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This is a documentation subpage for Template:Chop head and tail. It contains usage information, categories and other content that is not part of the original template page. |
Contents
Usage
{{Chop head and tail|<string>|<number>}}
This template removes <number> characters from the start and end of <string>.
{{Chop head and tail|12345654321|3}}
gives Template:Str left]].
Unlinking
This template can be used to "unlink" a linked parameter.
{{Chop head and tail|[[Einstein]]|2}}
results in- Template:Str left]].
Because the default value of <number> is 2, this can be shortened to
.
{{Chop head and tail|[[Einstein]]}}
Limitations
- Expensive.
- When used on strings with characters that carry a meaning in wiki-layout, this template will interpret the character as a layout instruction (bugzilla:12974). For example,
{{Chop head and tail|[[123;456]]}}
renders as
- Template:Str left]]
- Supports the character set as defined by {{Str index/getchar}}, so that e.g.
{{Chop head and tail|[[Nürnberg]]}}
renders correctly as
- Template:Str left]]. However, not all characters are in this set.
See also
- {{Unlink}}