Template:caps/documentation

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word Template:caps/documentation. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word Template:caps/documentation, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say Template:caps/documentation in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word Template:caps/documentation you have here. The definition of the word Template:caps/documentation will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofTemplate:caps/documentation, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
Documentation for Template:caps. [edit]
This page contains usage information, categories, interwiki links and other content describing the template.

This template returns the uppercase or lowercase version of a letter.

Usage

This template is supposed to be used in other templates, mainly to display the first letter of an automatic text in either case, as chosen by the user.

Simply add the following code to any template, replacing the X by a default letter.

  • {{caps|X|{{{cap|}}}|{{{nocap|}}}}}

Here are other examples:

  • {{caps|A|{{{cap|}}}|{{{nocap|}}}}}
  • {{caps|B|{{{cap|}}}|{{{nocap|}}}}}
  • {{caps|C|{{{cap|}}}|{{{nocap|}}}}}

Parameters

This template by default uses the parameters {{{cap}}} and {{{nocap}}} from the other template.

nocap=1: Unless it is empty or omitted, {{caps}} returns the default letter in the opposite case.
cap: If equal to the opposite case of the default letter, the opposite case is returned by {{caps}}.

Examples

Here are some hypotheses, possibly true if the piece of code "{{caps|O|{{{cap|}}}|{{{nocap|}}}}}bsolete spelling of" exists in Template:obsolete spelling of:

See also

Supplementary templates view, edit
Contents, text, tables:
  • caps (returns a particular letter, either in upper or lower cases)
  • ordinal to word (returns "first" from 1, "second" from 2, etc.)
  • navbox (generates a collapsible box)
  • !! (returns two vertical pipes: ||)
  • (! (returns a left brace followed by a vertical pipe: {|)
  • !) (returns a vertical pipe followed by a right brace: |})
  • !- (returns a vertical pipe followed by a dash: |-)

Languages, families and scripts:

Categories:

  • categorize (adds a category, with language-specific sorting)
  • topics (adds a topical category, with language-specific sorting)
  • catlangname (adds a lexical or other category similarly named, with language-specific sorting)

Other:

  • edit (generates an "edit" button)
Wikious
Boobota
Sagapedia