Template:Demo/doc

This template simply places template code (or any other code) in a <syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext">...</syntaxhighlight> tag and then places the rendering of that code below it.

Usage

The template's skeleton is:

{{demo|<nowiki>{{your template}}</nowiki>}}

Template call (m for magic word)	Output (delayed interpretation as wikimarkup)	HTML alternative (never interpreted as wikimarkup)
{{!}} (m)	|	| or {{pipe}}
{{=}} (m)	=	=
{{!!}}	||	||
{{!(}}	[	[
{{)!}}	]	]
{{!((}}	[[ || [[
{{))!}}	]]	]]
{{(}}	{	{
{{)}}	}	}
{{((}}	{{ || {{
{{))}}	}}	}}
{{(((}}		}}}
{{(!}}	{|	{|
{{!+}}	|+	|+
{{!-}}	|-	|-
{{!)}}	|}	|}

Failure to wrap <nowiki>...</nowiki> tags around the source may cause the source to be executed before it reaches this template. {{demo|{{fail}}}} produces:

<big style="color:#DF0A24; font-size:1.4em;">&#x2717;</big>&nbsp;'''Fail'''

✗ Fail

Pre style

Set |style= to add any CSS text to the <pre>...</pre> tag.

For example, {{demo|style=margin-left: 1.6em;|<nowiki>{{done}}</nowiki>}} will produce:

{{done}}

 Done

Separator

You can change the separator between the <syntaxhighlight> and the template by setting the |sep= parameter.

{{demo|sep=produces|<nowiki>{{done}}</nowiki>}}

{{done}}

produces  Done

You may use |sep=<td> can make the demonstration fit in a table:

{{done}}

Done

Instead of using |sep=, you can also specify the number of line breaks between the code and the template in the |br= parameter.

Reverse order

Use |reverse=1 to show the code snippet and the result in reverse order:

{{demo|reverse=1|<nowiki>{{tl|template}}</nowiki>}}

will produce

{{template}}

{{tl|template}}

Category removal

For templates that add categories (e.g. {{Article stub box}}), set |nocat= (or |demo_kill_categories=) to anything to prevent them from showing up in the output:

{{Article stub box
| image = Østfold_våpen.svg
| pix = 30
| subject = [[Østfold]] location
| name = Template:Østfold-geo-stub
| category = Østfold geography stubs
| tempsort = *
}}

produces:

Module

If the template used is based on Lua, args can be passed directly to the demonstrated module by invoking Module:Demo like so: (this would reduce server stress)

{{#invoke:Demo|module|demo_module=RoundN|demo_module_func=N2|demo_template=Round2
|bold_winner=high
|May 1|Team A|1|Team B|2
}}

{{Round2
|bold_winner=high
|May 1|Team A|1|Team B|2
}}

	Final
	May 1
	Team A	1
	Team B	2

Note: It will attempt to preserve line breaks for unnamed params, but such is impossible for named params since those are stripped of whitespace/order before being passed to the module. Also note, you should use |demo_sep= instead of |sep= (all args you don't want being passed should be prefixed with demo_ if not already)

TemplateData

This is the TemplateData for this template used by TemplateWizard, VisualEditor and other tools. See a monthly parameter usage report for Template:Demo in articles based on its TemplateData.

TemplateData for Demo

This template takes wikitext and displays it in syntax highlighting and displays the rendering of the wikitext below.

Template parameters

Parameter		Description	Type	Status
Content	1	must be wrapped in <nowiki> Example <nowiki>{{citation needed}}</nowiki>	Content	optional
Separator	sep	Wikitext to fill in as the linebreak Example produces:	Content	optional
No categories	nocat demo_kill_categories	Prevent categories from showing up in the output	Boolean	optional
result_arg	result_arg	no description	Unknown	optional
<syntaxhighlight> style	style	CSS styling for the code Example margin-left: 1.6em;	String	optional
Reverse order	reverse	Show the code snippet and the result in reverse order Default 0 Auto value 1	Boolean	optional
Number of line breaks	br	Produce this number of line breaks. Default 1	Number	optional

See also

• {{Demo-inline}}, for an inline version of this template
• {{Escape}} - which has an example of this template without nowiki tags
• {{Nowiki template demo}} which uses Module:Template test case
• {{Automarkup}} which uses Module:Automarkup

Other formatting templates

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

Code example	Effect	Notes
<syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext"> {{Hatnote | Some text | selfref = yes | category = no | lang = fr }} </syntaxhighlight>	{{Hatnote | Some text | selfref = yes | category = no | lang = fr }}	Same as above
<syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext" inline>{{Hatnote|Some text|selfref=yes|category=no|lang=fr}}</syntaxhighlight>	{{Hatnote|Some text|selfref=yes|category=no|lang=fr}}	Same as above
{{tl2|Hatnote|lang=fr}}	{{hatnote}}	Supports linking to sister projects (e.g., fr:Hatnote)
{{demo|<nowiki>{{Hatnote|Some text}}</nowiki>}}	{{hatnote|Some text}} Some text	Shows code and example
{{tln|Hatnote}}	Template:Hatnote	Produces a normal link to the template
{{elc|Template:Example}} {{elc|Template:Example|Text|suffix}}	[[Template:Example]] [[Template:Example|Text]]suffix	Shows how wikilink would be entered in wiki markup, with optional link text and suffix
{{ml|Example|hello}}	{{#invoke:Example|hello}}	Counterpart to {{tl}} for linking to Lua modules
{{mfl|Example|hello}}	{{#invoke:Example|hello}}	Similar to {{ml}}, but expects the function to be documented and creates a link to the corresponding section
{{mlx|Example|hello}}	{{#invoke:Example|hello}}	Counterpart to {{tlx}} for linking to Lua modules
{{ml-lua|Module:Example}}	require('Module:Example')	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
{{para2|title|<var>book title</var>}}	|title=book title	Formats template parameters for display similar to <syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext">...</syntaxhighlight>, with or without values
{{sclx|LASTING}}	[[WP:LASTING]]	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> <templatedata>	Formats [X]HTML tags; can add content, choose opening, closing, or self-closing
{{dtl|Ping project}}	{{d:Ping project}}	Wikidata counterpart to {{tl}}
{{mwl|#if}} {{mwl|#if|{{{1}}}|true|false}}	{{#if}} {{#if:{{{1}}}|true|false}}	Magic word links
{{pf|if}} {{pf|if|{{{1}}}|true|false}}	{{#if}} {{#if:{{{1}}}|true|false}}	Parser function equivalent to {{tl}}