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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 {{ | It accepts one {{Parameter|mandatory|string}} and one {{Parameter|optional}}: | ||
* {{Code|1}} is the name of an article in the category namespace. | |||
* {{Code|2}}, can be arbitrary text, which will change the text presented by the link, or on eof three special options: | |||
** {{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== | ||
A normal Mediawiki category link, such as {{Code|<nowiki>[[:Category:Admin]]</nowiki>}}, returns: {{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 the second parameter is an arbitrary string, such as {{code|administrative}}, it returns: {{Return|{{Category|Admin|administrative}}}} | |||
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. | |||
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Template:Category is used to simplify the creation of links to categories.
Usage
It accepts one mandatory string parameter and one optional parameter:
1is the name of an article in the category namespace.2, can be arbitrary text, which will change the text presented by the link, or on eof three special options:addadds the article to the same category it is linking to.endadjusts the output, primarily for grammatical purposes.lcreturns the first parameter, but in all lower case.
Return
A normal Mediawiki category link, such as [[:Category:Admin]], returns:
With no optional parameters, it returns a link to the category page, without the namespace prepended. For instance, {{Category|Admin}} returns:
If the second parameter is an arbitrary string, such as administrative, it returns:
If the second parameter is lc, it returns:
If a second parameter is end, the return is modified: {{Category|Admin|end}} returns:
Admin category
A second parameter of add cannot be demonstrated, as it does not work in the template namespace.