Template:Module link

{{#invoke:[[Module:{{{1}}}|{{{1}}}]]}}

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Template:Ml (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs) is used to display a module name as a link surrounded by braces with the {{#invoke}} Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination 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}}	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}}	Usage with a function name and parameters.
{{ml|Example|count_fruit|Fred|bananas{{=}}10|apples{{=}}5}}	{{#invoke:Example|count_fruit}}	Usage with a function name and parameters, using {{=}}.
{{ml|Example|}}	{{#invoke:Example}}	Omits the function name

TemplateData

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{
"description": "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.",
"params": {
  "1": {
    "label": "module name",
    "description": "the module name without the namespace prefix “Module:”, which is added automatically",
    "type": "string",
    "required": true
  },
  "2": {
    "label": "function name",
    "description": "the function name within the module to call",
    "type": "string",
    "required": true
  },
  "3": {
    "label": "parameter 1",
    "description": "the name (and value) of the first parameter, use {{=}} to add an equal sign",
    "type": "string"
  },
  "4": {
    "label": "parameter 2",
    "description": "the name (and value) of the second parameter, use {{=}} to add an equal sign",
    "type": "string"
  },
  "5": {
    "label": "parameter 3",
    "description": "the name (and value) of the third parameter, use {{=}} to add an equal sign",
    "type": "string"
  }
}}<!--</templatedata>-->

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 ↓	{{tlg}} options to achieve text style	Link style
		Linked	Unlinked	Linked with subst	Unlinked with subst	Linked including braces	Linked with alternative text
{{tlg}} options to achieve link style	—	DEFAULT	nolink=yes	subst=yes	nolink=yes|subst=yes	braceinside=yes	alttext=Foo 2=Foo
normal	DEFAULT	{{tlg}} {{tl}} {{tlp|1|2|...}} Template:Tlu	{{tlf}} <template link>	{{{Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination subst:tls}} Template:Tlsu	Template:Tlsf <template link>	{{tn}}	{{tla}}
code	code=yes	{{tl2}} {{tlx}} Template:Tlxu	{{tlc}} <template link> {{tnull}}<template link>	{{Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination subst:tlxs}}	Template:Tlsc <template link>	—
monospace	plaincode=yes	—		Template:Tltss	—
kbd	kbd=yes
bold	bold=yes	{{tlb}}	—
bold+code	bold=yes|code=yes	Template:Tlxb
italic+code	italic=yes|code=yes	Template:Tlxi

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
<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
{{Tji|Hatnote|Some text|selfref: yes|category: no|lang: fr}}	Template:Tji	Supports colors, placeholder texts, named and unnamed parameters
<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|lang=fr|Some text}}</nowiki>}}	{{hatnote|lang=fr|Some text}} {{hatnote|lang=fr|Some text}} || Shows code and example
{{tln|Hatnote}}	Template:Hatnote	Produces a normal link to the template
{{elc|Template:Hatnote}} {{elc|Template:Hatnote|Hatnote}}	[[Template:Hatnote]] [[Template:Hatnote|Hatnote]]	Formats wikilink, with optional piped link text and blended suffix
{{ml|Example|hello}}	{{#invoke:Example|hello}}	Counterpart to {{tl}} for linking to Lua modules
{{mfl|Example|hello}}	Template:Mfl	Similar to {{ml}}, but expects the function to be documented and creates a link to the corresponding section
{{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> <templatedata>	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:{{{1}}}|true|false}}	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}}	Template:Hatnote (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)
{{lts|Hatnote}}	Template:Hatnote(edit talk links history)
{{t links|Hatnote}}	Template:T links
{{tfd links|Hatnote}}	Template:Tfd links
{{tetl|Hatnote}}	Template:Tetl
{{tsetl|Hatnote}}	Template:Tsetl
{{ti|Hatnote}}	Template:Ti
{{tic|Hatnote}}	Template:Tic
{{tim|Hatnote}}	Template:Hatnote
{{tiw|Hatnote}}	Template:Hatnote (backlinks edit)
{{tlt|Hatnote}}	{{Hatnote}} (talk)
{{ttl|Hatnote}}	Template:Ttl
{{twlh|Hatnote}}	Template:Twlh