Template:Dir

ltr

This template is deprecated.
Use MediaWiki provided {{#dir}} parser function instead

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Changes to it can cause immediate changes to the Wikimedia user interface.
To avoid major disruption, any changes should be tested in the template's /sandbox or /testcases subpages, or in your own user subpage. The tested changes can be added to this page in a single edit. Please discuss changes on the talk page before implementing them.

Outputs "rtl" for right-to-left languages, else "ltr". Same as {{#dir}} parser function.

Usage

{{Dir |1= |2= |3= }}

Template parameters

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TemplateData

TemplateData is a way to store information about template parameters (the description of those and of the whole template) for both humans and machines. It is used by VisualEditor and possibly other tools like Upload Wizard.

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Existing template documentation
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Newly created template documentation and imports
Another option, especially for imported templates, or for users with JSON experience, is placing raw ‎<templatedata>-tags into the Wikitext of the template, as described in various Wikipediae.

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Outputs "rtl" for right-to-left languages, else "ltr".

Template parameters[Edit template data]

This template prefers inline formatting of parameters.

Parameter		Description	Type	Status
language	1	The language code	Line	required
rtl	2	Text to return for right-to-left languages (such as Arabic or Hebrew, and others listed in the main description of the template). Default rtl	Content	optional
ltr	3	Text to return for left-to-right languages (such as English and all others not listed in the main description of the template). Default ltr	Content	optional

Additional information

The template is intended to be used in the following namespaces: the Template namespace

The template is intended to be used by the following user groups: all users

See also

{{#dir}} parser function

Localization

This template is not intended to be localized.

Example

{{ Dir | {{{ lang| {{int:lang}} }}} | right | left }} will return either "left" or "right" for rtl ot ltr

{{ Dir | en | right | left }} returns left, and {{ Dir | ar | right | left }} returns right