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'''Syntax:''' | '''Syntax:''' | ||
* <tt><nowiki>{{ | * <tt><nowiki>{{NameSorter}}</nowiki></tt> returns the contents of <tt><nowiki>{{PAGENAME}}</nowiki></tt> after processing it. | ||
'''Syntax with an optional parameter:''' | '''Syntax with an optional parameter:''' | ||
* <tt><nowiki>{{ | * <tt><nowiki>{{NameSorter|Antonín Dvořák}}</nowiki></tt> returns "{{NameSorter|Antonín Dvořák}}" | ||
This template is meant to be used in conjunction with the magic word <tt><nowiki>DEFAULTSORT</nowiki></tt> inside Composer and User pages, delivering to it an appropriate sort key. | This template is meant to be used in conjunction with the magic word <tt><nowiki>DEFAULTSORT</nowiki></tt> inside Composer and User pages, delivering to it an appropriate sort key. | ||
* <tt><nowiki>{{DEFAULTSORT:{{ | * <tt><nowiki>{{DEFAULTSORT:{{NameSorter}}}}</nowiki></tt> | ||
In the cases in which the template returns an invalid sort key, as for example "Rue, Pierre de la", use a textual key instead: | In the cases in which the template returns an invalid sort key, as for example "Rue, Pierre de la", use a textual key instead: | ||
Revision as of 14:14, 3 August 2009
Converts a text in the form "Name(s) Surname" to the form "Surname, Name(s)", removing all diacritics in the process.
Syntax:
- {{NameSorter}} returns the contents of {{PAGENAME}} after processing it.
Syntax with an optional parameter:
- {{NameSorter|Antonín Dvořák}} returns "Dvorak, Antonin"
This template is meant to be used in conjunction with the magic word DEFAULTSORT inside Composer and User pages, delivering to it an appropriate sort key.
- {{DEFAULTSORT:{{NameSorter}}}}
In the cases in which the template returns an invalid sort key, as for example "Rue, Pierre de la", use a textual key instead:
- {{DEFAULTSORT:La Rue, Pierre de}}