Template:prefixusex

The following documentation is located at Template:prefixusex/documentation.

Useful links: subpage list • links • redirects • transclusions • errors (parser/module) • sandbox

Uses Lua:

• Module:affixusex/templates

This template creates usage examples for prefix entries in the format prefix- + word → prefixed word. More complex entries are also possible, e.g.:

prefix- + word1 + word2 → prefixed word

prefix1- + word1 → prefixed word 1 + -suffix2 → suffixed word 2

word1 (qualifier) + word2 → combined word

• This template takes almost exactly the same parameters as {{affixusex}} and its shortcut {{afex}}; see the documentation of that template for more information. There are only slight differences between the two:

1. When {{prefixusex}}/{{prefex}} is used, the parameter |altaff= can also be named |altpref=, for compatibility purposes.
2. When interpolating a prefix before the first component (taken from the |altaff= parameter or the page name), {{affixusex}} checks that the prefix being inserted actually looks like a prefix (i.e. it ends with a hyphen and doesn't begin with a hyphen) before being interpolated. {{prefixusex}} does not make this extra check. This may matter in languages where prefixes are not normally followed by a hyphen (e.g. East Asian languages), or are followed by a different character (e.g. Hebrew and Arabic). For Latin-script languages, it usually doesn't matter.

In practice, these are very minor differences, and it is recommended to use {{affixusex}}/{{afex}} in all circumstances; {{prefixusex}} and {{suffixusex}} are maintained largely for compatibility.

• {{suffixusex}}/{{sufex}}: like {{prefixusex}}/{{prefex}}, but for suffixes
• {{affixusex}}/{{afex}}: general variant for prefixes, suffixes, interfixes, compounds, etc.
• {{ux}}: to format general usage examples