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Module:Check isxn (sandbox)

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Usage

Use this template to create a link (or list of links) to Special:BookSources for one or more International Standard Book Numbers with the usual "ISBN" prefix. The template supports 10- and 13-digit ISBNs (with or without hyphens).

((ISBN|0-7475-3269-9))

results in:

ISBN 0-7475-3269-9

And:

((ISBN|978-1-4133-0454-1))

results in:

ISBN 978-1-4133-0454-1

If more than one ISBN is given, the template will separate them using a comma:

((ISBN|978-1-4133-0454-1|978-1-4133-0454-1|978-1-4133-0454-1))

results in:

ISBN 978-1-4133-0454-1, 978-1-4133-0454-1, 978-1-4133-0454-1

Alternatively the conjunction between the last two list items can be defined using the leadout= parameter:

((ISBN|978-1-4133-0454-1|978-1-4133-0454-1|978-1-4133-0454-1|leadout=, and))

results in:

ISBN 978-1-4133-0454-1, 978-1-4133-0454-1, and 978-1-4133-0454-1

If the leading "ISBN" should not be a link (for example because it is already linked in the article), the link can be suppressed using the link=no parameter:

((ISBN|978-1-4133-0454-1|978-1-4133-0454-1|978-1-4133-0454-1|link=no))

results in:

ISBN 978-1-4133-0454-1, 978-1-4133-0454-1, 978-1-4133-0454-1

If the leading "ISBN" link should not occur (for example in longer lists), it can be suppressed using the plainlink=yes parameter:

((ISBN|978-1-4133-0454-1|978-1-4133-0454-1|978-1-4133-0454-1|plainlink=yes))

results in:

978-1-4133-0454-1, 978-1-4133-0454-1, 978-1-4133-0454-1

(Alternatively the ((ISBNT)) template can be used.)

The plainlink and leadout parameter can be used at the same time:

((ISBN|978-1-4133-0454-1|978-1-4133-0454-1|978-1-4133-0454-1|plainlink=yes|leadout=as well as))

results in:

978-1-4133-0454-1, 978-1-4133-0454-1 as well as 978-1-4133-0454-1

Formatting

The template preserves the formatting of the input values, for example:

((ISBN|978-1-4133-0454-1|978141330454-1|978 1-41330-454-1))

results in:

ISBN 978-1-4133-0454-1, 978141330454-1, 978 1-41330-454-1

Error checking

This template uses Module:Check isxn to validate the ISBN. If the ISBN is not valid, this subtemplate will still generate the link, and it will add the article to Category:Pages with ISBN errors.

Since invalid ISBNs are sometimes used in publications, it is possible to disable the validity check for individual ISBNs given as parameters. In order to do so, add invalid?=yes (with ? replaced by the parameter number 1 to 9) to the template. In this case, the article will be added to Category:Pages with listed invalid ISBNs.

((ISBN|1-4133-0451-0)) produces ISBN 1-4133-0451-0 Parameter error in ((ISBN)): checksum

((ISBN|1-4133-0451-0|invalid1=yes)) produces ISBN 1-4133-0451-0

((ISBN|1-4133-0451-0|invalid1=no)) produces ISBN 1-4133-0451-0 Parameter error in ((ISBN)): checksum

((ISBN)) produces Parameter error in ((ISBN)): Missing ISBN.

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Template Data

Use this template to create a link (or list of links) to Special:BookSources for one or more International Standard Book Numbers with the usual "ISBN" prefix

Template parameters[Edit template data]
Parameter		Description	Type	Status
ISBN #1	`1`	first ISBN to put in the list Example 0-674-01181-3	String	required
ISBN #2	`2`	second ISBN to put in the list Example 0-674-04200-3	String	suggested
ISBN #3	`3`	third ISBN to put in the list Example 0-674-01169-3	String	optional
ISBN #4	`4`	fourth ISBN to put in the list Example 0-674-01181-6	String	optional
ISBN #5	`5`	fifth ISBN to put in the list Example 0-674-02181-5	String	optional
6	`6`	no description	Unknown	optional
7	`7`	no description	Unknown	optional
8	`8`	no description	Unknown	optional
9	`9`	no description	Unknown	optional
Suppress link to article?	`link`	If 'no', does not produce a link before the list Example no	String	optional
Suppress link to ISBN?	`plainlink`	If 'yes', does not produce "[[ISBN]]: " before the list Example yes	String	optional
last list joiner text	`leadout`	Text between second-to-last and last book ISBN's Example as well as	String	optional
invalid1	`invalid1`	no description	Unknown	optional
invalid2	`invalid2`	no description	Unknown	optional
invalid3	`invalid3`	no description	Unknown	optional
invalid4	`invalid4`	no description	Unknown	optional
invalid5	`invalid5`	no description	Unknown	optional
invalid6	`invalid6`	no description	Unknown	optional
invalid7	`invalid7`	no description	Unknown	optional
invalid8	`invalid8`	no description	Unknown	optional
invalid9	`invalid9`	no description	Unknown	optional

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Usage

Formatting

Error checking

Tracking categories

See also

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