Template:Changes/doc

This template takes up to 20 numbers and calculates the percent change between each pair and formats them for inclusion in a table in either ascending or descending order.

Use

This template has the following syntax:

{{Changes|number01|...|number20|order=|nd=|pd=|ic=|dc=}}

where:

• number01|...|number20 are up to 20 numbers. If a number is not known, use NA or &#​32;
• order= is an optional change calculation order:
  • order=a calculate percent change in ascending order. (default)
  • order=d calculate percent change in descending order.
• nd= is an optional number of decimal places in the formatted numbers. (default=0)
• pd= is an optional number of decimal places in the formatted percent changes. (default=2)
• ic= is an optional color for a percent increase. (default=green)
• dc= is an optional color for a percent decrease. (default=red)

Example

The following Wiki markup:

{|class="wikitable sortable"
![[U.S. state|State]]
![[1980 United States census|1980 census]]
!% Pop change
![[1990 United States census|1990 census]]
!% Pop change
![[2000 United States census|2000 census]]
!% Pop change
![[2010 United States census|2010 census]]
!% Pop change
![[2020 United States census|2020 census]]
|-
|[[Wyoming]]
{{changes|469557|453588|493782|563626|576851}}
|}

creates the following table:

State	1980 census	% Pop change	1990 census	% Pop change	2000 census	% Pop change	2010 census	% Pop change	2020 census
Wyoming	469,557	−3.40%	453,588	+8.86%	493,782	+14.14%	563,626	+2.35%	576,851

You can put this table in descending order with {{changes|order=d|576851|563626|493782|453588|469557}}:

State	2020 census	% Pop change	2010 census	% Pop change	2000 census	% Pop change	1990 census	% Pop change	1980 census
Wyoming	576,851	+2.35%	563,626	+14.14%	493,782	+8.86%	453,588	−3.40%	469,557

See also

• This template invokes Template:Changes/a and Template:Changes/d.
• See Template:Change for a similar template for only two numbers but more options.
• For help with this template, please post a comment on the template talk page with a {{reply to}} one or more of the [[[:Template:Fullurl:]] previous editors].