This template uses Lua :
This template uses Lua :
This template will allow manipulation or retrieve properties of an array list with a designated separator. It handles three functions: count, get and pos.
{{Array|<Function>|<Array items>|<Separator>|<Property>|Parameters (optional)}} 5th parameter only valid with pos function when limiting multiple outputs to a single position.
Count Will count the total number of items in the array using the designated separator. Leading or trailing separators will be stripped out.
{{Array | count| This is my array| }} → 4
{{Array | count| An,array,separated,by,commas| ,}} → 5
{{Array | count| ,An,array,with,trailing,commas,| ,}} → 5
Get Will get the Nth item in the array.
{{Array | get| My,wiki,test,array| ,| 3}} → test
{{Array | get| A.list.of.dot.separated.items| .| 2}} → list
{{Array | get| A sentence of typical words| | 5}} → words
Pos Will retrieve the Nth position of the search item. If duplicates are found, will output all results with the designated separator. Output can be limited by specifying a 5th parameter. Can be used as true or false if output exists to determine if a match exists.
Do not use the ^ character as this is used as a placeholder.
{{Array | pos| A sentence of typical words| | sentence}} → 2
{{Array | pos| A.wiki.test.string.in.a.test.array| .| unmatched}} →
{{Array | pos| A.wiki.test.string.in.a.test.array| .| test}} → 3.7
{{Array | pos| Position,of,the,second,test,in,a,test,array| ,| test| 2}} → 8
{{Array | pos| 2,4,6,6,7,11,12| ,| 7}} → 5
{{Array | pos| 2,4,6,6,7,11,12| ,| 6| 2}} → 4
String-handling templates
(help page)
Substring (select chunk of string by its position)
{ { str sub new } } Select a substring based on starting and ending index counted in either direction. { { str left } } Keep the first N characters of a string, or duplicate it to N characters. { { str crop } } Return all but the last N characters of a string. { { str index } } Return the N-th character of a string.
{ { str right } } Return substring starting at N-th character to end of string. { { str rightc } } Return the last N characters of a string; or a given value if empty. { { str sub old } } Return substring of given length starting at N-th character.
Trimming (select/remove chunk of string by character type)
Select/remove specific item from string
{ { ship prefix } } Returns the length of a ship's name prefix, if listed (ship names). { { title year } } Returns the 3-or-4-digit year from a pagename, if any. { { title decade } } Returns the 4-digit decade (e.g. "1740s") from a pagename, if any. { { title number } } Returns any number from a pagename.
Insertion, replacement and length
{ { 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 { { Nowiki } } Displays wikitext as plain text.
{ { str len } } Returns a string's length. { { str ≥ len } } Check if a string is "longer or equally long" or "shorter" than a given length. { { str ≤ len } } Check if a string is "shorter or equally long" or "longer" than a given length. { { str ≠ len } } Check if a string is "not equal" or "equal" to a given length.
Analysis and searching
{ { str startswith } } { { str endswith } } Check if a string starts or ends with a given string. { { str find } } { { strfind short } } Returns the numerical location of a given string in a string. { { in string } } Returns optional string when given string is not found { { str count } } Count the number of occurrences of a pattern within a string.
{ { a or an } } Takes a noun and produces the appropriate indefinite article, based on whether the first letter is a vowel. { { Array } } Array manipulation and retrieval. { { Isnumeric } } Returns number when true, blank when not numeric. { { str letter } } Returns the number of letters that begin a string. { { str number } } Returns the number of numbers that begin a string.
Modules and built-in functions
