Template:For multi

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{{For multi}} is a hatnote template that produces a list of alternative uses for the title of the article and links to articles about those uses. It is similar to {{For}} with the primary difference being this template allows multiple uses to be listed while still being able to link to multiple articles per use. It is essentially the same as {{About}} but without the about clause at the start.

Usage

Zero parameters

When no parameters are provided, this template functions the exact same as {{Other uses}}. It is preferred to use that template as it more clearly explains the output of the function.

Output and comparison

The output with zero parameter is:

For other uses, see For multi (disambiguation).

Which is the same as using {{Other uses}}:

For other uses, see For multi (disambiguation).

One or two parameters

When one or two parameters are provided, this template functions the exact same as {{For}}. It is preferred to use that template as the "multi" functionality of this template is not required.

Output and comparison

The output with one parameter is:

For UseA, see For multi (disambiguation).

This is identical to passing the same arguments to {{For}}:

For UseA, see For multi (disambiguation).

The output with two parameters is:

For UseA, see ArticleA.

This is identical to passing the same arguments to {{For}}:

For UseA, see ArticleA.

Three or more parameters

When three or more parameters are provided, this template can be used. Functionally, it is the same as {{About}}, but without the about clause at the beginning. Per the guideline at WP:HNS, it is up to the editor to decide whether or not the hatnote should contain a brief summary (i.e. whether or not the hatnote should use {{For multi}} or {{About}}) based on their preference and what is likely to be clearer and easier for the reader.

Output and comparison

The output with three parameter is:

For UseA, see ArticleA. For UseB, see For multi (disambiguation).

This is different from {{For}}, where providing three parameters would produce:

For UseA, see ArticleA and ArticleB.

As you can see, this function is able to output multiple uses, unlike {{For}}. {{About}} also produces the same output, but with an about clause at the beginning:

This page is about About. For UseA, see ArticleA. For UseB, see For multi (disambiguation).

Technically, {{About}} can be used by passing an empty first parameter, but this isn't recommended as the wikitext {{About||UseA|ArticleA|UseB}} doesn't make it clear what the output is going to be and what the purpose of the template is as, in this case, the name of the template "About" is misleading. Using is this way would look like:

For UseA, see ArticleA. For UseB, see For multi (disambiguation).

Last parameter

When the last parameter is a "use", the current article plus (disambiguation) will be linked to at the end of the template. For example:

For UseA, see ArticleA. For UseB, see For multi (disambiguation).

The above example produces a link to Template:For multi (disambiguation) at the end.

Multiple articles per use

Multiple articles can be used per use by putting a parameter with the content and between them. For example the wikitext {{For multi|UseA|ArticleA|and|ArticleB|and|ArticleC|UseB|ArticleD|and|ArticleE}} outputs:

For UseA, see ArticleA, ArticleB, and ArticleC. For UseB, see ArticleD and ArticleE.

TemplateData

This is the TemplateData documentation for this template used by VisualEditor and other tools; see the monthly parameter usage report for this template.

TemplateData for For multi

<templatedata> { "description": "This template lists multiple other uses for the title and links to articles about those uses. See the documentation for more information on usage and alternatives.", "params": { "1": { "label": "Other use 1", "type": "string", "description": "What the first other use of the title is. If unused or blank, defaults to \"For other uses\".", "required": true }, "2": { "label": "Other page 1", "type": "wiki-page-name", "description": "The title of the first other page. If unused, defaults to \"[page title] (disambiguation)\".", "required": true }, "3": { "label": "Other use 2", "type": "string", "description": "What the second other use of the title is.", "required": true }, "4": { "label": "Other page 2", "type": "wiki-page-name", "description": "The title of the second other page. If unused or blank and parameter 4 exists, defaults to \"[page title] (disambiguation)\"." }, "5": { "label": "Other use 3", "type": "string", "description": "What the third other use of the title is." }, "6": { "label": "Other page 3", "type": "wiki-page-name", "description": "The title of the third other page. If unused or blank and parameter 6 exists, defaults to \"[page title] (disambiguation)\"." }, "7": { "label": "Other use 4", "type": "string", "description": "What the fourth other use of the title is." }, "8": { "label": "Other page 4", "type": "wiki-page-name", "description": "The title of the fourth other page. If unused or blank and parameter 8 exists, defaults to \"[page title] (disambiguation)\"." } }, "format": "inline" } </templatedata>