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| + | '''Template:Lang2iso''' takes an English-language language name (such as "Abkhazian" or "Sinhalese") and converts it into a two-letter [[ISO 639]] language code. This table's values are based on [[List of ISO 639-1 codes]]. The template should not be transcluded directly from article namespace. | ||
==Examples== | ==Examples== | ||
| − | * | + | * {{Tlx|Lang2iso|German}} returns: {{Lang2iso|German}} |
| − | * | + | * {{Tlx|Lang2iso|Greek}} returns: {{Lang2iso|Greek}} |
| − | * | + | * {{Tlx|Lang2iso|Spanish}} returns: {{Lang2iso|Spanish}} |
==Purpose== | ==Purpose== | ||
| − | Since most users will know a language's name but not its ISO code, this template | + | Since most users will know a language's name but not its ISO code, this template is meant to facilitate invocations of other templates such as [[Template:Lang]]. Thus, instead of recalling (or having to know) that the ISO code for German is "de" and transcluding {{Tlx|Lang|de|Mädchen}}, one can type: {{Tlx|Lang|{{Tlx|Lang2iso|subst=y|German}}|Mädchen}}. |
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| − | This also reduces the number of parameters that need to be passed to some language routines (such as those similar to [[Template:Language with name]]) since the ISO | + | This also reduces the number of parameters that need to be passed to some language routines (such as those similar to [[Template:Language with name]]) since the ISO language code can now be derived from the ISO language name. |
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
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Template:Lang2iso takes an English-language language name (such as "Abkhazian" or "Sinhalese") and converts it into a two-letter ISO 639 language code. This table's values are based on List of ISO 639-1 codes. The template should not be transcluded directly from article namespace.
Examples
Purpose
Since most users will know a language's name but not its ISO code, this template is meant to facilitate invocations of other templates such as Template:Lang. Thus, instead of recalling (or having to know) that the ISO code for German is "de" and transcluding {{Lang|de|Mädchen}}, one can type: {{Lang|.
{{subst:Lang2iso|German}}|Mädchen}}
This also reduces the number of parameters that need to be passed to some language routines (such as those similar to Template:Language with name) since the ISO language code can now be derived from the ISO language name.
See also
- {{ISO 639 name}}
