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   |x|element={{#ifeq:{{lc:{{{link|}}} }} |yes
 
   |x|element={{#ifeq:{{lc:{{{link|}}} }} |yes
 
     |[[Category:Pages with incorrect nuclide templates use]]<!--
 
     |[[Category:Pages with incorrect nuclide templates use]]<!--
 
 
       -->{{FormattingError
 
       -->{{FormattingError
 
       |The generic element '{{{1}}}' does not have a page to link to.
 
       |The generic element '{{{1}}}' does not have a page to link to.
 
       |nocategory={{{nocategory|}}}
 
       |nocategory={{{nocategory|}}}
 
     }}<!--
 
     }}<!--
 
 
   -->}}
 
   -->}}
 
   |aluminum
 
   |aluminum
 
   |sulphur
 
   |sulphur
 
   |cesium=[[Category:Pages with incorrect nuclide templates use]]<!--
 
   |cesium=[[Category:Pages with incorrect nuclide templates use]]<!--
 
 
     -->{{FormattingError
 
     -->{{FormattingError
     |{{{1}}} is not a [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Chemicals/Style guidelines#Element names
+
     |{{{1}}} is not a [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Chemicals/Style guidelines#Element names|valid]]<!--
  
      |valid]] way to spell {{#switch:{{lc:{{{1}}} }}
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    -->way to spell {{#switch:{{lc:{{{1}}} }}
 
       |aluminum=aluminium
 
       |aluminum=aluminium
 
       |sulphur=sulfur
 
       |sulphur=sulfur

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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 validway to spell aluminium.
   "
  • {{CheckElement|Sulphur}} will return "Sulphur is not a validway to spell sulfur.
   "
  • {{CheckElement|Cesium}} will return "Cesium is not a validway 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