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Template:Political abbrev returns an abbreviated short name for the provided political party.
Usage edit
{{Party abbrev|<party name>}}
Parameters edit
| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
| 1 | The political party's name. If a party is not found, place a request at the talk page. |
| error | Optional, this parameter will return the provided |error= value if the module does not contain the requested party or color.
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Examples edit
Here are some examples using the Labour Party (note that there are multiple potential input names):
["Labour and Co-operative"] = "Labour Party (UK)",
["Labour Co-operative"] = "Labour Party (UK)",
...
["Labour Party (Thailand)"] = {abbrev = "", color = "#FF0000", shortname = "",},
["Labour Party (UK)"] = {abbrev = "Lab", color = "#E4003B", shortname = "Labour",},
{{Party abbrev|Labour Party (UK)}}→ Lab{{Party abbrev|Labour and Co-operative}}→ Labour Co-op{{Party abbrev|Labour Co-operative}}→ Labour Co-op
If the party is not present in the module, or the abbreviation is not in the module, the input party name will be returned.
{{Party abbrev|Not-a-party}}→ Not-a-party{{Party abbrev|A test no values}}→ A test no values
To check if the party is present in the module, use |error=value.
{{Party abbrev|A test no values|error=ERROR}}→ A test no values (note in this case the input is in the module){{Party abbrev|Not-a-party|error=ERROR}}→ ERROR
See also edit
- Template:Political party - primary template use for the module with options for shortname, abbrev, and color
- Template:Party abbrev linked - used for wikilinking to a party's article with an abbreviated label
- Template:Party shortname - returns a party's shortname
- Template:Party shortname linked - used for wikilinking to a party's article with a shortname label