This is a typing short cut for linking to sailing vessel articles named in the format "SY Shipname (Year)". Since ship names are italicized in article text, linking to them in the usual manner means typing everything twice, such as [[SY Shipname (ID)|SY ''Shipname'' (ID)]]. This template halves that to {{SY|Shipname|ID}}.
{{SY|Ship Name}}
{{SY|Ship Name|ID}}
, where ID can be the
hull number, launch year, or
pennant number, as specified in the article title.Template usage | Equivalent wikicode | Final result |
---|---|---|
{{SY|Aurora|}}
|
[[SY Aurora|SY ''Aurora'']]
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SY Aurora |
{{SY|Queen Victoria|ship}}
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[[SY Queen Victoria (ship)|SY ''Queen Victoria'' (ship)]]
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SY Queen Victoria (ship) |
{{SY|Princess of Norway}}
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[[SY Princess of Norway|SY ''Princess of Norway'']]
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SY Princess of Norway |
By default, the wikilink is build like this:
{{SY|Aurora|}}
, the targetpage is[[SY Aurora]]
.[[targetpage|label]]
[[SY Aurora|SY ''Aurora'']]
, showing as:The default label can be changed with a simple parameter. The extra third position, unnamed parameter allows setting which elements of the ship's full name are shown in the wikilink. It sets the label in the link:
For example, in your article, the hull number (disambiguator) may not be needed to show. In that case, add option |2
, and the result is:
{{SY|Aurora||2}}
→[[SY Aurora|''Aurora'']]
→The options are:
Value | Will show | Example | Wikilink [[targetpage|label]] | Shows |
---|---|---|---|---|
(default) | PREFIX name (ID) | {{SY|Aurora|}} | [[SY Aurora|SY ''Aurora'']] | SY Aurora |
2 | name | {{SY|Aurora||2}} | [[SY Aurora|''Aurora'']] | Aurora |
3 | name (ID) | {{SY|Aurora||3}} | [[SY Aurora|''Aurora'']] | Error: {{ SY}} missing disambiguator ( help) |
4 | invalid | {{SY|Aurora||4}} | — | Error: {{ SY}} invalid control parameter: 4 ( help) |
6 | PREFIX name | {{SY|Aurora||6}} | [[SY Aurora|SY ''Aurora'']] | SY Aurora |
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Template:SY in articles based on its TemplateData.
TemplateData for SY This template provides a wikilink to a ship's page, with label options
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This is a typing short cut for linking to sailing vessel articles named in the format "SY Shipname (Year)". Since ship names are italicized in article text, linking to them in the usual manner means typing everything twice, such as [[SY Shipname (ID)|SY ''Shipname'' (ID)]]. This template halves that to {{SY|Shipname|ID}}.
{{SY|Ship Name}}
{{SY|Ship Name|ID}}
, where ID can be the
hull number, launch year, or
pennant number, as specified in the article title.Template usage | Equivalent wikicode | Final result |
---|---|---|
{{SY|Aurora|}}
|
[[SY Aurora|SY ''Aurora'']]
|
SY Aurora |
{{SY|Queen Victoria|ship}}
|
[[SY Queen Victoria (ship)|SY ''Queen Victoria'' (ship)]]
|
SY Queen Victoria (ship) |
{{SY|Princess of Norway}}
|
[[SY Princess of Norway|SY ''Princess of Norway'']]
|
SY Princess of Norway |
By default, the wikilink is build like this:
{{SY|Aurora|}}
, the targetpage is[[SY Aurora]]
.[[targetpage|label]]
[[SY Aurora|SY ''Aurora'']]
, showing as:The default label can be changed with a simple parameter. The extra third position, unnamed parameter allows setting which elements of the ship's full name are shown in the wikilink. It sets the label in the link:
For example, in your article, the hull number (disambiguator) may not be needed to show. In that case, add option |2
, and the result is:
{{SY|Aurora||2}}
→[[SY Aurora|''Aurora'']]
→The options are:
Value | Will show | Example | Wikilink [[targetpage|label]] | Shows |
---|---|---|---|---|
(default) | PREFIX name (ID) | {{SY|Aurora|}} | [[SY Aurora|SY ''Aurora'']] | SY Aurora |
2 | name | {{SY|Aurora||2}} | [[SY Aurora|''Aurora'']] | Aurora |
3 | name (ID) | {{SY|Aurora||3}} | [[SY Aurora|''Aurora'']] | Error: {{ SY}} missing disambiguator ( help) |
4 | invalid | {{SY|Aurora||4}} | — | Error: {{ SY}} invalid control parameter: 4 ( help) |
6 | PREFIX name | {{SY|Aurora||6}} | [[SY Aurora|SY ''Aurora'']] | SY Aurora |
TemplateData
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This is the
TemplateData for this template used by
TemplateWizard,
VisualEditor and other tools.
See a monthly parameter usage report for
Template:SY in articles based on its TemplateData.
TemplateData for SY This template provides a wikilink to a ship's page, with label options
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