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Side-by-side columns, based on CSS float.
This has the advantage of more cross-device-accessible behaviour, as (unlike HTML <table>s) they will wrap on display windows too narrow to show them side-by-side.
Parameters
All optional and applicable to ((Col-float)) / ((Start col-float)) and ((Col-float-break)) / ((Break col-float)) except firstcol:
- firstcol (with Col-float or Start col-float only)
- nextcol
width- Width of the next – or, with Col-float/Start col-float, the first – column. IE-based browsers require a specified width, so defaults to 30.0em.
- class
- For any styling defined using classes.
- style
- For any additional styling.
((Col-float)) can be used with numbered parameters for columns (i.e. |1= is the first column, |2= is the second, and so on). However, lists have to be preceded with <nowiki/> and a newline, and tables have to use ((!)).
Example section (from Hydrolastic)
With ((Col-float-break))
Cars using the Hydrolastic suspension system:
- BMC 1100
- Mini (from 1964 to 1971)
- Austin 1800
- Austin America (from 1968 to 1971)
- Austin Maxi (until March 1978)
- Austin 3-Litre
- MG 1100 (from 1962 to 1968)
- Morris Nomad
Cars using the Hydragas suspension system:
- Austin Allegro
- Leyland Princess
- Austin Ambassador
- Austin Maxi (from March 1978 onwards)
- Austin Metro & Rover Metro
- Rover 100
((col-float))
'''Cars using the [[Hydrolastic]] suspension system:'''
* [[BMC ADO16|BMC 1100]]
* [[Mini]] (from 1964 to 1971)
* [[Austin 1800]]
* [[Austin America]] (from 1968 to 1971)
* [[Austin Maxi]] (until March 1978)
* [[Austin 3-Litre]]
* [[MG 1100]] (from 1962 to 1968)
* [[Morris Nomad]]
((col-float-break))
'''Cars using the [[Hydragas]] suspension system:'''
* [[Austin Allegro]]
* [[Leyland Princess]]
* [[Austin Ambassador]]
* [[Austin Maxi]] (from March 1978 onwards)
* [[Austin Metro]] & [[Rover Metro]]
* [[Rover 100]]
((col-float-end))
With numbered parameters
- BMC 1100
- Mini (from 1964 to 1971)
- Austin 1800
- Austin America (from 1968 to 1971)
- Austin Maxi (until March 1978)
- Austin 3-Litre
- MG 1100 (from 1962 to 1968)
- Morris Nomad
((col-float
|1=
'''Cars using the [[Hydrolastic]] suspension system:'''
* [[BMC ADO16|BMC 1100]]
* [[Mini]] (from 1964 to 1971)
* [[Austin 1800]]
* [[Austin America]] (from 1968 to 1971)
* [[Austin Maxi]] (until March 1978)
* [[Austin 3-Litre]]
* [[MG 1100]] (from 1962 to 1968)
* [[Morris Nomad]]
|2=
'''Cars using the [[Hydragas]] suspension system:'''
* [[Austin Allegro]]
* [[Leyland Princess]]
* [[Austin Ambassador]]
* [[Austin Maxi]] (from March 1978 onwards)
* [[Austin Metro]] & [[Rover Metro]]
* [[Rover 100]]
))
See also
Column-generating template families
The templates listed here are not interchangeable. For example, using ((col-float)) with ((col-end)) instead of ((col-float-end)) would leave a <div>...</div> open, potentially harming any subsequent formatting.
| Type | Family | Handles wiki
table code?† |
Responsive/ mobile suited |
Start template | Column divider | End template |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Float | "col-float" | Yes | Yes | ((col-float)) | ((col-float-break)) | ((col-float-end)) |
| "columns-start" | Yes | Yes | ((columns-start)) | ((column)) | ((columns-end)) | |
| Columns | "div col" | Yes | Yes | ((div col)) | – | ((div col end)) |
| "columns-list" | No | Yes | ((columns-list)) (wraps div col) | – | – | |
| Flexbox | "flex columns" | No | Yes | ((flex columns)) | – | – |
| Table | "col" | Yes | No | ((col-begin)), ((col-begin-fixed)) or ((col-begin-small)) |
((col-break)) or ((col-2)) .. ((col-5)) |
((col-end)) |
† Can template handle the basic wiki markup {| | || |- |} used to create tables? If not, special templates that produce these elements (such as (((!)), ((!)), ((!!)), ((!-)), ((!))))—or HTML tags (<table>...</table>, <tr>...</tr>, etc.)—need to be used instead.