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Just a list template for FGD and shader parameter templates to easily link to a wide variety of variable types.

Usage

This template accepts one parameter: the name of the variable type. It outputs a specific string depending on this parameter. It is not case-sensitive.

The following table lists inputs, their results, other inputs yielding the same results, and any things to note. Case variations are not included.

Code	Output	Aliases	Notes
{{VT|???}}	<???>		Unknown type, verify from FGD docs. (with hover info)
{{VT|angle}}	<angle>		Parsed as QAngle.
{{VT|angles}}	<angles>		Parsed as QAngle.
{{VT|axis}}	<axis>
{{VT|bool}}	<boolean>	boolean	FGD KV type is (in all games since ) (also in ) Use choices instead in earlier games' FGDs, but note them as Booleans on the game pages themselves.
{{VT|byte}}	<byte>	unsigned char	Range 0-255. If the variable uses a regular integer with clamped range, use <integer 0–255> instead.
{{VT|byte choices}}	<byte choices>
{{VT|char}}	<char>		Use for signed chars (-128 to 127).
{{VT|char choices}}	<char choices>
{{VT|choices}}	<choices>		Preferably use version which indicates the actual data type parsed by the code, such as <byte choices>, <integer choices>, or <string choices>.
{{VT|color1}}	<color1>
{{VT|color255}}	<color255>	RGB, rgb
{{VT|color255 + int}}	<color255 + int>	color255+int
{{VT|env_cubemap / texture}}	<env_cubemap/texture>	cubemap/texture, cubemap / texture, env cubemap/texture, env cubemap / texture, env_cubemap/texture, env_cubemap / texture
{{VT|ehandle}}	<targetname*>		IO type ehandle.
{{VT|file}}	<file path>	filename, filepath	File path, treated as string.
{{VT|filter}}	<filter>	filterclass
{{VT|float}}	<float>
{{VT|int}}	<integer>	integer	Enums without explicit type use this.
{{VT|int 0-10}}	<integer 0–10>		For ambient_generic.
{{VT|int 0-100}}	<integer 0–100>		For ambient_generic.
{{VT|int 0-1000}}	<integer 0–1000>		For ambient_generic.
{{VT|int 0-255}}	<integer 0–255>	integer 0-255	For ambient_generic. Not to be confused with <byte>.
{{VT|integer}}	<integer>	int
{{VT|integer choices}}	<integer choices>		Parsed as int with selectable options.
{{VT|material property}}	<property>	material property	Link to Material surface properties.
{{VT|RGB matrix}}	<RGB matrix>		Two separate links.
{{VT|script}}	<script>	vscript	Link to Vscript.
{{VT|scriptlist}}	<scriptlist>
{{VT|sky}}	<sky name>	skybox, skyname	Link to Skybox.
{{VT|string}}	<string>	str
{{VT|string choices}}	<string choices>		String with selectable options.
{{VT|studio}}	<model path>	model, modelname, model name, modelpath, model path	Link to Model.
{{VT|target}}	<targetname>	targetname, target_destination, target_source
{{VT|variant}}	<variant>		IO type variant.
{{VT|vector}}	<vector>	vecline, vec
{{VT|vector2}}	<vector2>	vec2	Link to Material vector#vector2.
{{VT|vector3}}	<vector3>	vec3	Link to Material vector#vector3.
{{VT|vector4}}	<vector4>	vec4	Link to Material vector#vector4.
{{VT|void}}	<void>	<blank>	Signifies IO truly has no parameter instead of missing type.

Any other input will be a link to that input.

See also

• {{I}}
• {{O}}
• {{KV}}
• {{MatParam}}