Template:Nasal doc

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Goal

This template is to be used to document Nasal API functions. The underlying aim is to unify Nasal documentation on the wiki.

Usage

{{Nasal doc
| syntax      =
| text        =
| source      =
| version     =
| private     =
| param1      =
...
| param10     =
| param1text  =
...
| param10text =
| example1text =
| example1    =
...
| example10text =
| example10   =
}}

All parameters are optional.

Basic data

syntax: Syntax of the function.

text: Description of the function.

source: When given, should be a repository link template, such as {{flightgear file}} with the text as "Source" (see example below). Ideally, a line number should be given as well.

version: Optional version statement, sating which version of FlightGear the function was added.

private: The private function behind the function being documented. It is often named the same, but usually has an underscore (_) preceding it. An example is cmdarg() and _cmdarg().

param(n): Names of the parameters of the function. There can be up to ten parameters, from param1 to param10.

param(n)text: Description of the parameters. There can be up to ten parameters, from param1text to param10text.

example(n)text: Description of the example. There can be up to ten of these, from example1text to example10text.

example(n): Examples of the usage of the function. There can be up to ten examples, from example1 to example10.

Examples

=== function() ===
{{Nasal doc
| syntax     = function(a, [b, c]);
| source     = {{flightgear file|t=Source}}
| version    = 3.2
| text       = Returns a value or <code>'''nil'''</code>.
| param1     = a
| param1text = Mandatory argument.
| param2     = b
| param2text = Optional argument.
| param3     = c
| param3text = Optional argument.
| example1   = var variable = function("string");
| example2   = var variable = function("string", 1.234, FlightGear);
}}

function()

_function()

function(a, [b, c]);

Source — Version added: FG 3.2

Returns a value or nil.

a: Mandatory argument.
b: Optional argument.
c: Optional argument.

Examples

var variable = function("string");

Example of the usage of all parameters.

var variable = function("string", 1.234, FlightGear);