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Module:String (sandbox)

This template returns the first word of the first parameter. Use |1= for the first parameter if the string may contain an equals sign (=). By default, words are delimited by spaces, but the optional parameter |sep= can set the separator to any character.

Usage

One parameter (space as separator):

{{First word|string}}
{{First word|1=string}}

Two parameters (user-defined character as separator):

{{First word|string|sep=character}}
{{First word|1=string|sep=character}}

Examples

{{First word|Foo bar baz}} → Foo
{{First word| Foo bar baz}} → Foo
{{First word|Foo}} → Foo
{{First word|Foo-bar-baz}} → Foo-bar-baz
{{First word|Foo-bar-baz|sep=-}} → Foo
{{First word|34,000,500|sep=,}} → 34
{{First word|Hear ye, users|sep=,}} → Hear ye
{{First word|1=len = a+b|sep==}} → len

{{str mid}}	To return a substring specified by position and length.
{{trunc}}	To trim down to a specified number of characters.
{{str left}}	To trim down to a specified number of characters or duplicate the string to a specified number.
{{str crop}}	To crop a specified number of characters off the end.
{{chop head and tail}}	To crop a specified number of characters off the beginning and end.

{{str right}}	To trim the first specified number of characters.
{{str rightc}}	To return a number of characters from the end, returns a parameter if the string is empty.
{{str rightmost}}	To trim down to the last specified number of characters.
{{str sub old}}	To trim down to a specified number, starting at a given number from the left.
{{str sub new}}	Select a substr based on starting and ending index.
{{str index}}	Returns a given character from a string, but not accented letters.
{{Plain text}}, {{Nowiki}}	Strips wikicode from a string.

By checking

{{trim}}	To trim any leading or trailing whitespace
{{str letter/trim}}	To trim down to the beginning letters.
{{str number/trim}}	To trim down to the beginning numbers.
{{trim brackets}}	To trim any leading or trailing square brackets.
{{trim quotes}}	To trim leading or trailing matching quotes.

{{first word}}	To trim down to the first space.
{{remove first word}}	To remove anything before the first space.
{{last word}}	To trim down from the last space.
{{remove last word}}	To remove anything after the last space.

Dedicated

{{delink}}, {{trim brackets}}	Removes wikilink brackets (wikicode); all or outer only.
{{remove file prefix}}	Removes "File:" (or "Image:") from filenames.
{{PAGENAMEBASE}}	To trim off any parenthesis text at the end of a string (disambiguation).
{{title disambig text}}	Returns text in parentheses at the end of a string (disambiguation).

{{WikiProjectbasename}}	Removes "WikiProject" from a pagename.
{{remove unranked}}	Removes the string "unranked_" from the left of a string (taxonomy).
{{ship prefix}}	Returns the length of a ship's name prefix, if listed (ship names).
{{title year}}	Returns the 4-digit year from a pagename, if any.
{{title decade}}	Returns the 4-digit decade (e.g. "1740s") from a pagename, if any.

Insertion, replacement and length

{{strloc insert}}	Inserts a string at character location strloc, or appends if strloc<=0.
{{loop}}	Repeat character string a specified number of times.
{{replace}}	Returns the string, after replacing all occurrences of a specified string with another string.
{{str rep}}	Returns the string, after replacing the first occurrence of a specified string with another string.
{{digits}}	Returns the string, after removing all characters that are not digits 0–9

{{str len}}	Returns a string's length.
{{str ≥ len}}	To check if a string is "longer or equally long" or "shorter" than a given length.
{{str ≤ len}}	To check if a string is "shorter or equally long" or "longer" than a given length.
{{str ≠ len}}	To check if a string is "not equal" or "equal" to a given length.
{{str ≤ ≥ len}}	To check if a string is "shorter", "equal", or "longer" than a given length.

Analysis and technical

{{str endswith}}	To check if a string ends with a given string.
{{str find}} {{strfind short}}	Returns the numerical location of a given string in a string.
{{str find0}}	Zero-based substring search.
{{str sub find}}	Searches a substring in a string at the given offset.
{{str letter}}	Returns the number of letters that begin a string.
{{str number}}	Returns the number of numbers that begin a string.
{{str gtr str}}	Compares two strings for alphabetical order, and returns a value accordingly.

{{ASCII code}}	Returns the ASCII value of a single character.
{{a or an}}	Takes a noun and produces the appropriate indefinite article, based on whether the first letter is a vowel.
{{Isnumeric}}	Returns number when true, blank when not numeric.

{{Count on page}}	Counts how many times a string is used on a page
{{String on page}}	Finds if yes/no a string is used on a page

...Magic words	Template:Noitalic
...ParserFunctions	Template:Noitalic

Generic: Module:String

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