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This template is used to show example template usage without expanding the template itself.

==Basic use==
''(Note: In the following examples, [[Ellipsis|ellipses (groups of three dots)]] indicate where parameters have been omitted.)''

: {{tlx{{\sandbox}}|tlx|Template|''first parameter''|''second parameter''|''third parameter''|...|''tenth parameter''}} produces: {{tlx{{\sandbox}}|Template|''first parameter''|''second parameter''|''third parameter''|...|''tenth parameter''}}

When you want to indicate setting a value to one or more parameters, you would normally use the equals-sign ("="). This doesn't work here; instead use {{tlf|{{=}}}}, like so:
: {{tlx{{\sandbox}}|tlx|Template|''first''<nowiki>{{=}}</nowiki>''first value''|''second''|''third''<nowiki>{{=}}</nowiki>''third value''}} produces: {{tlx{{\sandbox}}|Template|''first{{=}}first value''|''second''|''third{{=}}third value''}}

For more than ten parameters – with or without equals-signs – instead wrap the entire list of parameters and their values in {{tag|nowiki}} tags. When you do, you don't need to replace equals-signs. For instance:
: {{tlx{{\sandbox}}|tlx|Template|<nowiki><nowiki>''first''|''second''|''third=value''|...|''999th''</nowiki></nowiki>}} produces: {{tlx{{\sandbox}}|Template|<nowiki>first|second|third=value|...|999th</nowiki>}}

==Purpose and naming==
Mnemonically, ''template link expanded'' (after ''[[Template:tl|template link]]'').

This template allows an example of calling a template, accompanied by one or more parameters, to be displayed without also causing the template to be called.

Up to 20 of the template's parameters (numbered or nowiki-keywords) may be displayed as placeholders, while more than over 20 parameters can be displayed using a coded vertical bar (pipe) symbol, as in <code>&#124;</code>. A keyword parameter can be used with equals code &#61; or <nowiki>{{=}}</nowiki> or in nowiki-text: "{{tag|nowiki|content=size=10}}" or all parameters as a string in "{{tag|nowiki|o}}" tags; see ''[[#Examples|Examples]]'' at bottom. For more details, see [[{{TALKPAGENAME}}|this talk]] page. If you use 21 or more parameters, all after the 20th will be replaced with a single {{para||...}} at the end of the parameter list.

; Exceptions
If the intended template lists numerous parameters, then perhaps this template should really {{em|not}} be used, and just hardcode the usage with {{tag|code|o}}{{tag|nowiki|o}}. For example:
: {{tag|code|content={{tag|nowiki|content=<nowiki>{{Anytemplate|arg1=23|size=250px|</nowiki><var>other parameters...</var><nowiki>}}</nowiki>}}}}.
If a vertical display, with parameters on their own lines, is desired, this can also be laid out manually in this manner, or more rapidly done with {{tag|pre}}.

===Parameters===
*If the only parameter supplied is {{param|1}}, i.e. a template's name, {{tlx|tlx}}'s output is the same as {{tlx|tl}} – i.e. a link within [[Braces (punctuation)|braces]] – but in a [[monospaced font]]:
**{{tc|tl|tl}} produces: {{tl|tl}}
**{{tc|tlx|tl}} produces: {{tlx{{\sandbox}}|tl}}
: {{tlx|tl}} will also not take nor display additional parameters.

; Named parameters
{{para|subst}}
: Setting this parameter to any non-blank value will prefix the string <code>subst:</code> linked to [[Help:Substitution]]. This is useful to indicate when a template should be substituted. For example, {{tlx{{\sandbox}}|tlx|Welcome|3=subst=Y}} produces: {{tlx{{\sandbox}}|Welcome|subst=Y}}. This is similar to the action of the {{tlx{{\sandbox}}|tlxs}} template: {{tlx{{\sandbox}}|tlxs|Welcome}} produces: {{tlxs|Welcome}}.
{{para|SISTER}}
: For an interwiki link to [[H:IW|other sister projects]], such as: {{para|SISTER|M:}} ([[m:|Meta]]), {{para|SISTER|Q:}} ([[q:|WikiQuote]]), {{para|SISTER|S:}} ([[s:|WikiSource]]), etc, facilitating interwiki template documentation and/or discussion.
{{para|LANG}}
: For a link to [[H:ILL|Lorcana Wikis in other languages]], such as: {{para|LANG|de:}} ([[:de:|German]]), {{para|LANG|sv:}} ([[:sv:|Swedish]]), etc, facilitating cross-language template documentation and/or discussion.

