Editing Template:Api2

Adds a link an API reference page to a wiki page. Optionally create complex links and ids for technical pages. See also {{t|id}} for API links on special pages.

;Usage
:1= [text] - name for page link, text, and id. Not used in text or id, if parts 2, 3 or 4 are used
:2= [text] - second part
:3= [text] - third part
:4= [text] - fourth part
:t= [member,method] (Optional) - ''parts'' delimiter for text and id. Only added between parts 2, 3 and 4. Default is member.
:ns= [text] (Optional) - base page name for parent subpage to use. Like 'WoW' or 'WildStar'. Default is same as the including pages current namespace.

;Examples
<pre>{{api||GameLib|GetPlayerUnit}}</pre>
{{api2||GameLib|GetPlayerUnit|ns=WildStar}}
<pre>{{api|CVAR|locale|languageId}}</pre>
{{api2|CVAR|locale|languageId|ns=WildStar}}
<pre>{{api|TYPE|unit}}</pre>
{{api2|TYPE|unit|ns=WildStar}}
<pre>{{api|TYPE|unit|GetFaction}}</pre>
{{api2|TYPE|unit|GetFaction|ns=WildStar}}
<pre>{{api|EVENT|ToggleQuestLog}}</pre>
{{api2|EVENT|ToggleQuestLog|ns=WildStar}}
<pre>{{api|EVENT|Apollo|ToggleQuestLog}}</pre>
{{api2|EVENT|Apollo|ToggleQuestLog|ns=WildStar}}

;Options
:1= Special link part names:
:* API - A [[{{BASEPAGENAME}}/UI API|UI API]] api page link. Defaults to t=member (.). Omits |2= in link text if 3 or 4 parts
:* API TYPE - A [[{{BASEPAGENAME}}/API types|API types]] api page link. Defaults to t=method (:). Omits |2= in link text if 3 or 4 parts
:* API EVENT - A [[{{BASEPAGENAME}}/API events|API events]] api page link. Defaults to t=member (.). Omits |2= in link text if 3 or 4 parts
:* CVAR - A [[{{BASEPAGENAME}}/CVars|CVars]] page link. Defaults to t=member (.).
:* APIT or TYPE - short-hand for ''API TYPE''. Otherwise works the same and produces same links.
:* APIE or EVENT - short-hand for ''API EVENT''. Otherwise works the same and produces same links.

;Results samples
:<nowiki>{{api||Apollo}}</nowiki> - link: API Apollo, text: Apollo
:<nowiki>{{api||Apollo|Bob}}</nowiki> - link: API Apollo Bob, text: Apollo.Bob
:<nowiki>{{api|CVAR|assistAttack}}</nowiki> - link: CVAR assistAttack, text: assistAttack
:<nowiki>{{api|CVAR|ui|setting}}</nowiki> - link: CVAR ui.setting, text: ui.setting
:<nowiki>{{api|API|Apollo|SetAlpha}}</nowiki> - link: API Apollo SetAlpha, text: Apollo.SetAlpha
:<nowiki>{{api|API|Apollo|SetAlpha|t=method}}</nowiki> - link: API Apollo SetAlpha, text: Apollo:SetAlpha

[[Category:WildStar development templates|{{PAGENAME}}]][[Category:Link helper templates]]
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;Template
<onlyinclude><!--

-->{{#vardefine:sub|{{{ns|{{BASEPAGENAME}}}}}}}<!--

-->{{#vardefine:t1|{{#switch:{{{1|}}}<!--  alt names
  -->|APIT|TYPE=API TYPE<!-- assume TYPE is API TYPE
  -->|APIE|EVENT=API EVENT<!-- assume TYPE is API TYPE
  -->|=API<!--
  -->|#default={{{1|}}}}}<!--
-->}}<!--
-->{{#vardefine:tDEL|{{#switch:{{#var:t1}}|API|API EVENT|CVAR=member|#default=method}}}}<!-- default delimiter
-->{{#vardefine:tDEL|{{#switch:{{{t|{{#var:tDEL}}}}}|member=.|method=<nowiki>:</nowiki>}}}}<!-- delimiter override 
-->{{#vardefine:tLT2|{{#switch:{{#var:t1}}|API|API TYPE={{{2|}}}|#default={{{2|}}}}}}}<!-- link text for part 2

-->{{#if:{{{4|}}}|[[{{#var:sub}}/{{#var:t1}} {{{2}}} {{{3}}} {{{4}}}|{{#var:tLT2}}{{#var:tDEL}}{{{3}}}{{#var:tDEL}}{{{4}}}]]|<!--
-->{{#if:{{{3|}}}|[[{{#var:sub}}/{{#var:t1}} {{{2}}} {{{3}}}|{{#var:tLT2}}{{#var:tDEL}}{{{3}}}]]|<!--
-->{{#if:{{{2|}}}|[[{{#var:sub}}/{{#var:t1}} {{{2}}}|{{{2}}}]]|<!--
-->{{#if:{{{1|}}}|[[{{#var:sub}}/{{{1}}}|{{{1}}}]]|<!--
-->}}}}}}}}<!--

--></onlyinclude>