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Parameters and Examples

Parameter	Description	Example	Preview
{{{1}}}	Parameter name. Displays the number 1 by default, and also if the parameter is empty. The parameter name is highlighted in white, and also uses the CSS property user-select: all, to quickly copy the parameter name.	{{Param}} {{Param|}} {{Param|type}}	{{{1}}} {{{1}}} {{{type}}}
{{{2}}}	The text to be inserted after the parameter name and the pipe symbol (|). Leave blank to display only the pipe symbol.	{{Param||}} {{Param|color|}} {{Param|color|initial}}	{{{1|}}} {{{color|}}} {{{color|initial}}}
{{{suf}}}	Additional text to be inserted after the parameter name, without any separator. It can be useful if there are parameters with many subtypes.	{{Param|name/|suf=<lang code>}} {{Param|name/|suf=<lang code>|}} {{Param|name/|suf=<lang code>|default}}	{{{name/}}} {{{name/|}}} {{{name/|default}}}

Other Examples

• {{Param}} → {{{1}}}
• {{Param|}} → {{{1}}}

• {{Param||}} → {{{1|}}}
• {{Param|2=}} → {{{1|}}}

• {{Param|suf=:part}} → {{{1}}}
• {{Param||suf=:part|}} → {{{1|}}}
• {{Param|suf=:part|2=}} → {{{1|}}}

• {{Param||text}} → {{{1|text}}}
• {{Param|2=text}} → {{{1|text}}}
• {{Param||suf=:part|text}} → {{{1|text}}}
• {{Param|suf=:part|2=text}} → {{{1|text}}}

• {{Param|parameter}} → {{{parameter}}}
• {{Param|parameter|}} → {{{parameter|}}}
• {{Param|parameter|text}} → {{{parameter|text}}}
• {{Param|parameter|suf=:part}} → {{{parameter}}}
• {{Param|parameter|suf=:part|}} → {{{parameter|}}}
• {{Param|parameter|suf=:part|text}} → {{{parameter|text}}}

• {{Param|foo}} → {{{foo}}}
• {{Param|foo|bar}} → {{{foo|bar}}}
• {{Param|foo|{{Param|bar}}}} → {{{foo|{{{bar}}}}}}
• {{Param|foo|{{Param|bar|{{Param|baz|derp}}}}}} → {{{foo|{{{bar|{{{baz|derp}}}}}}}}}