Template:Information field

{{{name}}} InfoField

{{{value}}}

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This template is used by advanced template writers for customizing the current set of Infobox templates, by adding fields to one of existing Infobox templates, like for example {{Artwork}}. For example see for example templates in Category:Infobox templates: based on Artwork template. In most cases, this template should not be used directly in the file namespace, but rather be used to create customized infobox templates that are used in the file namespace.

The template automatically sets the following categories: Category:Information field template with formatting

Usage

{{Information field |name= |value= }}

Or use the shorthand

{{InFi}}

Allows to specify any additional description line - see examples

The following possible notations are equivalent:

{{Information field|name=nnn|value=vvv}}
{{Information field|Value=vvv|Name=nnn}}
{{Information field|1=nnn|2=vvv}}
{{Information field|nnn|vvv}}
{{InFi|nnn|vvv}}

All possible combinations give 64 valid variations to specify it.

Template parameters

Parameter	Description		Default	Status
name Name 1	Name of the field. It will appear in bold on the left side of the table.		none	required
value Value 2	Contents of the field. It will appear on the right side of the table.		none	required
class	class parameter used with name field: <td style="{{{style|}}}" class="fileinfo-paramfield {{{class|}}}" id="{{{id|}}}">{{{name}}}</td>		empty	optional
style	style parameter used with name field: <td style="{{{style|}}}" class="fileinfo-paramfield {{{class|}}}" id="{{{id|}}}">{{{name}}}</td>		empty	optional
id	id parameter used with name field: <td style="{{{style|}}}" class="fileinfo-paramfield {{{class|}}}" id="{{{id|}}}">{{{name}}}</td>		empty	optional
classvalue	class parameter used with value field: <td><span class="{{{classvalue|}}}">{{{value}}}</span></td>		empty	optional
stylevalue	style parameter used with value field: <td style="{{{stylevalue|}}}" >{{{value}}}</td>		empty	optional

Additional information

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

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

Placement:

Within templates as {{Information}}, e.g. at Other fields=

Often together with the helper template Nil2, it is used e.g. by

• Created with ... templates via Template:Image generation
• Taken with ... templates via Template:Taken with ...
• Template:Created with code
• Template:Igen/cbx
• Template:hdbg
• Template:Tbc

See also

• Template:{{Nil2}}
• {{Credit line}}
• {{Creation}}
• {{Image generation}}
• {{ColorString}}
• {{Taken with}} and {{Taken with ...}}
• {{Tincture}}
• {{hbdg}}
• {{Tbc}}
• {{Site Tags}}, {{Flickr Tags}}, and {{Pixabay Tags}}

Examples

{{Artwork
|Artist = Artist name
|Other fields 1 = {{Information field|Name=Field Name 1|Value=Field Value 1}}
|Title = Title
|Year = {{other date|between|1503|1505}}
|Technique = {{technique|oil|poplar panel}}
|Dimensions = {{size|cm|76.8|53}}
|Source = source
|Other fields = {{Information field|Name=Field Name 2|Value=Field Value 2}}
}}

will produce

Title
Artist	Artist name
Field Name 1 InfoField	Field Value 1
Title	Title
Date	between 1503 and 1505 date QS:P571, 1503-00-00T00:00:00Z/8,P1319, 1503-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326, 1505-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
Medium	oil on poplar wood
Dimensions	76.8 × 53 cm (30.2 × 20.8 in)
Source/Photographer	source
Field Name 2 InfoField	Field Value 2