This Xy trio of templates can create an example table to help document the use of a userbox template.
The Xy template trio comprises the following three templates:
[[Template:Xytop]] [[Template:Xy]] [[Template:Xyend]]
Each of these templates may be invoked without the Template:
prefix and in lower case.
Template:Xytop always comes first to create the table headings.
((xytop|cat))
where:
cat
is an optional category column.((xytop))
creates:
Place this Wikitext on your user page | to create this userbox |
((xytop|cat))
creates:Place this Wikitext on your user page | to create this userbox | and add your user page to: |
Template:Xy creates a single table row with the template Wiki markup, the template box, and a link to the list of pages that link to the called template.
((xy|template|par1|...|par12|cat1=|...|cat6=|link=))
where:
template
is the required template name without the Template:
prefix.par1|...|par12
are up to 12 optional template parameters.cat1=|...|cat6=
are up to 6 optional categories without the Category:
prefix.link=
is an optional template link. (default=no)A zero-width space
may be used to represent a missing parameter.
((xy|User lives in))
creates:
((User lives in))
|
|
((xy|User visited|Nunavut))
creates:
((User visited|Nunavut))
|
((xy|User coord|51|28|40.12|N|0|0|5.31|W|link=yes))
creates:
((User coord|51|28|40.12|N|0|0|5.31|W))
|
|
((xy|User in Ethiopia|5|cat1=Wikipedians in Ethiopia))
creates:
((User in Ethiopia|5))
|
|
Category:Wikipedians in Ethiopia |
Template:Xyend always comes last and completes the table.
((xyend))
Template:Xyend is interchangeable with Template:Yyend or the Wikitext
.
|}
The following Wiki markup:
((xytop|cat))
((xy|User Com Medal|USA|valor|1|cat1=Wikipedians who served in the United States Army))
((xy|User Com Medal|USAF|merit|2|cat1=Wikipedians who served in the United States Air Force))
((xy|User Com Medal|USCG|merit|3|cat1=Wikipedians who served in the United States Coast Guard))
((xy|User Com Medal|USMC|valor|cat1=Wikipedians who served in the United States Marine Corps))
((xy|User Com Medal|USN|cat1=Wikipedians who served in the United States Navy))
((xy|User Com Medal|JS|​|2|cat1=Wikipedians who served in the United States Armed Forces))
((xyend))
creates the following example table: