Template:Conway's Game of Life gadget

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Usage

Use this template to create an interactive instance of Conway's Game of Life.

Parameters

Parameter	Default value	Explanation
|autoplay=	false	Whether to start the game automatically.
|width=	300	The width of the canvas, in pixels.
|height=	150	The height of the canvas, in pixels (excluding the control buttons).
|zoom=	4	The initial zoom level, which is the amount of pixels per cell.
|grid=	off	Whether the grid is turned on. Only visible at zoom levels 4 or more.
|cells=	0,0; 0,1; 0,-1; -1,0; 1,1	A semicolon-separated list of cells that are initially on. Coordinates are relative to the center of the canvas.

{{Conway's Game of Life gadget
| autoplay = 
| width = 
| height = 
| zoom = 
| grid = 
| cells = 
}}

Examples

R-pentomino

Markup	Renders as
{{Conway's Game of Life gadget | width = 400 | height = 200 | zoom = 3 | cells = 0,0; 0,1; 0,-1; -1,0; 1,1 }}

Spaceships

Markup	Renders as
{{Conway's Game of Life gadget | width = 400 | height = 200 | cells = -39,-12; -39,1; -40,1; -41,1; -42,1; -43,1; -44,0; -39,0; -39,-1; -40,-2; -44,-2; -42,-3; -39,12; -40,12; -41,12; -42,12; -43,12; -44,12; -45,11; -45,9; -39,11; -39,10; -40,9; -42,8; -43,8; -39,-21; -39,-22; -40,-21; -40,-23; -41,-21; -39,-10; -40,-13; -39,-11; -40,-10; -41,-10; -42,-10; -43,-11; -43,-13 }}

