is modified: {{Code\|<nowiki>{{Category\|Admin\|end}}</nowiki>}} returns: {{Return\|{{Category\|Admin\|end}}}}

Arcology Expert Program: Created page with "{{Template|Category}} is used to simplify the creation of links to categories. ==Usage== It accepts one {{parameter|mandatory|string}}, the name of an article in the category namespace. ==Return== It returns a link to the category page, without the namespace prepended. For instance, {{Code|{{Category|Admin}}}} returns: {{Return|{{Category|Admin}}}} This is in contrast to a normal Mediawiki category link, such as {{Code|:Category:Admin
2022-10-23T16:41:18Z

Created page with "{{Template|Category}} is used to simplify the creation of links to categories. ==Usage== It accepts one {{parameter|mandatory|string}}, the name of an article in the category namespace. ==Return== It returns a link to the category page, without the namespace prepended. For instance, {{Code|<nowiki>{{Category|Admin}}</nowiki>}} returns: {{Return|{{Category|Admin}}}} This is in contrast to a normal Mediawiki category link, such as {{Code|<nowiki>Category:Admin</nowik..."

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{{Template|Category}} is used to simplify the creation of links to categories.
==Usage==
It accepts one {{parameter|mandatory|string}}, the name of an article in the category namespace.
==Return==
It returns a link to the category page, without the namespace prepended. For instance, {{Code|<nowiki>{{Category|Admin}}</nowiki>}} returns: {{Return|{{Category|Admin}}}}

This is in contrast to a normal Mediawiki category link, such as {{Code|<nowiki>[[:Category:Admin]]</nowiki>}}, which would return: {{Return|[[:Category:Admin]]}}

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	It accepts one {{Parameter\|mandatory\|string}} and one {{Parameter\|optional}}:		It accepts one {{Parameter\|mandatory\|string}} and one {{Parameter\|optional}}:
	* {{Code\|1}} is the name of an article in the category namespace.		* {{Code\|1}} is the name of an article in the category namespace.
	* {{Code\|2}}, ~~if supplied~~, ~~must be one of two~~ options:		* {{Code\|2}}, can be arbitrary text, which will change the text presented by the link, or on eof three special options:
	** {{Code\|end}} adjusts the output, primarily for gramatical purposes.
	** {{Code\|add}} adds the article to the same category it is linking to.		** {{Code\|add}} adds the article to the same category it is linking to.
			** {{Code\|end}} adjusts the output, primarily for grammatical purposes.
			** {{code\|lc}} returns the first parameter, but in all lower case.
	==Return==		==Return==
	~~It returns a~~ link ~~to the category page, without the namespace prepended. For instance~~, {{Code\|<nowiki>{{Category\|Admin}}</nowiki>}} returns: {{Return\|{{Category\|Admin}}}}		A normal Mediawiki category link, such as {{Code\|<nowiki>[[:Category:Admin]]</nowiki>}}, returns: {{Return\|[[:Category:Admin]]}}

	~~This is in contrast~~ to ~~a normal Mediawiki~~ category ~~link~~, ~~such as~~ {{Code\|<nowiki>~~[[:~~Category:Admin]]</nowiki>}}~~, which would return~~: {{Return\|~~[[:~~Category:Admin]]}}		With no optional parameters, it returns a link to the category page, without the namespace prepended. For instance, {{Code\|<nowiki>{{Category\|Admin}}</nowiki>}} returns: {{Return\|{{Category\|Admin}}}}

	If a second parameter ~~of {{Code\|end}}~~ is ~~included~~, ~~the return is modified:~~ {{~~Code~~\|~~<nowiki>{{Category\|Admin\|end}}</nowiki>~~}} returns: {{Return\|{{Category\|Admin\|~~end~~}}}}		If the second parameter is an arbitrary string, such as {{code\|administrative}}, it returns: {{Return\|{{Category\|Admin\|administrative}}}}

	A second parameter of {{Code\|add}} ~~can not~~ be demonstrated, as it does not work in the template namespace.		If the second parameter is {{code\|lc}}, it returns: {{Return\|{{Category\|Admin\|lc}}}}

			If a second parameter is {{Code\|end}}, the return is modified: {{Code\|<nowiki>{{Category\|Admin\|end}}</nowiki>}} returns: {{Return\|{{Category\|Admin\|end}}}}

			A second parameter of {{Code\|add}} cannot be demonstrated, as it does not work in the template namespace.