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(restore ununtrium as a valid element, to clear errors on two archived talk pages. alternative is to edit the archives to fix them.)
imported>Wbm1058
(Undid revision 848730348 by Wbm1058 (talk) never mind. that just replaces the error with errors in Template:ProtonsForElement and in Template:SymbolForElement. I'll just edit the archives.)
 
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   |ubh|unbihexium=
 
   |ubh|unbihexium=
 
   |ubs|unbiseptium=
 
   |ubs|unbiseptium=
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  |uut|ununtrium=
 
 
   |#default = {{#if:{{{nocategory|}}}||[[Category:Pages with incorrect nuclide templates use]]}}{{Formatting error|nocategory={{{nocategory|}}}|The element {{{1}}} does not exist{{main other|1=[[Category:Chemical element unknown]]}}.}}
 
   |#default = {{#if:{{{nocategory|}}}||[[Category:Pages with incorrect nuclide templates use]]}}{{Formatting error|nocategory={{{nocategory|}}}|The element {{{1}}} does not exist{{main other|1=[[Category:Chemical element unknown]]}}.}}
 
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Latest revision as of 22:39, 3 July 2018

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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 "The element Blablabla does not exist."

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 aluminium."
  • {{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