Template:1x/doc

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It may contain usage information, categories and other content that is not part of the original template page.

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Usage

Echo the first argument to the template through the rendering engine.

This is occasionally useful as a metatemplate. For example:

To break up certain constructs that otherwise have special meaning in wikitext.
- {{1x|~~}}{{1x|~~}} → ~~~~
To strip white space from a template parameter.
- a{{{1| x }}}b → a x b
- a{{1x|1= {{{1| x }}} }}b → axb
To conditionally hide or show some content by choosing which template takes a parameter.
- {{ {{#if: {{{x}}} | 2x | 1x }} | hello }} → hello hello
- {{ {{#if: {{{x}}} | void | 1x }} | hello }} →

Usage

See also