Difference between revisions of "Template:CheckElement"
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PLEASE ADD CATEGORIES AND INTERWIKIS TO THE /doc SUBPAGE, THANKS | PLEASE ADD CATEGORIES AND INTERWIKIS TO THE /doc SUBPAGE, THANKS | ||
Normally, the code for the template is included, but this template is too complex to do that. | Normally, the code for the template is included, but this template is too complex to do that. | ||
| − | --></noinclude><includeonly>{{#switch:{{lc:{{{1}}}}} | + | --></noinclude><includeonly>{{#switch:{{lc:{{{1}}} }} |
|x|element={{#ifeq:{{lc:{{{link|}}} }} | |x|element={{#ifeq:{{lc:{{{link|}}} }} | ||
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|cesium=[[Category:Pages with incorrect nuclide templates use]]<!-- | |cesium=[[Category:Pages with incorrect nuclide templates use]]<!-- | ||
-->{{FormattingError | -->{{FormattingError | ||
| − | |{{{1}}} is not a [[Wikipedia: | + | |{{{1}}} is not a [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Chemicals/Style guidelines#Element names|valid]]<!-- |
| − | --> way to spell | + | --> way to spell {{#switch:{{lc:{{{1}}} }} |
|alumimum=aluminium | |alumimum=aluminium | ||
|sulphur=sulfur | |sulphur=sulfur | ||
|cesium=caesium | |cesium=caesium | ||
| − | }} | + | }}. |
|nocategory={{{nocategory|}}} | |nocategory={{{nocategory|}}} | ||
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Revision as of 15:11, 18 September 2009
Template that returns an error message if the first argument is not valid for use with other nuclide templates helper templates.
Usage
When using a string that is not a valid element name or symbol or "x" or "element", an error message is returned, like so:
{{CheckElement|C}}will return ""{{CheckElement|Carbon}}will return ""{{CheckElement|Blablabla}}will return "unknown element Blablabla.
"
The "link=yes" argument is also supported; if the element name or symbol has no associated link, an error message is returned, like so:
{{CheckElement|link=yes|C}}will return ""{{CheckElement|link=yes|Carbon}}will return ""{{CheckElement|link=yes|X}}will return "The generic element 'X' does not have a page to link to.
"
When using a common name for an element that goes against the Wikipedia style guide for element names, a warning message will be returned. There are currently three such names:
{{CheckElement|Aluminum}}will return "Aluminum is not a valid way to spell .
"
{{CheckElement|Sulphur}}will return "Sulphur is not a valid way to spell sulfur.
"
{{CheckElement|Cesium}}will return "Cesium is not a valid way to spell caesium.
"
This template can be used in other templates to check for error before calling other templates that require a valid element or symbol like so:
{{#if:{{CheckElement|{{{element argument}}}|link={{{link|}}} }}
| Error message (shown when the element is invalid).
| Normal message (shown when the element is valid).
}}
See also
Template:Periodic table templates
| The above documentation is transcluded from Template:CheckElement/doc. (edit | history) Editors can experiment in this template's sandbox (create | mirror) and testcases (create) pages. Please add categories to the /doc subpage. Subpages of this template. |