==Documentation==
{{tl|Tlx}} is a generalization of {{tl|tl|x}}, {{tl|tlp|x|y}} etc., with output that is arguably more legible. This depends on the browser, but narrow gaps between characters such as "{{thin space}}'''{'''{{thin space}}", "{{thin space}}'''|'''{{thin space}}", "{{thin space}}'''}'''{{thin space}}" and links can be hard to read when not monospaced (and hard to click on; for uses like <code><nowiki>{{!}}</nowiki></code>, see {{tl|tlw}}, which makes the click target bigger).

===Usage===
:<code>{{tlx{{!}}Templatename}}</code>
:<code>{{tlx{{!}}Templatename{{!}}param}}</code>
:<code>{{tlx{{!}}Templatename{{!}}1{{!}}2{{!}}3{{!}}4{{!}}5{{!}}6{{!}}7{{!}}8{{!}}9{{!}}10}}</code>
:<code>{{tlx{{!}}Templatename{{!}}1{{!}}2{{!}}3{{!}}4{{!}}5{{!}}6{{!}}7{{!}}8{{!}}9{{!}}10&#124;more}}</code>
:<code>{{tlx{{!}}Templatename{{!}}param&#61;value}}</code>
There are up to 10 placeholders for parameters of the specified template.

===Examples===
{{#switch:{{SITENAME}} |Lorcana Wiki|Meta= |
; Note: At the en.wikipedia and Meta sites, '''X0, X1, X2, ... X9 are sandbox templates''' for experimentation on involved templates that need be in template space. An auto-cleansing software facility exists that might be used to duplicate the facility on other sister projects.
}}

{{Aligned table |cols=3
|class=wikitable
|row1style=background:whitesmoke;font-weight:bold;
| Code | Result | Remarks
| {{tlx|tlx|x0}} | {{tlx{{\sandbox}}|x0}} |  
| {{tlx|tlx|Abc}} | {{tlx{{\sandbox}}|Abc}} |  
| {{tlx|tlx|ABC}} | {{tlx{{\sandbox}}|ABC}} |  
| {{tlx|tlx|AbC}} | {{tlx{{\sandbox}}|AbC}} |  
| {{tlx|tlx|x1|one}} | {{tlx{{\sandbox}}|x1|one}} |  
| {{tlx|tlx|x2|one|two}} | {{tlx{{\sandbox}}|x2|one|two}} |  

| {{tlx|tlx|x3|1|2|3|4|5|6|7|8|9|10}} | {{tlx{{\sandbox}}|x3|1|2|3|4|5|6|7|8|9|10}} |  
| {{tlx|tlx|x4|1|2|3|4|5|6|7|8|9|10|11}} | {{tlx{{\sandbox}}|x4|1|2|3|4|5|6|7|8|9|10|11}} | up to 10 parameters...
| {{tlx|tlx|x5|1|2|3|4|5|6|7|8|9|10&#124;11}} | {{tlx{{\sandbox}}|x5|1|2|3|4|5|6|7|8|9|10|11}} | {{align|right|...<code>&#124;</code> for more}}

| {{tlx|tlx|x1|x=u}} | {{tlx{{\sandbox}}|x1|x=u}} | the straightforward equals-sign won't work...
| {{tlx|tlx|x1|x&#61;u}} | {{tlx{{\sandbox}}|x1|x=u}} | {{align|right|...but <code>&#61;</code> is okay}}
| {{tlx|tlx|x1|x<nowiki>{{=}}</nowiki>u}} | {{tlx{{\sandbox}}|x1|x{{=}}u}} | {{align|right|...and <code><nowiki>{{=}}</nowiki></code> is okay}}
| {{tlx|tlx|x1|<nowiki>x=u</nowiki>}} | {{tlx{{\sandbox}}|x1|<nowiki>x=u</nowiki>}} | {{align|right|sticky nowiki also okay}}

| {{tlx|tlx|x2| |two}} | {{tlx{{\sandbox}}|x2| |two}} | empty won't work...
| {{tlx|tlx|x2|&#32;|two}} | {{tlx{{\sandbox}}|x2| |two}} | {{align|right|...but <code>&#32;</code> is okay}}
| {{tlx|tlx|x2|&nbsp;|two}} | {{tlx{{\sandbox}}|x2| |two}} | {{align|right|...<code>&nbsp;</code> is also okay}}
| {{tlx|tlx|x2|{{tag|nowiki|s}}|two}} | {{tlx{{\sandbox}}|x2|<nowiki/>|two}} | {{align|right|{{tag|nowiki|s}} handles the space}}
| {{tlx|tlx|x2| &#124; two}} | {{tlx{{\sandbox}}|x2| | two}} | {{align|right|<code>&#124;</code> is okay}}
| {{tlx|tlx|x2| {{!}} two}} | {{tlx{{\sandbox}}|x2 | {{!}} two}} | {{align|right|<nowiki>{{!}}</nowiki> is dubious}}

