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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
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.
Template parameters[Edit template data] This template prefers block formatting of parameters. | Parameter | Description | Type | Status |
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| Parameter Name | param | This is the name of the parameter which will be passed to the template when submitted.
| String | required |
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| 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 |
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| 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
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- 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 |
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| Range | range | The range for the parameter, or any other configuration.
| String | optional |
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| Default Value | default | The default value for the parameter in the form. This is pre-filled into the form when loaded. - Default
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- 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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