Template:Technical reasons/sandbox

This is the template sandbox page for Template:Technical reasons (diff).
See also the companion subpage for test cases.

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This template uses Lua:

Module:Technical reasons

Usage

{{technical reasons|foo|bar}}

produces the following hatnote:

and...

{{technical reasons|foo|bat|bar}}

produces the following hatnote:

See an example in the hatnote of the Waltz article.

The |prefix= parameter, which uses {{yesno}} values, can be used to change '"foo" redirects here' to 'terms beginning with "foo" redirect here". For an example, see F.

TemplateData

This is the TemplateData for this template used by TemplateWizard, VisualEditor and other tools. See a monthly parameter usage report for Template:Technical reasons in articles based on its TemplateData.

TemplateData for Technical reasons

This template displays a hatnote specifying that for technical reasons a name redirects here, and points to the correct article.

Template parameters[Edit template data]
This template prefers inline formatting of parameters.
Parameter		Description	Type	Status
Name that redirects here	`1`	The name that redirects here.	Line	required
Actual page name (subject if 3rd parameter is used)	`2`	The actual name of the target page if only using 2 parameters. The subject of actual page if a 3rd parameter is used.	Line	required
Actual page name	`3`	The actual page name when a subject is specified separately.	Page name	optional
Prefix (yes/no)	`prefix`	Set to yes, y, or 1 to indicate that the redirect name is rather a prefix that multiple inbound terms start with. All other values have no effect.	Boolean	optional

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Generic	{{Hatnote}} {{Hatnote group}} {{Self-reference}}
For and about	{{For}} {{For-text}} (for custom text) {{For-multi}} (for multiple uses) {{About}} Variations: {{Other uses}} {{Other uses of}} {{Redirect-distinguish-for}} {{About-distinguish}} {{About-distinguish-text}}
Other topics	{{Other people}} {{About other people}} (adds "about" description) {{Similar names}} {{Other storms}} {{Other places}} {{Other ships}}
Redirect	{{Redirect}} {{Redirect2}} (for two redirects) {{Redirect-multi}} (for multiple redirects) {{Redirect-several}} (for several redirects, without listing each) {{Redirect-synonym}} {{Redirect-distinguish}} {{Redirect-distinguish-text}} {{Redirect-distinguish-for}} {{Technical reasons}}
Distinguish	{{Distinguish}} (supports custom text) {{About-distinguish}} {{About-distinguish-text}} (for custom text) {{Redirect-distinguish}} {{Redirect-distinguish-text}} (for custom text) {{Redirect-distinguish-for}}
For use in sections	{{Main}} {{Main if exists}} {{Main list}} {{Further}} {{Further-text}} (for custom text) {{Further interlanguage link}} {{See also}} {{See also if exists}} {{See also-text}} (for custom text) {{For outline}} {{For timeline}}
Special	{{Broader}} {{For introduction}} {{See Wiktionary}} {{Transcluding article}} {{Transcluded section}}
Subject specific	{{About year}} {{Highway detail hatnote}} {{For LMST}} {{WikiIPA}}
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