Template:PropVals/Split

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Description

This template is used to split the parts of a property's value using a separator.

See these pages for documentation on functions used:

• Extension:StringFunctions (#explode:)
• Help:Extension:ParserFunctions (#switch)

Syntax

Type the below code somewhere on a page:

{{PropVals/Split}}

It can accept 3 named-parameters:

• val

  Mandatory; The value to split. Defaults to "Head;Middle;Tail"

• part

  Optional; The part to fetch, and can be:

  'head' = Fetch first part. (default)

  'tail' = Fetch last part.

  a number = Fetch the #part, this number is directly used by the #explode: function and is Zero-based as explained in its documentation.

• sep

  Optional; The separator to use for splitting parts. (defaults to a dot-colon ';')

Examples

1. {{PropVals/Split}} and {{PropVals/Split|part=head}} gives:
   Head and Head
2. {{PropVals/Split|part=-1}} and {{PropVals/Split|part=tail}} gives:
   Tail and Tail
3. {{PropVals/Split|part=1}} gives:
   Middle
4. {{PropVals/Split|val=A:B:C|sep=:}} gives:
   A
5. {{PropVals/Split|val=A:B:C|sep=:|part=1}} gives:
   B
6. {{PropVals/Split|val=A:B:C|sep=:|part=tail}} gives:
   C

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