Module:Sort title/doc

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Module:Sort title is used to create sortkeys for pages.

What it does

The module preforms the following checks:

If the first word of the title is an article, it moves it to the end of the title. For example: The Avengers will have a sortkey of Avengers, The.
If the title is disambiguated and the first word of the disambiguation is an article, it moves it to the end of the disambiguation. For example: Pilot (The Flash) will have a sortkey of Pilot (Flash, The).
If the title is disambiguated and the first word of the title and the disambiguation is an article, both of the above changes will occur. For example: The End (A Series of Unfortunate Events) will have a sortkey of End, The (Series of Unfortunate Events, A).
If the title is a number which is separated by a commas, it removes the commas. For example: 4,722 Hours will have a sortkey of 4722 Hours.

Usage

From template:

{{#invoke:Sort title|getSortKey}}
{{#invoke:Sort title|getDefaultSort}}

From module:

local sortkeyModule = require('Module:Sort title')
local sortkey = sortkeyModule._getSortKey()

Function list

Function	Explanation
`getSortKey`	Returns a sortkey
`getDefaultSort`	Returns a DEFAULTSORT string