Template:Location/Documentation: Difference between revisions

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Template:Location is used to create the summary sidebar on Location pages.

These are mandatory parameters, but they have default values.

name defaults to {{PAGENAME}}. It's primary purpose is applying formatting characters, as in Fräulein Ärtzin.

These mandatory parameters must be supplied; they have no defaults:

These optional parameters control aspects that are out-of-character.

sortkey (default: the last word in {{PAGETITLE}}) — This usually suffices for characters using the standard English name order (Given Middle Family), characters with names presented in the Japanese pattern (Family Given) will need to specify the sort key explicitly.

An example of the possible output is to the right; edit the documentation to see how it is constructed.

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 These are {{Parameter|mandatory}}s, but they have default values.
 * {{Code|name}} defaults to {{Code|<nowiki>{{PAGENAME}}</nowiki>}}. It's primary purpose is applying formatting characters, as in [[Fraulein Artzin]].
+===Non-Defaulting Parameters===
+These {{Parameter|mandatory}}s must be supplied; they have no defaults:
+===Metaparameters===
+These {{Parameter|optional}}s control aspects that are out-of-character.
+* {{Code|sortkey}} (default: the last word in {{Code|<nowiki>{{PAGETITLE}}</nowiki>}}) &mdash; This usually suffices for characters using the standard English name order (Given Middle Family), characters with names presented in the Japanese pattern (Family Given) will need to specify the sort key explicitly.
 ==Returns==
 An example of the possible output is to the right; <span class="plainlinks">[{{fullurl:Template:{{PAGENAME}}/Documentation|action=edit}} edit the documentation]</span> to see how it is constructed.