Template:Wiki tables within templates or parser functions

Examples and links to be transcluded within the documentation of workaround templates for wiki tables within templates or parser functions.

Examples

The code (using {{!-}})

{{#if: {{{1|defined}}} |
<!--== Wikitable color scheme is: [background: #f2f2f2; for table header] [background: #f9f9f9; for table cells] ==--> 
{{{!}} class="wikitable sortable collapsible" align="center" border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4" style="margin-left: 2em; border-collapse: collapse; border: 1px solid darkgray; background: #f9f9f9; color: black; empty-cells: show; text-align: center;"
{{!}}+ Table generated within a template or parser function
{{!-}} style="background: #f2f2f2; color: black; text-align: center;"
! width="50" {{!}} 
! scope="col" width="150" {{!}} Column 1
! scope="col" width="100" {{!}} Column 2
! scope="col" width="150" {{!}} Column 3
! scope="col" width="100" {{!}} Column 4
! scope="col" width="150" {{!}} Column 5
{{!-}}
! scope="row" style="background: #f2f2f2; color: black;" {{!}} Row a 
{{!}} a1   {{!!}} a2   {{!!}} a3   {{!!}} a4   {{!!}} a5
{{!-}}
! scope="row" style="background: #f2f2f2; color: black;" {{!}} Row b 
{{!}} b1   {{!!}} b2   {{!!}} b3   {{!!}} b4   {{!!}} b5
{{!-}}
! scope="row" style="background: #f2f2f2; color: black;" {{!}} Row c
{{!}} c1   {{!!}} c2   {{!!}} c3   {{!!}} c4   {{!!}} c5
{{!-}}
! scope="row" style="background: #f2f2f2; color: black;" {{!}} Row d 
{{!}} d1   {{!!}} d2   {{!!}} d3   {{!!}} d4   {{!!}} d5
{{!-}}
{{!}}}
}}

gives

Table generated within a template or parser function

	Column 1	Column 2	Column 3	Column 4	Column 5
Row a	a1	a2	a3	a4	a5
Row b	b1	b2	b3	b4	b5
Row c	c1	c2	c3	c4	c5
Row d	d1	d2	d3	d4	d5

The code (using {{!}}-)

{{#if: {{{1|defined}}} |
<!--== Wikitable color scheme is: [background: #f2f2f2; for table header] [background: #f9f9f9; for table cells] ==--> 
{{{!}} class="wikitable sortable collapsible" align="center" border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4" style="margin-left: 2em; border-collapse: collapse; border: 1px solid darkgray; background: #f9f9f9; color: black; empty-cells: show; text-align: center;"
{{!}}+ Table generated within a template or parser function
{{!}}- style="background: #f2f2f2; color: black; text-align: center;"
! width="50" {{!}} 
! scope="col" width="150" {{!}} Column 1
! scope="col" width="100" {{!}} Column 2
! scope="col" width="150" {{!}} Column 3
! scope="col" width="100" {{!}} Column 4
! scope="col" width="150" {{!}} Column 5
{{!}}-
! scope="row" style="background: #f2f2f2; color: black;" {{!}} Row a 
{{!}} a1   {{!!}} a2   {{!!}} a3   {{!!}} a4   {{!!}} a5
{{!}}-
! scope="row" style="background: #f2f2f2; color: black;" {{!}} Row b 
{{!}} b1   {{!!}} b2   {{!!}} b3   {{!!}} b4   {{!!}} b5
{{!}}-
! scope="row" style="background: #f2f2f2; color: black;" {{!}} Row c
{{!}} c1   {{!!}} c2   {{!!}} c3   {{!!}} c4   {{!!}} c5
{{!}}-
! scope="row" style="background: #f2f2f2; color: black;" {{!}} Row d 
{{!}} d1   {{!!}} d2   {{!!}} d3   {{!!}} d4   {{!!}} d5
{{!}}-
{{!}}}
}}

gives

Table generated within a template or parser function

	Column 1	Column 2	Column 3	Column 4	Column 5
Row a	a1	a2	a3	a4	a5
Row b	b1	b2	b3	b4	b5
Row c	c1	c2	c3	c4	c5
Row d	d1	d2	d3	d4	d5

See also

• {{((}} to get {{ (non wiki parsed double opening braces)
• {{=}} to get = (non wiki parsed equal sign)
• {{))}} to get }} (non wiki parsed double closing braces)

• {{hash}} to get # (non wiki parsed hash symbol)
• {{*}} to get * (non wiki parsed standard [high] asterisk) (if you want a low asterisk, i.e. ⁎ instead of *, use {{sym|lowast}})
• {{colon}} to get : (non wiki parsed colon)
• {{;}} to get ; (non wiki parsed semicolon)

• {{(!}} to get {|   (start of a wiki table) DOES NOT WORK (AS THE START OF A WIKI TABLE)! Use {{{!}} instead (note the extra { on the left).
• {{!}}+ to get |+   (new header row of a wiki table)
• {{!}}- to get |- or {{!-}} to get |-   (new row of a wiki table)
• {{!}} to get |   (new row entry, on a new line, of a wiki table)
• {{!!}} to get ||   (new row entry, on same line, of a wiki table)
• {{!)}} to get |}   (end of a wiki table) DOES NOT WORK (AS THE END OF A WIKI TABLE)! Use {{!}}} instead (note the extra } on the right).

External links

• Extension:Pipe Escape—MediaWiki.org.