Template:Module link/doc

< is used to display a module name as a link surrounded by braces with the {{#invoke}} parser function, thus showing the module name as code rather than actually invoking it. Its primary use is in instruction and documentation where it is used to refer to a module by name without invoking it. It is also supports the definition of a function and parameters.

Examples

Code	Result	Notes
{{ml|Example}}	{{#invoke:Example|function}}	Usage without function name. This does not produce a usable invocation.
{{ml|Example|hello}}	{{#invoke:Example|hello}}	Usage with a function name.
{{ml|Example|count_fruit|4=bananas=10|5=kiwis=5}}	{{#invoke:Example|count_fruit|bananas=10|kiwis=5}}	Usage with a function name and parameters.
{{ml|Example|count_fruit|Fred|bananas{{=}}10|apples{{=}}5}}	{{#invoke:Example|count_fruit|Fred|bananas=10|apples=5}}	Usage with a function name and parameters, using {{=}}.
{{ml|Example|}}	{{#invoke:Example}}	Omits the function name

TemplateData

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TemplateData for Module link

This template displays a module name as a link surrounded by braces with the {{#invoke}} parser function, thus showing how the module name would be used in code. Its primary use is in instruction and documentation.

Template parameters

Parameter		Description	Type	Status
module name	1	the module name without the namespace prefix “Module:”, which is added automatically	String	required
function name	2	the function name within the module to call	String	required
parameter 1	3	the name (and value) of the first parameter, use {{=}} to add an equal sign	String	optional
parameter 2	4	the name (and value) of the second parameter, use {{=}} to add an equal sign	String	optional
parameter 3	5	the name (and value) of the third parameter, use {{=}} to add an equal sign	String	optional

See also

• {{mlx}} - Similar function but surrounded in <code>...</code> tags.
• {{tl}} - A version of this template for templates instead of modules.

General-purpose formatting

Comparison of template-linking templates according to the styles of generated text and link produced

Text style ↓	Template:Template link expanded optionsTemplate:NoteTag to achieve text style	Link style
		Linked	Unlinked	Linked with subst	Unlinked with subst	Linked including braces	Linked with alternative text
Template:Template link expanded optionsTemplate:NoteTag to achieve link style	Template:N/a	Template:N/a	nolink=yes	subst=yes	nolink=yes|subst=yes	braceinside=yes	alttext=Foo 2=Foo
normal	Template:N/a	{{[[Template:tlg|tlg]]}}Template:NoteTag {{tl}} {{tlp|1|2|...}}Template:NoteTag Template:TluTemplate:NoteTag	{{tlf}}Template:NoteTag <template link>	{{subst:tls}} Template:TlsuTemplate:NoteTag	Template:TlsfTemplate:NoteTag <template link>	{{tn}}	{{{{{2}}}}}
code	code=yes	{{tl2}} Template:Template link expanded Template:TlxuTemplate:NoteTag	{{tlc}}Template:NoteTag <template link> {{tnull}}<template link>	{{subst:tlxs}}	Template:TlscTemplate:NoteTag <template link>	colspan="2" rowspan="3" Template:N/a
monospace	plaincode=yesTemplate:NoteTag	colspan="2" rowspan="2" Template:N/a	Template:TltssTemplate:NoteTag	rowspan="2" Template:N/a
kbd	kbd=yesTemplate:NoteTag
bold	bold=yes	{{[[Template:tlb|tlb]]}}	colspan="5" rowspan="3" Template:N/a
bold+code	bold=yes|code=yes	{{[[Template:tlxb|tlxb]]}}
italic+code	italic=yes|code=yes	Template:Tlxi

Template:NoteFoot

Other formatting templates

Templates producing specialised formatting effects for given templates, modules or parameters

Code example	Effect	Notes
{{tj|Hatnote|Some text|selfref: yes|category: no|lang: fr}}	Template:Tj	Supports colors, placeholder texts, named and unnamed parameters
{{tl2|Hatnote|lang=fr}}	{{hatnote}}	Supports linking to sister projects (e.g., fr:Hatnote)
{{demo|<nowiki>{{Hatnote|lang=fr|Some text}}</nowiki>}}	{{hatnote|lang=fr|Some text}} Some text || Shows code and example
{{tln|Hatnote}}	Template:Tln	Produces a normal link to the template
{{elc|Template:Hatnote}} {{elc|Template:Hatnote|Hatnote}}	Template:Elc Template:Elc	Formats wikilink, with optional piped link text and blended suffix
{{ml|Example|hello}}	{{#invoke:Example|hello}}	Counterpart to {{tl}} for linking to Lua modules
{{mlx|Example|hello}}	Template:Mlx	Counterpart to {{tlx}} for linking to Lua modules
{{ml-lua|Module:Example|hello}}	Template:Ml-lua	Link to Lua modules and built-in libraries, showing Lua code.
{{para|title|<var>book title</var>}}	|title=book title	Formats template parameters for display, with or without values
{{sclx|LASTING}}	Template:Sclx	Takes a shortcut suffix in project namespace and displays it with brackets and the WP: alias in a <code>...</code> tag.
{{tag|ref}} {{xtag|templatedata}}	<ref>...</ref> Template:Xtag	Formats [X]HTML tags; can add content, choose opening, closing, or self-closing
{{dtl|Ping project}}	Template:Dtl	Wikidata counterpart to {{tl}}
{{pf|if}} {{pf|if|{{{1}}}|true|false}}	#if: #if:	Parser function equivalent to {{tl}}
{{magic word|uc:}}	Template:Magic word	Magic word links

With utility links

Templates producing utility links for a given template (Hatnote used here as example)

Code example	Effect
{{lt|Hatnote}}	<
{{lts|Hatnote}}	Template:Lts
{{t links|Hatnote}}	Template:T links
{{tfd links|Hatnote}}	Template:Tfd links
{{tetl|Hatnote}}	Template:Tetl
{{tsetl|Hatnote}}	Template:Tsetl
{{ti|Hatnote}}
{{tic|Hatnote}}	Template:Tic
{{tim|Hatnote}}	Template:Tim
{{tiw|Hatnote}}	Template:Tiw
{{tlt|Hatnote}}	Template:Tlt
{{ttl|Hatnote}}	Template:Ttl
{{twlh|Hatnote}}	Template:Twlh