| {{tlx|tlx|x2|<nowiki>2=</nowiki>|<nowiki>3=two</nowiki>}} | {{tlx{{\sandbox}}|x2|2=|3=two}} | empty really doesn't work

| {{tlx|tlx|x2|<nowiki>2=one</nowiki>|two}} | {{tlx{{\sandbox}}|x2|two}} | "two" overrides "2{{=}}one"

| {{tlx|tlx|x2|<nowiki>3=two</nowiki>|<nowiki>2=one</nowiki>}} | {{tlx{{\sandbox}}|x2|3=two|2=one}} | {{align|right|irregular parameter order is okay}}
}}
; Unlimited parameters as one {{tag|nowiki}} string
: {{tlx{{\sandbox}}|tlx|convert|<nowiki><nowiki>14|m|ftin|abbr=out|sp=us</nowiki></nowiki>}}

==TemplateData==
{{collapse top|[[Lorcana Wiki:TemplateData|TemplateData]] documentation used by [[Lorcana Wiki:VisualEditor|VisualEditor]] and other tools}}
{{TemplateData header|noheader=1}}
<templatedata>
{
"params": {
"1": {
"label": "Template name",
"description": "Name of the template to link.",
"example": "Tlx",
"type": "wiki-template-name",
"required": true
},
"2": {
"label": "1st parameter",
"type": "string"
},
"3": {
"label": "2nd parameter",
"type": "string"
},
"4": {
"label": "3rd parameter",
"type": "string"
},
"5": {
"label": "4th parameter",
"type": "string"
},
"6": {
"label": "5th parameter",
"type": "string"
},
"7": {
"label": "6th parameter",
"type": "string"
},
"8": {
"label": "7th parameter",
"type": "string"
},
"9": {
"label": "8th parameter",
"type": "string"
},
"10": {
"label": "9th parameter",
"type": "string"
},
"11": {
"label": "10th parameter",
"type": "string"
},
"12": {
"label": "11th parameter",
"type": "string"
},
"13": {
"label": "12th parameter",
"type": "string"
},
"14": {
"label": "13th parameter",
"type": "string"
},
"15": {
"label": "14th parameter",
"type": "string"
},
"16": {
"label": "15th parameter",
"type": "string"
},
"17": {
"label": "16th parameter",
"type": "string"
},
"18": {
"label": "17th parameter",
"type": "string"
},
"19": {
"label": "18th parameter",
"type": "string"
},
"20": {
"label": "19th parameter",
"type": "string"
},
"21": {
"label": "20th parameter",
"type": "string"
},
"subst": {
"description": "Set to any value to show \"subst:\" before the template name",
"example": "true",
"type": "boolean",
"label": "Show subst:"
},
"LANG": {
"label": "Language",
"description": "The prefix for a link to Lorcana Wikis in other languages.",
"example": "de:",
"type": "line"
},
"SISTER": {
"description": "The prefix for an interwiki link to other sister projects",
"example": "M:",
"type": "line",
"label": "Sister project"
}
},
"description": "Show example template usage without expanding the template itself. {{tnull}} is similar without linking the template.",
"paramOrder": [
"1",
"2",
"3",
"4",
"5",
"6",
"7",
"8",
"9",
"10",
"11",
"12",
"13",
"14",
"15",
"16",
"17",
"18",
"19",
"20",
"21",
"subst",
"LANG",
"SISTER"
],
"format": "inline"
}
</templatedata>
{{collapse bottom}}

==See also==
*{{tl|tlxb}}, a version of {{tlf|tlx}} where the template name is shown in bold.
*{{tl|tlb}}, a version of {{tlf|tl}} where the template name is shown in bold.
*{{tl|temt}}, a version of {{tlf|tlx}} that handles templates whose names include "Template:" and pages outside the Template: [[Lorcana Wiki:Namespace|namespace]] that are treated as templates.
*{{tl|para}}, for the presentation of template parameters and values (e.g. {{para|paraname|val}}, {{para|another}}).
*{{tl|tnull}}, like {{tnull|tlx}} without linking the template.

{{Template-linking templates}}
<includeonly>{{Sandbox other||{{#ifeq:{{BASEPAGENAME}}|Tlx |
[[Category:Internal template-link templates]]
[[Category:Interwiki link templates]]
[[Category:Wikitext typing-aid templates]]
}}}}</includeonly>

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