Template:Bloomberg topic/doc

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This template generates an external link to a topic page at Bloomberg News website.

Usage

{{Bloomberg topic | ID }}

{{Bloomberg topic | ID | NAME }}

Instructions

Provide the URL path (after the first level) as the first parameter, and an optional name as the second parameter. If no name is provided for the second parameter, the template will use the name of the Wikipedia article.

Examples

One parameter

URL:

http://topics.bloomberg.com/arab-league/

Usage:

{{Bloomberg topic | arab-league }}

Output:

"Bloomberg topic/doc collected news and commentary". Bloomberg News.

Two parameters

URL:

http://topics.bloomberg.com/mark-zuckerberg/

Usage:

{{Bloomberg topic | mark-zuckerberg | Mark Zuckerberg }}

Output:

"Mark Zuckerberg collected news and commentary". Bloomberg News.

Template data

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TemplateData for Bloomberg topic

This template generates an external link to a topic page at the Bloomberg News website.

Template parameters
Parameter		Description	Type	Status
ID	`1`	ID string used in the URL.	String	required
Name	`2`	Name displayed in the link text. If not specified it defaults to the article's {{PAGENAME}}, without disambiguation.	String	optional