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This is a simple template for indicating on template documentation when you want to indicate a meta template is being used to display the template or parts of it. "Meta-templates", as used here, refers to nested templates which are created and used to add functions or formatting to other templates.
Usage
This templates takes two non-named parameters, The first being the meta template being used, and the second is an optional parameter for changing the message to indicate what type of template the meta template is being used for (The following message: "a meta-template for easily creating and maintaining templates").
- Example (Using Infobox character with the default second parameter)
| File:Icon tools.svg | This template uses {{Infobox character}}, a meta-template for easily creating and maintaining templates. Any recently appearing error or display issue which is not obviously caused by a recent edit to this template is probably due to an error in, or recent update to, Template:Infobox character or one of its subpages. Please report any such errors to Template talk:Infobox character, so that any errors can be fixed for this and other projects. |
- Example (Using Infobox character with the modified second parameter)
| File:Icon tools.svg | This template uses {{Infobox character}}, a meta-template for easily creating and maintaining Infobox Templates. Any recently appearing error or display issue which is not obviously caused by a recent edit to this template is probably due to an error in, or recent update to, Template:Infobox character or one of its subpages. Please report any such errors to Template talk:Infobox character, so that any errors can be fixed for this and other projects. |