Parser functions in templates

[Guest Charles-François Dallaire]

Hi,

Trying to validate if a parameter is empty, if it does output nothing (the ":" in this case), if it contains information output it (:{{{1}}}).

My Template as of now :

:{{{1}}}

If the information is empty it does the line break from the ":" and this is what I don't want.

What I was thinking to correct my problem, but it doesn't work :

{{#if:	{{{1}}}	|	{{1|:{{{1}}}|}}	|	{{blank}} }}

1 is a variable like Contact_Name if it helps.

Thanks !

 

Charles

[Skizzerz]

8 minutes ago, Charles-François D. said:

Okay, so I have redone my infobox to look like this :

{{#if:    {{{Contact_Cie|}}}     |
==={{{Contact_Cie}}}===
}}<!--
-->{{#if:    {{{Contact_Name|}}}    |
:Name : {{{Contact_Name}}} }}<!--
-->{{#if:    {{{Contact_Tel|}}}     |
:Tel : {{{Contact_Tel}}} }}

But it still does the line break if no information is entered in the name or tel field...

Something i'm not fully understanding, i'm very greatfull of your help !

 

Charles

I edited your template code above -- you had line breaks in-between the if statements which were being rendered. I commented them out with <!-- --> so that you retain the visual spacing (for readability when editing) but the line breaks themselves do not appear when the template is used. I also put the header on a line by itself, as otherwise it could cause issues in some template invocations.

[Skizzerz]

Add a pipe at the end of the parameter name:

{{{1|default value if this parameter isn't specified}}}
{{{1|}}} (blank default value)

Will output the value of {{{1}}} if specified, and whatever is after the pipe (nothing in the case you want, so that second line above).

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[Guest Charles-François Dallaire]

Hi,

If the output need to contain the ":" to indent the content passed in parameter do you know where I should put it ?

Thanks ! and i'll do so

 

Charles

[Skizzerz]

If you want to indent if there is something, and omit the line entirely if not, you will need to use ParserFunctions:

{{#if: {{{1|}}} |
: {{{1}}} }}

Note that the colon must start its own line.

[Charles-François D.]

Hi,

It still doesn't work, let say I have an infobox containing this line :

{{#if:    {{{Contact_Name}}}           |     {{Contact_Name|{{{Contact_Name}}}|}}          |  {{blank}} }}

And It uses this template for Contact_Name :

{{#if: {{{1|}}} |
:Name : {{{1}}} }}

And doesn't insert a name when using the infobox the line break from the ":" still appear.

Infobox :

{{Infobox/Contact
|Contact_Name=
|Contact_Cie=Blabla
|Contact_Tel=123-456-7890
}}

The Output is :

===Blabla===
:
:123-456-7890

Thanks !

 

Charles

[Skizzerz]

Replace 1 with the name of the parameter, in your case Contact_Name. Do not use a sub-template, you don't need it for something this simple.

{{#if: {{{Contact_Name|}}} |
: {{{Contact_Name}}} }}

The pipe at the end in the first parameter of #if is very important. If you do not have the pipe at the end, it will not default to blank, and therefore it will always try to execute the "then" clause of the if.

You do not need an "else" clause with {{blank}} unless Template:Blank actually has contents (and isn't just empty). Omitting the "else" clause will automatically make it blank.

[Charles-François D.]

Not sure to understand. you recommend to replace :

{{#if:    {{{Contact_Name}}}           |     {{Contact_Name|{{{Contact_Name}}}|}}          |  {{blank}} }}

For this :

{{#if: {{{Contact_Name|}}} |
: {{{Contact_Name}}} }}

Without the sub-template or the blank part at the end of the if ?

 

Thank you very much for your time !

 

Charles

 

[Skizzerz]

9 minutes ago, Charles-François D. said:

Not sure to understand. you recommend to replace :

{{#if:    {{{Contact_Name}}}           |     {{Contact_Name|{{{Contact_Name}}}|}}          |  {{blank}} }}

For this :

{{#if: {{{Contact_Name|}}} |
: {{{Contact_Name}}} }}

Without the sub-template or the blank part at the end of the if ?

 

Thank you very much for your time !

 

Charles

 

Yep. Replace that entire existing line with what I just said. No sub-template or blank.

[Charles-François D.]

Okay, so I have redone my infobox to look like this :

{{#if:    {{{Contact_Cie|}}}     |
==={{{Contact_Cie}}}=== }}
{{#if:    {{{Contact_Name|}}}    |
:Name : {{{Contact_Name}}} }}
{{#if:    {{{Contact_Tel|}}}     |
:Tel : {{{Contact_Tel}}} }}

But it still does the line break if no information is entered in the name or tel field...

Something i'm not fully understanding, i'm very greatfull of your help !

 

Charles

[Charles-François D.]

You got it ! It was the line break at the end ..

Thank you very much !

 

Charles