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![]() | This template uses Lua: |
Wrapper for findpagetext function in Module:String2.
The Findpagetext template returns the position of a piece of text in the wikitext source of a page. It takes up to four parameters:
- First positional parameter or |text is the text to be searched for.
- Optional parameter |title is the page title, defaults to the current page.
- Optional parameter |plain is either true for a plain search (default), or false for a Lua pattern search.
- Optional parameter |nomatch is the value returned when no match is found; default is nothing.
- Examples
{{findpagetext |Youghiogheny}}
→ Script error: The function "findpagetext" does not exist.{{findpagetext |text=Youghiogheny}}
→ Script error: The function "findpagetext" does not exist.{{findpagetext |text=Youghiogheny |nomatch=0}}
→ Script error: The function "findpagetext" does not exist.{{findpagetext |text=Youghiogheny |title=Boston Bridge |nomatch=not found}}
→ Script error: The function "findpagetext" does not exist.{{findpagetext |text=river |title=Boston Bridge}}
→ Script error: The function "findpagetext" does not exist.{{findpagetext |text=river |title=Boston Bridge |nomatch=not found}}
→ Script error: The function "findpagetext" does not exist.{{findpagetext |text=[Rr]iver |title=Boston Bridge |plain=false |nomatch=not found}}
→ Script error: The function "findpagetext" does not exist.{{findpagetext |text=%[%[ |title=Boston Bridge |plain=f}}
→ Script error: The function "findpagetext" does not exist.{{findpagetext |text=%{%{[Cc]oord |title=Boston Bridge |plain=f}}
→ Script error: The function "findpagetext" does not exist.
The search is case-sensitive, so Lua pattern matching is needed to find river
or River
. The last example finds {{coord
or {{Coord
. The penultimate example finds a wiki-link.