Difference between revisions of "Template:FAIRWiki-Reference template code demo"

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1) Initial: John Doe, ''Funky Book Title'' (Acme Co.), {{{start}}}–{{{end}}}.
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John Doe, ''Funky Book Title'' (Acme Co.){{#if:{{{end|}}}|, {{{start}}}–{{{end}}}.|{{#if:{{{start|}}}|, {{{start}}}.|{{#if:{{{pages|}}}|, {{{pages}}}.|.}}}}}}
  
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2) Start and finish: John Doe, ''Funky Book Title'' (Acme Co.){{#if:{{{end|}}}|, {{{start}}}–{{{end}}}.}}
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This is demo code for the old-style templates which converts them to new-style without breaking them.
  
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3) Start only: John Doe, ''Funky Book Title'' (Acme Co.){{#if:{{{end|}}}|, {{{start}}}–{{{end}}}.|{{#if:{{{start|}}}|, {{{start}}}.}}}}
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A graphic comment on the code is available by clicking [[here]].
  
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4) Pages (final): John Doe, ''Funky Book Title'' (Acme Co.){{#if:{{{end|}}}|, {{{start}}}–{{{end}}}.|{{#if:{{{start|}}}|, {{{start}}}.|{{#if:{{{pages|}}}|, {{{pages}}}.|.}}}}}}
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<!--This template demos how the old page number templates have been changed so old references still work, but new ones will also work.
  
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'''''Debugging'''''
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The old style looked like this:
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*{{#if:{{{start|}}}|Start exists: {{{start}}}|Start does not exist}}
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*{{#if:{{{end|}}}|End exists: {{{end}}}|End does not exist}}
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{{TPJS|start=5|end=10}}
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*{{#if:{{{pages|}}}|Pages exists: {{{pages}}}|Pages does not exist}}
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This would give Teachings of the Prophet Joseph Smith, pp. 5-10.
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There was also
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{{TPJS1|start=5}}
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Which would give Teachings of the Prophet Joseph Smith, pp. 5.
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And sometimes
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{{TPJS0}}
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Which would give Teachings of the Prophet Joseph Smith.  [No page numbers.]
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This is cumbersome.  The new system uses a more rational naming approach, as follows:
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{{Book:Author:Title|pages=5-10}}
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So, TPJS might be
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{{Book:Smith:Teachings of the Prophet Joseph Smith|pages=5-10}}
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This edit allows all four templates to redirect to the same template, and still display properly.  So, the template:
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a) checks to see if the argument {{{end}}} is sent.  If it is, assume this is {{TPJS}}, and display {{{start}}}&ndash;{{{end}}}.
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b) if {{{end}}} does not exist, see if {{{start}}} exists.  If so, assume this is {{TPJS1}} and display {{{start}}} only.
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c) if {{{end}}} and {{{start}}} do not exist, see if {{{pages}}} exists.  If so, this is the new style, and display {{{pages}}}.
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d) if {{end}}}, {{{start}}}, and {{{pages}}} do not exist, assume the book is referred to without page number at all.-->

Revision as of 20:27, 22 April 2010

John Doe, Funky Book Title (Acme Co.).

This is demo code for the old-style templates which converts them to new-style without breaking them.

A graphic comment on the code is available by clicking here.


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