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Further clarification + lang parameter for language override
(Clarification: This template is mainly meant for templates.) |
(Further clarification + lang parameter for language override) |
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{{#if: {{{ {{lc: {{#titleparts: {{PAGENAME}} | 1}} }}| }}} | {{{ {{lc: {{#titleparts: {{PAGENAME}} | 1}} }} }}} | {{{en|}}} }}<noinclude> | {{#if: {{{lang|}}} | {{{ {{{lang}}} }}} | {{#if: {{{ {{lc: {{#titleparts: {{PAGENAME}} | 1}} }}| }}} | {{{ {{lc: {{#titleparts: {{PAGENAME}} | 1}} }} }}} | {{{en|}}} }} }}<noinclude> | ||
{{Informative template|1= | {{Informative template|1= | ||
__NOTOC__ | __NOTOC__ | ||
== Goal == | == Goal == | ||
This template will show texts in different languages depending on the language of the page it is placed on | This template will show texts in different languages depending on the language of the page it is placed on. | ||
It is mainly meant for translation of contents within templates so that a single template can be used in pages of different languages, rather than having to be translated with one template for each language. | |||
The language the text will be shown in depends on the two letter language code between the page namespace and the page title, for example [[Talk:De/HB Radio-NAV|Talk:'''De'''/HB Radio-NAV]]. If a parameter with a text is not available in the language of the page or is empty, the English text will be shown instead provided it is available. | The language the text will be shown in depends on the two letter language code between the page namespace and the page title, for example [[Talk:De/HB Radio-NAV|Talk:'''De'''/HB Radio-NAV]]. If a parameter with a text is not available in the language of the page or is empty, the English text will be shown instead provided it is available. | ||
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== Usage == | == Usage == | ||
The parameters of this template corresponds to the ISO 639-1 two letter language code for the language to be used in that parameter. | The parameters of this template corresponds to the ISO 639-1 two letter language code for the language to be used in that parameter. | ||
For testing and demonstration purposes the named parameter '''lang=''' can be used to select a different language than the language of the page the template is used on. | |||
<pre> | <pre> | ||
{{LangSwitch |de= |en= |es= |fr= |nl= |ru=}} | {{LangSwitch |de= |en= |es= |fr= |nl= |ru= |lang=}} | ||
</pre> | </pre> | ||
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|nl = | |nl = | ||
|ru = | |ru = | ||
|lang = | |||
}} | |||
</pre> | |||
=== Using the lang parameter === | |||
For testing and demonstration purposes the the '''lang ''' parameter can be used to override the automatic language selection. | |||
<pre><!-- Caveat: Google translated --> | |||
{{LangSwitch | |||
|de = Hallo Welt! | |||
|en = Hello World! | |||
|es = ¡Hola Mundo! | |||
|fr = Bonjour tout le monde! | |||
|nl = Hello World! | |||
|ru = Привет мир! | |||
|lang = fr | |||
}} | }} | ||
</pre> | </pre> | ||
{{LangSwitch | |||
|de = Hallo Welt! | |||
|en = Hello World! | |||
|es = ¡Hola Mundo! | |||
|fr = Bonjour tout le monde! | |||
|nl = Hello World! | |||
|ru = Привет мир! | |||
|lang = fr | |||
}} | |||
=== Examples of language codes === | === Examples of language codes === | ||