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This template is used to automatically add conversions of weight measurements displayed by Template:Infobox person and other infoboxes with a |weight= parameter.
Usage
((Infobox
...
| label# = Weight
| data# = ((#if: (({weight|))} | ((Infobox person/weight|(({weight))))} ))
...
))
Examples
|weight=1 kilogram→ 1 kg (2 lb)|weight=108 kg.→ 108 kg (238 lb)|weight=111kilograms→ 111 kg (245 lb)|weight=108 kgs.→ 108 kg (238 lb)
|weight=1 pound→ 1 lb (0 kg)|weight=200 lb.→ 200 lb (91 kg)|weight=245pounds→ 245 lb (111 kg)|weight=238 lbs.→ 238 lb (108 kg)
|weight=1 stone→ 1 st (14 lb; 6 kg)|weight=10 st.→ 10 st (140 lb; 64 kg)|weight=17stones→ 17 st (238 lb; 108 kg)|weight=17 sts.→ 17 st (238 lb; 108 kg)
|weight=17 stone, 7 pounds→ 17 st 7 lb (245 lb; 111 kg)|weight=17 st. 7 lb.→ 17 st 7 lb (245 lb; 111 kg)|weight=17stones 1pound→ 17 st 1 lb (239 lb; 108 kg)|weight=17 sts. 1 lbs.→ 17 st 1 lb (239 lb; 108 kg)
Text and/or footnotes (references) after weight:
|weight=108 kgs (2012)→ 108 kg (238 lb) (2012)|weight=238 lbs<ref>citation goes here</ref>→ 238 lb (108 kg)[1]|weight=238 lbs (2012)<ref>((cite news|title=title|work=work))</ref>→ 238 lb (108 kg) (2012)[2]
- Example references
((Convert)) templates, without and with wikilinked unit names:
|weight=((Convert|111|kg|lb stlb|abbr=off))→ 111 kg (245 lb; 17 st 7 lb)|weight=((Convert|111|kg|lb stlb|abbr=off|lk=on))→ 111 kg (245 lb; 17 st 7 lb)- output of convert template: 111 [[kilogram]]s (245 [[Pound (mass)|pounds]]; 17 [[Stone (unit)|stone]] 7 pounds)
|weight=((Convert|245|lb|kg stlb|abbr=off))→ 245 lb (111 kg; 17 st 7 lb)|weight=((Convert|245|lb|kg stlb|abbr=off|lk=on))→ 245 lb (111 kg; 17 st 7 lb)- output of convert template: 245 [[Pound (mass)|pounds]] (111 [[kilogram]]s; 17 [[Stone (unit)|stone]] 7 pounds)
Weight ranges with input containing en dash (–):
|weight=108–111 kg→ 108–111 kg (238–245 lb)|weight=238–245 lb→ 238–245 lb (108–111 kg)|weight=17–18 st→ 17–18 st (238–252 lb; 108–114 kg)
Weight ranges with input containing hyphen (-); output is changed to en dash by ((Convert)):
|weight=108-111 kg→ 108–111 kg (238–245 lb)|weight=238-245 lb→ 238–245 lb (108–111 kg)|weight=17-18 st→ 17–18 st (238–252 lb; 108–114 kg)
If a template uses ((Infobox person/weight|(({weight))}|kg-stlb=yes)), then an article using that template with an input in kg will display two conversions: lb followed by st/lb (default is one conversion to lb):
|weight=100 kg→ 100 kg (220 lb; 15 st 10 lb)|weight=108–111 kg→ 108–111 kg (238–245 lb; 17 st 0 lb – 17 st 7 lb)
If a template uses ((Infobox person/weight|(({weight))}|lb-stlb=yes)), then an article using that template with an input in lb will display two conversions: kg followed by st/lb (default is one conversion to kg):
|weight=200 lb→ 200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb)|weight=238-245 lb→ 238–245 lb (108–111 kg; 17 st 0 lb – 17 st 7 lb)
Exceptions
Does not replace numbers in manually entered conversions, but does replace unit names with abbreviations (examples intentionally show incorrect conversions):
|weight=108 kilograms (229 pounds)→ 108 kg (229 lb)|weight=238 pounds (119 kilograms)→ 238 lb (119 kg)|weight=17 stone (229 pounds; 119 kilograms)→ 17 st (229 lb; 119 kg)
Does not replace numeric output of conversion templates such as ((convert)), but does replace unit names with abbreviations (examples intentionally show different precision than usual):
|weight=((convert|108.1|kg|lb|1|abbr=off))→ 108.1 kg (238.3 lb)- output of convert template: 108.1 kilograms (238.3 pounds)
|weight=((convert|238.2|lb|kg|2|abbr=off))→ 238.2 lb (108.05 kg)- output of convert template: 238.2 pounds (108.05 kilograms)
|weight=((convert|17.3|st|1|abbr=off))→ 17.3 st (242.2 lb; 109.9 kg)- output of convert template: 17.3 stone (242.2 pounds; 109.9 kilograms)
Areas for improvement
Conversion not displayed if unit name contains uppercase characters:
|weight=100 Kilograms→ 100 Kilograms|weight=100 KG→ 100 KG|weight=200 Pounds→ 200 Pounds|weight=200 LB→ 200 LB|weight=10 Stone→ 10 Stone|weight=10 ST→ 10 ST