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When a ship class is not named for a member of the class, the class name is not italicized. For these classes use ((sclass2)). Classes named for a member of the class are italicized. Use ((sclass)).
Usage
sclass2 is an editor's shortcut for creating properly formatted links to ship-class articles with hyphenated titles: class name-class ship type.
The basic form:
((sclass2 | class name | ship type))
replaces:
[[class name-class ship type | class name-class]] [[ship type]]
This form assumes that ship type is its own separate article so produces a link to the class article, followed by a link to the ship type article. The text in the first link is properly formatted with the class name displayed in normal upright font followed by "-class".
Optional unnamed format control parameter
An optional third parameter allows you to control the format and use the template if ship type is not an article:
((sclass2 | class name | ship type | format))
The values and results for format are:
- 0: suppresses ship type display entirely. Adjectival form.
- 1: displays ship type as part of a single link to the class article.
- 2: displays unlinked ship type.
- 3: displays ship type as a separate link. Ship type must be the name of an article.
- 4: suppresses ship type display entirely. Noun form.
- 5: class name only, suitable for tables
To avoid the dreaded red link, one of the first three options must be used if Ship type is not already an article. Note that option 3 is the default, so may be omitted. Other values of format will let you know the error of your ways.
| Format | Template usage | Equivalent wikicode | Final result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | ((sclass2 |Flower |corvette))
|
[[Flower-class corvette |Flower-class]] [[corvette]]
|
Flower-class corvette | Default |
| 0 | ((sclass2 |Flower |corvette |0))
|
[[Flower-class corvette |Flower-class]]
|
Flower-class | Adjectival form |
| 1 | ((sclass2 |Flower |corvette |1))
|
[[Flower-class corvette |Flower-class corvette]]
|
Flower-class corvette | Article titles |
| 2 | ((sclass2 |Flower |corvette |2))
|
[[Flower-class corvette |Flower-class]] corvette
|
Flower-class corvette | When the ship type article does not exist |
| 3 | ((sclass2 |Flower |corvette |3))
|
[[Flower-class corvette |Flower-class]] [[corvette]]
|
Flower-class corvette | Same as default |
| 4 | ((sclass2 |Flower |corvette |4))
|
[[Flower-class corvette |Flower class]]
|
Flower class | Noun form |
| 5 | ((sclass2 |Flower |corvette |5))
|
[[Flower-class corvette |Flower]]
|
Flower | Table or chart form |
| 6 | ((sclass2 |Flower |corvette |6))
|
[[Flower-class corvette |Flower]]
|
Error: ((sclass2)) invalid format code: 6. Should be 0–5, or blank (help) | Unrecognized format value |
Optional parameter: "class-name disambiguation"
When there are separate ship classes that share the same name and that use parenthetical disambiguation, for example Tribal-class destroyer, use the optional fifth parameter to disambiguate the class-name:
((sclass2|Tribal|destroyer|||1905))produces Tribal-class destroyer which is the same as:[[Tribal-class destroyer (1905)|Tribal-class]] [[destroyer]]
The class-name disambiguator is never displayed.
Template data
TemplateData for Sclass2
Formats ship class name and ship type into article link. Italicises class name.
| Parameter | Description | Type | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| class name | 1 | no description | String | optional |
| ship type | 2 | no description | Unknown | optional |
| format | 3 | Format options 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 | Number | optional |
| disambiguation | 4 | no description | Unknown | optional |
| unknown | 5 | (undocumented) | Unknown | optional |
| disambiguation | 6 | no description | Unknown | optional |
