Template:Form calculator field/doc

This is a documentation subpage for Template:Form calculator field. It contains usage information, categories, and other content that is not part of the original template page.

This template is for creating form calculators in a standardised way, used with Template:Form calculator. This implements the syntax of Brighter Shores:Calculators/Form calculators as a template.

Usage

{{Form calculator
|page = name of the page the calculator is on: use {{subst:FULLPAGENAME}}
|cat = set to no to remove category
|template = the form's template to call
|form = unique id for the form
|result = unique id for the result
|outputtype = type of output
|forminit = intial text in the form area
|resultinit = initial text in the result area
|field1 ={{Form calculator field
|param = name of the first parameter
|label = label for parameter 1
|default = default value for parameter 1
|type = type of parameter 1
|range = range of parameter 1
}}
...
|fieldX ={{Form calculator field
|param = name of the Xth parameter
|label = label for parameter X
|default = default value for parameter X
|type = type of parameter X
|range = range of parameter X
}}
}}
}}

About

Main article: Template:Form calculator

Any number of parameters can be defined. Each parameter defines a row in the form, and has 7 components:

• param
• label
• default
• type
• range
• toggles
• help

Template data

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The following information is used by extensions and applications, such as VisualEditor, to help users implement this template onto pages. Please ensure that it is up-to-date. This template is for creating form calculators in a standardised way, used with [[Template:Form calculator]]. Template parameters This template prefers block formatting of parameters. Parameter Description Type Status Parameter Name param This is the name of the parameter which will be passed to the template when submitted. String required Label label The [user-friendly] label to display in the form. The label can contain most normal wikitext: links, images, spans with styles and titles (hover-overs), etc. Default {{{param}}} Line suggested Type type The type of input for this param. This can be used to restrict user input, or change the input field to a different type. Suggested values string group article number int select buttonselect combobox check toggleswitch togglebutton hs rsn fixed hidden semihidden Default string Example string Text input field, no restriction. group Used to group other inputs together. article Text input field, no restrictions. Enables autocomplete for this field, based on the `suggestns` parameter. number Numbers. Text input field, set to number. Will prevent non-numbers being submitted. int Integers. Text input field, set to number. Will prevent non-integers being submitted. select Drop-down menu generated from the corresponding range parameter. buttonselect A series of buttons for selecting an option (only 1 selected at a time). combobox Text input with a drop-down menu that automatically filters a dropdown list generated from the range parameter. check Checkbox for submitting a boolean choice. toggleswitch Same function as checkbox but is a toggle instead. togglebutton Same function as checkbox but is a button (toggles on/off). hs Text input field, no restriction. Generates a lookup button to get data from hiscores, and updates the other fields as defined by the range parameter. rsn A special field for player names (when used by the calculator and not to populate another field). fixed The default value provided is shown but cannot be changed. Can be used as a separator or for in-form notes. hidden The default value provided is hidden from the form entirely. Used to pass things to the template that shouldn't be seen or changed by the user. semihidden The default value provided is hidden in the form, but still present in the HTML. This is for inter-script usage. String suggested Range range The range for the parameter, or any other configuration. String optional Default Value default The default value for the parameter in the form. This is pre-filled into the form when loaded. Default string, article Defaults to empty. number, int Defaults to empty. Should respect the range given. select, buttonselect, combobox One of the options given in the range. check Unticked by default. Will be ticked by default if defined as “true” or the same as “value if true” in the range. fixed, hidden, semihidden Can't be changed away from. String optional Toggles toggles The inputs or groups of inputs toggled by this widget. Applies to select, buttonselect, combobox, check, toggleswitch, togglebutton, int and number param types. Toggles are given in the format `value=toggles`. Note that when an option is chosen, all the groups/fields listed for other options (that aren't listed on the selected option) will be hidden. String optional Help Text help Help text for the form field. If text is Defaults to displaying an (i) icon that can be clicked to display the help. Content optional