Module:AutosortTable/doc
This is the documentation page for Module:AutosortTable
Usage
This module helps create data tables in an automatically sorted order. As of this writing it is used primarily for the generation of the huge, dynamic tables at list of Wikipedias and Wikipedia:List of Wikipedias. For the Wikipedia editions table, the module is invoked directly to create the framework for the table, followed by content for the rows within the module's invocation. For the Edition details table, the module is invoked directly to create the framework for the table while the template {{Wikipedia stats}}
generates content for the individual rows, also within the module's invocation. The template {{Wikipedia stats}}
is intended to be called as an argument within the module's invocation, as it does not produce the regular wikitable (or any standard table) code itself.
The module's arguments are: <syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext" style="overflow:auto;"> Lua error in Module:AutosortTable at line 96: attempt to call method 'class' (a nil value). </syntaxhighlight>
Argument | Example | Notes |
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function | create |
The argument create is the only function of this module, and is required. |
class | class=wikitable |
Class for the entire table. Table can be made user-sortable by including the class "sortable", but does not need to be. |
style | style=width: 50%; |
CSS for the entire table |
separator | separator=-- |
Separator string used to separate cells in the data definition. The pipe (|) is an invalid separator for this module. |
order | order=3, 2 |
Order for auto-sorting preference, takes a comma-separated list of column numbers. In the example here, the table will be sorted by column 3 first, then by column 2. |
numeric | numeric=2 |
Columns which use numeric sorting when auto-sorted. Takes comma-separated list of column numbers. |
descending | descending=3 |
Columns for which the auto-sort order should be descending (otherwise, ascending is used). Takes comma-separated list of column numbers. Here, only the third column will be auto-sorted in descending order (e.g., Zebra, Walrus, Muskrat, Emu, etc., or 12, 9, 6, 4). |
hidden | hidden=2 |
Columns which are not to be displayed (even though they may be used for row-sorting purposes). Takes comma-separated list of column numbers. Here, the second column will not be shown. |
caption | caption=Notable people by age |
Caption to be used for the table, per MOS:ACCESS |
rowheader | rowheader=1 |
Cell(s) in each non-header row to be emitted as row header, per MOS:ACCESS. Usually 1, and only 1, but accepts comma-separated list of column numbers. Causes !scope="row" to be used in the HTML for the cells specified.
|
header | header = -- Name -- Age |
These are the column headings. In this example there are two columns with headings, the first is "Name", the second, "Age". Note the separators (-- ) which match the separator value above.
|
footer | footer =-- Country -- Population -- Density |
Table footer, typically a duplication of header (see header argument above). Here, the first three columns have the footer labels shown. |
colstyle | colstyle = -- text-align:left; -- text-align:right; -- -- -- |
Adds the specified CSS styling to entire columns. Here, the first column will be left-aligned, the second column will be right-aligned, and the next three columns (with no CSS specified) will use the default styling. Note the separators (-- ) which match the separator value above.
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Styling tricks
While there appear to be no ways to style an individual cell when using this module, styling particular rows, columns, or the entire table can be done using CSS.
Styling the table
The style argument allows the entire table to use a default styling. For example, |style=width:70%; text-align:center;
would constrain the table width to 70% of the available window, and center the text (not including column and row headers) by default. When using multiple properties, the semicolon is necessary to separate them. Do not use the quotation marks ordinarily required in CSS or wikitable markup (as in "|style=width:70%; text-align:center;"
), as it causes the CSS to be disregarded. A reminder: use CSS to constrain tables sparingly, as reduced font-size or unexpected table widths may cause accessibility problems or irritate readers.
Styling a row
An individual row can be styled separately by including CSS prior to the first data cell. Consider this example table: <syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext" style="overflow:auto;">
Name | Age | Diet |
---|---|---|
James | 50 | Vegan |
Ireni | 47 | Fish, no meat |
Henry | 45 | Meat |
Maria | 36 | Vegan |
Peter | 35 | Vegetarian |
Julia | 35 | Meat |
</syntaxhighlight>
Name | Age | Diet |
---|---|---|
James | 50 | Vegan |
Ireni | 47 | Fish, no meat |
Henry | 45 | Meat |
Maria | 36 | Vegan |
Peter | 35 | Vegetarian |
Julia | 35 | Meat |
The row for "Henry" gets a pink color (#FFDDDD), while the row header appropriately retains the gray formatting wikitables use for headers.
Styling a column
An individual column can be styled separately by using CSS in the colstyle argument. In the Old friends example just above, the alignment has been set to text-align:left;
and text-align:right;
, respectively. Consider this similar table:
<syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext" style="overflow:auto;">
Name | Age | Diet |
---|---|---|
James | 50 | Vegan |
Ireni | 47 | Fish, no meat |
Henry | 45 | Meat |
Maria | 36 | Vegan |
Peter | 35 | Vegetarian |
Julia | 35 | Meat |
</syntaxhighlight>
Name | Age | Diet |
---|---|---|
James | 50 | Vegan |
Ireni | 47 | Fish, no meat |
Henry | 45 | Meat |
Maria | 36 | Vegan |
Peter | 35 | Vegetarian |
Julia | 35 | Meat |
The "Age" column entries are now in bolded brown and no longer left-aligned as in the previous example. The "Diet" column here has the specified yellow background.
Sample tables
"Wikipedia editions" example
Here is an abbreviated version of the Wikipedia editions table at list of Wikipedias. It is a manually sortable wikitable which uses the class "plainrowheaders" (no bold, not centered) for row headers (specified here as only column 1). It is auto-sorted by the sixth column ("Active users"), which is a numeric field and should be auto-sorted in descending order (highest at the top). The content of each row in the table is entered as a separate argument (starting with a pipe [|] symbol) and includes text, wikilinks, and image file links. Please view the wikicode to see the details.
Wikipedia name in English | Wikipedia name in native language | Language | Script (ISO 15924 code) | WP code | Active users | Launch date | Logo |
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English Wikipedia | English Wikipedia | English | Latn | en | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:NUMBEROF/data' not found. | 15 January 2001 | |
French Wikipedia | Wikipédia en français | French | Latn | fr | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:NUMBEROF/data' not found. | 23 March 2001 | |
German Wikipedia | Deutschsprachige Wikipedia | German | Latn | de | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:NUMBEROF/data' not found. | 16 March 2001 |
"Edition details" example
Here is an abbreviated version of the Edition details table at Wikipedia:List of Wikipedias. This table uses templates (using this module) to produce the individual rows for the table which this module will generate.
Like the above example, this is a manually sortable wikitable which uses the class "plainrowheaders" (no bold, not centered) for row headers (specified here as only column 1). However, this table is auto-sorted by the thirteenth column (based on the number of articles) which is hidden (although the same values are used again — and shown — in column 4 as "Articles"), and which is a numeric field and should be used for auto-sorting in descending order (highest at the top). The content of each row in the table is generated by the template {{Wikipedia stats}}
and the call to that template is entered as a separate argument (starting with a pipe [|] symbol).
This table has some special alignment requirements, as it contains several columns containing large numbers, so the colstyle argument is used extensively. Please view the wikicode to see the details.