Template:For/doc

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Module:For

(The above was produced by: {{For|the template to create a for loop|Template:For loop}}.)

This template yields a hatnote with links to up to four articles or disambiguation pages. It accepts zero to five parameters. The first parameter sets the hatnote itself and should be plain text, e.g. {{For|similar terms}} yields on page Foo:

The second parameter is used to change the resultant link, e.g. {{For|similar terms|Foobar}} yields:

The third, fourth and fifth parameters are used to give one, two, or three supplementary links:

the last being produced by e.g. {{For|similar terms|Foobar|Bar|Baz|Quux}}.

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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

<templatedata> { "description": "This template lists up to four articles on alternative meanings of a term. For further details and examples see the template documentation.", "params": { "1": { "label": "Description", "description": "a phrase describing the major alternative, or a general term for all alternative meanings", "type": "string", "required": true, "example": "other people with the surname Smith" }, "2": { "label": "First link", "description": "A page to link to; usually a disambiguation page or the most likely other meaning.", "default": "For/doc (disambiguation)", "type": "wiki-page-name", "required": false }, "3": { "label": "Second link", "description": "A page to link to for another meaning, if any.", "type": "wiki-page-name", "required": false }, "4": { "label": "Third link", "description": "A page to link to for another meaning, if any.", "type": "wiki-page-name", "required": false }, "5": { "label": "Fourth link", "description": "A page to link to for another meaning, if any.", "type": "wiki-page-name", "required": false } }, "format": "inline" } </templatedata>

v t e Hatnote templates
Wikipedia:Hatnote Wikipedia:Disambiguation Wikipedia:Redirect
Generic	{{Hatnote}} {{Selfref}} (for self-references)
For and about	{{For}} {{For2}} (for custom text) {{About}} Variations: {{Other uses}} {{Other uses of}}
Other topics	{{Other people}} {{About other people}} (adds "about" description) {{Similar names}} {{Other places}} {{Other ships}} {{Other hurricanes}}
Redirect	{{Redirect}} {{Redirect2}} (for two redirects) {{Redirect-multi}} (for multiple redirects) {{Redirect-several}} (for several redirects, without listing each) {{Redirect-synonym}} {{Redirect-distinguish}} {{Technical reasons}}
Distinguish	{{Distinguish}} (supports custom text too) {{Redirect-distinguish}} {{Redirect-distinguish2}} (for custom text) {{Redirect-distinguish6}} {{About-distinguish}} {{About-distinguish2}} (for custom text)
For use in sections	{{Main}} {{Further}} {{Further2}} (for custom text) {{See also}} {{See also if exists}} {{For outline}}
Special	{{Broader}} {{See introduction}} {{See Wiktionary}} {{Transcluding article}} {{Transcluded section}}
Subject specific	{{Year dab}} {{Highway detail hatnote}} {{For LMST}} {{WikiIPA}} {{Other MeSH codes}}
Category:Hatnote templates modules for [family] names for lists hatnote templates for category pages

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