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The '''template link''' (or "tl") template is a simple [[w:Macro (computer science)|macro]] [[m:Help:template|template]] used to display a template name as a link surrounded by braces, thus showing the template name as code rather than actually invoking it. Its primary use is in instruction and documentation where it is used to refer to a template by name without invoking it.


this template may be used both function the same way and produce the same results. This is not true for all such visually confusing templates interchangeable.
==Examples==
An example of its use is:


::<code><nowiki>{{tl|Example}}</nowiki></code>
:which generates
::{{tl|Example}}


== TemplateData ==
<templatedata>{
"description": "This template displays a template name as a link surrounded by braces, thus showing how the template name would be used in code. Its primary use is in instruction and documentation.",
"params": {
"1": {
"label": "template name",
"description": "positional parameter: the template name without the namespace prefix “Template:”, which is added automatically",
"type": "wiki-template-name",
"required": true
}
}
}</templatedata>


== See also ==
== See also ==
* {{tiw|tl2}
* {{tl|tlx}} to produce a [t]emplate [l]ink with an e[x]panded number of parameters.
* {{tiw|tlp}} to produce a  [p]arameter.
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* {{tiw|tlx}} to produce
* {{tiw|tlsp}} to produce a [t]emplate [l]ink that's [[Wikipedia:Substitution| [p]arameter.
* {{tiw|lts}}
* {{tiw|tlu}}, tl or tlp in any
* {{lcs|Internal template-link templates}}
* {{tiw|xpd}} to e[xp]an[d] (i.e. demonstrate) a template ''in situ''
 
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Template:Documentation subpage The template link (or "tl") template is a simple macro template used to display a template name as a link surrounded by braces, thus showing the template name as code rather than actually invoking it. Its primary use is in instruction and documentation where it is used to refer to a template by name without invoking it.

Examples

An example of its use is:

{{tl|Example}}
which generates
{{Example}}


TemplateData

This template displays a template name as a link surrounded by braces, thus showing how the template name would be used in code. Its primary use is in instruction and documentation.

Template parameters

ParameterDescriptionTypeStatus
template name1

positional parameter: the template name without the namespace prefix “Template:”, which is added automatically

Templaterequired

See also

  • {{tlx}} to produce a [t]emplate [l]ink with an e[x]panded number of parameters.