Template:Mw lang
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A template similar to {{ISO 639 name}} that uses MediaWiki's language set.
Usage
This template accepts two positional parameters and has one named parameter.
{{mw lang|<language code or name>|<target language code>|fn=<function name>}}
|fn=– names the function to be called in Module:mw lang. Valid values are:name_from_code– (default) essentially the same as the{{#language:}}magic wordis_code– returnstruewhen<language code>is a valid MediaWiki language codecode_from_name– inverse ofname_from_code; attempts to return a language code for<language name>is_name– returnstruewhen<language name>is a valid MediaWiki language name
<language code>required forname_from_codeandis_code<language name>required forcode_from_name– case agnostic, must otherwise match MediaWiki language name exactly<target language code>(optional) specifies MediaWiki language set to evaluate; defaults to local wiki language
Examples
{{mw lang|nv|en}} → Navajo
{{mw lang| nv | sq }} → navahoisht
{{mw lang|fn=is_code|nv|en}} → true
{{mw lang|fn=is_code|xx}} →← (not valid, returns nil)
{{mw lang|fn=code_from_name|navajo|en}} → nv
{{mw lang|fn=code_from_name| navahoisht | sq }} → nv
See also
- {{lang}}
- {{ISO 639 name}}