Blinkers

Markup	Renders as
{{Conway's Game of Life gadget | width = 400 | height = 200 | zoom = 3 | cells = 0,0; 10,-1; 11,2; -14,-1; -13,-1; -13,0; -15,2; -16,2; -16,1; -4,21; -4,20; -5,22; -6,22; -9,20; -6,17; -2,20; -2,21; -1,22; 0,22; 0,17; 3,20; 0,24; -1,24; -2,25; -2,26; -4,25; -4,26; -5,24; -6,24; -9,26; -6,29; 0,29; 3,26; 15,15; 15,16; 15,17; 15,14; 16,13; 17,13; 18,13; 19,13; 20,14; 20,15; 20,16; 20,17; 19,18; 18,18; 17,18; 16,18; 18,11; 19,11; 19,10; 18,10; 13,14; 13,15; 12,14; 12,15; 16,20; 17,20; 16,21; 17,21; 22,16; 22,17; 23,17; 23,16; -17,13; -16,14; 20,4; 20,3; 21,3; 23,7; 24,7; 24,6; 30,6; 31,6; 31,5; 27,1; 26,1; 26,2; 38,5; 37,5; 38,4; 33,-1; 32,-1; 32,0; 44,4; 45,4; 45,3; 39,-3; 38,-3; 38,-2; 19,16; 0,1; 0,-1; 10,0; 11,0; 10,1; 11,1; -14,0; -15,1; -4,19; -7,22; -9,19; -7,17; -2,19; 1,22; 1,17; 3,19; 1,24; -2,27; -4,27; -7,24; -9,27; -7,29; 1,29; 3,27; 17,17; -18,14; -17,12; -16,15; -15,13; 22,4; 22,6; 30,4; 28,2; 36,4; 34,0; 44,2; 40,-2; 18,15; -6,9; 3,9; 28,4; 36,2; 34,2; 42,2; 40,0; 42,0; 16,-5; 16,-6; 17,-6; 18,-6; 19,-7; 19,-8; 18,-9; 17,-8; 16,-8; 15,-9; 15,-10; 16,-11; 15,-12; 14,-12; 13,-11; 13,-10; 13,-9; 12,-9; -5,-8; -4,-8; -4,-9; -5,-9; -7,-9; -8,-10; -5,-11; -6,-12; -8,-12; -8,-13; -9,-13; -9,-12; -25,6; -26,6; -26,5; -26,4; -25,4; -27,7; -28,6; -30,6; -30,7; -31,6; -32,6; -32,7; -33,5; -32,4; -32,2; -32,1; -32,0; -33,2; -33,0; -31,-1; -30,0; -28,0; -27,0; -26,0; -28,-1; -26,-1; -25,1; -26,2; -22,-6; -21,-6; -23,-7; -24,-8; -25,-9; -25,-10; -24,-11; -23,-12; -22,-13; -21,-13; -20,-12; -19,-11; -18,-10; -18,-9; -19,-8; -20,-7; -5,9; -4,8; -4,10; -3,9; -2,9; -1,9; 0,9; 1,8; 1,10; 2,9; -9,25; -5,29; -1,29; 3,25; -1,17; 3,21; -5,17; -9,21; 1,-29; 1,-28; 0,-29; 0,-28; 3,-29; 3,-28; 3,-27; 3,-26; 4,-30; 5,-29; 7,-29; 6,-29; 8,-29; 9,-28; 10,-27; 11,-27; 11,-28; 8,-27; 7,-27; 6,-27; 8,-26; 8,-25; 7,-24; 6,-23; 6,-22; 7,-22; 4,-25; 5,-25; 6,-25; 6,-31; 6,-32; 5,-32; 27,-21; 27,-20; 27,-19; 28,-18; 29,-18; 30,-18; 31,-18; 27,-22; 25,-20; 25,-19; 24,-19; 24,-20; 28,-16; 29,-16; 29,-15; 28,-15; 32,-19; 31,-20; 33,-20; 32,-21; 31,-22; 29,-22; 30,-22; 29,-21; 28,-23; 29,-24; 29,-25; 28,-25; -42,23; -40,23; -41,23; -39,23; -38,23; -37,23; -35,25; -34,25; -35,26; -35,21; -34,21; -35,20; -44,21; -44,20; -45,21; -44,25; -44,26; -45,25; -33,26; -33,27; -33,28; -32,28; -33,20; -33,19; -33,18; -32,18; -46,20; -46,19; -46,18; -47,18; -46,26; -46,27; -46,28; -47,28; 31,25; 31,24; 32,23; 33,24; 34,25; 33,26; 33,27; 34,27; 36,25; 37,26; 37,27; 36,27; 37,24; 38,23; 39,24; 39,25; -23,-24; -23,-25; -22,-25; -21,-24; -21,-23; -21,-22; -20,-21; -19,-21; -18,-22; -18,-23; -18,-24; -17,-25; -16,-25; -16,-24 }}

"Toad" blinker, zoomed in, with autoplay and grid turned on:

Markup	Renders as
{{Conway's Game of Life gadget | autoplay = true | width = 200 | height = 200 | zoom = 10 | grid = on | cells = -1,-1;-1,0;-1,1;0,0;0,1;0,2 }}

Template data

Use this template to create an interactive instance of Conway's Game of Life

Template parameters[Edit template data]

This template prefers block formatting of parameters.

Parameter		Description	Type	Status
Autoplay	autoplay	Start the game automatically Example yes	Boolean	optional
Width	width	Width of the instance, in pixels Default 300 Example 600	Number	optional
Height	height	Height of the instance, in pixels Default 150 Example 400	Number	optional
Zoom	zoom	Initial zoom of the instance Example 3	Number	optional
Grid	grid	Initial state of the grid Example on	Boolean	optional
Cells	cells	Initial cells of the instance, specified by a semicolon-separated list of coordinates Default 0,0; 0,1; 0,-1; -1,0; 1,1	String	optional
Fallback	fallback	Fallback file or text, for users with JavaScript disabled or when printing Default [[File:Gospers glider gun.gif]]	Unknown	optional

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