Template:HMBS
Usage
[edit]This is a typing short cut for linking to Royal Bahamas Defence Force ship articles named in the format "HMBS Nassau (P-61)". Since Ship names are italicized in article text, linking to them in the usual manner means typing everything twice, such as [[HMBS Nassau (P-61)|HMBS ''Nassau'' (P-61)]]. This template halves that to {{HMBS|Nassau|P-61}}.
Formal usage
[edit]- {{HMBS|Ship Name}}
- {{HMBS|Ship Name|ID}}, where ID can be the hull number, launch year, or pennant number, as specified in the article title.
Examples
[edit]| Template usage | Equivalent wikicode | Final result |
|---|---|---|
| {{HMBS|Nassau|P-61}} | [[HMBS Nassau (P-61)|HMBS ''Nassau'' (P-61)]] | HMBS Nassau (P-61) |
Last example could be used to link to ship index (disambiguation) page
Optional display control parameter
[edit]There is an optional third parameter that controls which pieces of text are displayed in the article. Its value is treated as a binary number and will display the corresponding "bits". So setting the 4's bit will display "HMBS", setting the 2's bit will display the ship name, and setting the 1's bit will display the ID. If binary math isn't your thing, refer to these examples:
| Value | Parameter(s) displayed |
Example | Equivalent wikicode | Final result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3rd | {{HMBS|Nassau|P-61|1}} | [[HMBS Nassau (P-61)|P-61]] | P-61 | |
| 2 | 2nd | {{HMBS|Nassau|P-61|2}} | [[HMBS Nassau (P-61)|''Nassau'']] | Nassau | |
| 3 | 2nd, 3rd | {{HMBS|Nassau|P-61|3}} | [[HMBS Nassau (P-61)|''Nassau'' (P-61)]] | Nassau (P-61) | |
| 4 | invalid result | {{HMBS|Nassau|P-61|4}} | — | Error: {{HMBS}} invalid control parameter: 4 (help) | |
| 5 | 1st, 3rd | {{HMBS|Nassau|P-61|5}} | [[HMBS Nassau (P-61)|HMBS (P-61)]] | HMBS P-61 | |
| 6 | 1st, 2nd | {{HMBS|Nassau|P-61|6}} | [[HMBS Nassau (P-61)|HMBS ''Nassau'']] | HMBS Nassau | |
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TemplateData for HMBS This template provides a wikilink to a ship's page, with label options
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