Template:NYCS
[[{{{1}}} (New York City Subway service)|{{{1}}}]]
{{NYCS}} is a universal template intended to replace older NYCS templates such as {{NYCS time}}.
Parameters
All are optional.
- 1 (or first unnamed parameter)
- The page name without the
(New York City Subway ________)suffix. If|alt=is given, this isn't needed. The blank defaults to "service" unless|4=is given. - 2 (or second unnamed parameter)
- The link text, if left blank the value from
|1=will be used - 3 (or third unnamed parameter)
- If given will provide a link
{{{3}}}to be used in place of the {{NYCS time}}. - 4 (or fourth unnamed parameter)
- If given, would change the suffix of the link to "(New York City Subway <fourth parameter>)", to link to subway cars and other places as well
- alt
- If given, will provide an alternate value to link to, aside from
[first parameter] (New York City Subway service) - bold
- If given, will put boldface on the link text
- service
- If given, will append the text "train" or "service" after the service link.
Examples
The NYCS template substitutes subway service information to make updating these easier. The table below describes the current substitutions.
| Usage | Resulting text | Expansion |
|---|---|---|
{{NYCS|AA}} |
AA | [[AA (New York City Subway service)|AA]]
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| and the other lettered services: BB, CC, DD, EE, FF, GG, HH, J, JJ, KK, LL, MJ, MM, NX, QB, QJ, QT, RR, TT, Z | ||
{{NYCS|A|<A>}} |
<A> | [[A (New York City Subway service)|<A>]]
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{{NYCS|D|<D>}} |
<D> | [[D (New York City Subway service)|<D>]]
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{{NYCS|4|<4>}} |
<4> | [[4 (New York City Subway service)|<4>]]
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{{NYCS|5|<5>}} |
<5> | [[5 (New York City Subway service)|<5>]]
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{{NYCS|R33|R33| |car}} |
R33 | [[R33 (New York City Subway car)|R33]]
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{{NYCS| |S|alt=Rockaway Park Shuttle|service=train}} |
S train | [[Rockaway Park Shuttle|S]] train
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{{NYCS|default value}} |
default value | [[default value (New York City Subway service)|default value]]
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The NYCS template substitutes subway service information to make updating these easier.
| Parameter | Description | Type | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Page name | 1 | The page name without the (New York City Subway ________) suffix. If |alt= is given, this isn't needed. The blank defaults to "service" unless |4= is given. | Line | suggested |
| Link text | 2 | The link text, if left blank the value from |1= will be used | Unknown | optional |
| Alternate link | 3 | If given, will provide a link to be used in place of the {{NYCS time}}. | Line | optional |
| Suffix | 4 | If given, would change the suffix of the link to "(New York City Subway <fourth parameter>)", to link to subway cars and other places as well | Unknown | optional |
| Alternate link target | alt | If given, will provide an alternate value to link to, aside from [first parameter] (New York City Subway service) | Line | optional |
| bold | bold | If given, will put boldface on the link text | Boolean | optional |
| service | service | If given, will append the text "train" or "service" after the service link. | Line | optional |