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The '''template link''' (or "tl") template is a simple [[w:Macro (computer science)|macro]] [[m:Help:template|template]] used to display a template name as a link surrounded by braces, thus showing the template name as code rather than actually invoking it. Its primary use is in instruction and documentation where it is used to refer to a template by name without invoking it.
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The '''template link''' template is a simple [[w:Macro (computer science)|macro]] [[m:Help:template|template]] used to display a template name as a link surrounded by braces, thus showing how the template name would be used in code. Its primary use is in instruction and documentation. A short example is that the code:
==Examples==
An example of its use is:


::<code><nowiki>{{Tl|Example}}</nowiki></code>
::<code><nowiki>{{tl|Example}}</nowiki></code>
:which generates
::{{tl|Example}}


:generates


::{{Tl|Example}}
== TemplateData ==
<templatedata>{
"description": "This template displays a template name as a link surrounded by braces, thus showing how the template name would be used in code. Its primary use is in instruction and documentation.",
"params": {
"1": {
"label": "template name",
"description": "positional parameter: the template name without the namespace prefix “Template:”, which is added automatically",
"type": "wiki-template-name",
"required": true
}
}
}</templatedata>


More complex variations are described below.
== See also ==
 
* {{tl|tlx}} to produce a [t]emplate [l]ink with an e[x]panded number of parameters.
===Example===
<includeonly>[[Category:link templates]]</includeonly>
{| class="wikitable"
! Code
! Result
|-
| <code><nowiki>{{Tl|Void}}</nowiki></code>
| {{[[Template:Void|Void]]}}
|-
| <code><nowiki>{{Tl2|X1}}</nowiki></code>
| <tt><nowiki>{{</nowiki>[[{{{LANG|}}}{{{SISTER|}}}{{ns:Template}}:X1|X1]]<nowiki>}}</nowiki></tt>
|-
| <code><nowiki>{{Tl2|SISTER=M:|3x}}</nowiki></code>
| <tt><nowiki>{{</nowiki>[[{{{LANG|}}}M:{{ns:Template}}:3x|3x]]<nowiki>}}</nowiki></tt>
|-
| <code><nowiki>{{Tl2|SISTER=wikibooks|LANG=de:|WP}}</nowiki></code>
| <tt><nowiki>{{</nowiki>[http://de.wikibooks.org/wiki/Vorlage:WP WP]<nowiki>}}</nowiki></tt><!---
----- This is currently a fraudulent output result... the template code needs modified to work
----- per this plan, then this /doc file fixed up to match whatever the correct syntax actually is.
----- ALMOST work:
[[:de:wikibooks:{{ns:template}}:WP|WP]]
[[de:wikibooks:{{ns:template}}:WP|WP]]
---->
|-
| <code><nowiki>{{Tl|1==)}}</nowiki></code>
| {{Tl|1==)}}
|}
 
===See also===
{{Tl-nav}}
* [[Template:Para]]
 
<includeonly>
[[Category:Internal link templates]]
 
[[ar:قالب:قا]]
[[as:Template:Tl]]
[[az:Şablon:Tl]]
[[ba:Ҡалып:Ҡалып]]
[[be-x-old:Шаблён:Ш]]
[[bg:Шаблон:Ш]]
[[bn:টেমপ্লেট:Tl]]
[[bs:Šablon:Šablon]]
[[ca:Plantilla:Tl]]
[[cs:Šablona:Šablona]]
[[cy:Nodyn:Nodyn]]
[[da:Skabelon:Vis]]
[[de:Vorlage:Vorlage]]
[[dsb:Pśedłoga:Pśedłoga]]
[[eo:Ŝablono:Ŝ]]
[[es:Plantilla:Template link]]
[[fa:الگو:الگوی]]
[[fi:Malline:Malline]]
[[fr:Modèle:M]]
[[he:תבנית:תב]]
[[hr:Predložak:Tl]]
[[hy:Կաղապար:Կ]]
[[hsb:Předłoha:Předłoha]]
[[ia:Patrono:Tl]]
[[id:Templat:Tl]]
[[ja:Template:Tl]]
[[ka:თარგი:Tl]]
[[ko:틀:틀]]
[[kw:Template:Viz]]
[[la:Formula:Fn]]
[[my:Template:Tl]]
[[no:Mal:Mal]]
[[or:Template:Tl]]
[[pih:Template:Tl]]
[[pl:Szablon:S]]
[[pt:Predefinição:Ligação para predefinição]]
[[ru:Шаблон:Tl]]
[[sk:Šablóna:Tl]]
[[sl:Predloga:Tl]]
[[stq:Foarloage:Foarloage]]
[[sv:Mall:Mall]]
[[th:แม่แบบ:Tl]]
[[tr:Şablon:Tl]]
[[uk:Шаблон:Tl]]
[[ur:سانچہ:Tl]]
[[vi:Tiêu bản:Tl]]
[[zh:Template:Tl]]
[[zh-yue:Template:Tl]]
</includeonly>

Latest revision as of 06:25, 29 April 2025

Template:Documentation subpage The template link (or "tl") template is a simple macro template used to display a template name as a link surrounded by braces, thus showing the template name as code rather than actually invoking it. Its primary use is in instruction and documentation where it is used to refer to a template by name without invoking it.

Examples[edit source]

An example of its use is:

{{tl|Example}}
which generates
{{Example}}


TemplateData[edit source]

This template displays a template name as a link surrounded by braces, thus showing how the template name would be used in code. Its primary use is in instruction and documentation.

Template parameters

ParameterDescriptionTypeStatus
template name1

positional parameter: the template name without the namespace prefix “Template:”, which is added automatically

Templaterequired

See also[edit source]

  • {{tlx}} to produce a [t]emplate [l]ink with an e[x]panded number of parameters.
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