Template:Xpdplain/doc

This is a documentation subpage for Template:Xpdplain.
It contains usage information, categories, and other content that is not part of the original template page.

Template:Xpdplain uses the system of the expansion demo templates, although for the case where there is no expansion. As opposed to Template:Fd it works in-line, and gives a link to the "Expand templates" page for the specified wikitext. It requires more inserted pipe characters to satisfy the limitations, see Help:Expansion demo templates#Limitations. It does not work for html codes like "→".

Therefore the recommendation is:

if the wikitext contains html codes like "→"^[1], use Template:Fd
also, if the wikitext contains one or more newlines, and no "Expand templates" link is desired, use Template:Fd.
otherwise, use Template:Xpdplain

The way of entering the input, and the first part of the output, of Xpdplain is similar to that of Template:Cnw. Since the latter just displays wikitext it can also be used for wikitext with double and triple braces, there is no need for a separate template for each pattern. However, it does not support single and multiple newlines.

Examples edit

xpdplain: "[[w:foot (length)|<span title="30.48 cm">ft</span>]]" → "ft" [1]

fd:

[[w:foot (length)|<span title="30.48 cm">ft</span>]]

gives:

ft

cnw: [[w:foot (length)|<span title="30.48 cm">ft</span>]]

xpdplain: "a b c" → "a b

c" [2]

fd:

a
b

c

gives:

a b

c

↑ Note that such codes are not needed, because the symbol, in this case →, is allowed in the wikitext itself. For ways of entering it, see Help:Special characters#Editing.

[1] Note that such codes are not needed, because the symbol, in this case →, is allowed in the wikitext itself. For ways of entering it, see Help:Special characters#Editing.

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