Template:Dir

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Outputs "rtl" for right-to-left languages, else "ltr". Currently it recognizes the following rtl languages:

aeb · aeb-arab · ar · arc · arq · ary · arz · azb · bcc · bgn · bqi · ckb · dv · fa · fa-af · glk · ha-arab · he · khw · kk-arab · kk-cn · ks · ks-arab · ku-arab · lki · lrc · luz · ms-arab · mzn · nqo · ota · pnb · prd · ps · sd · sdh · skr · skr-arab · ug · ug-arab · ur · uz-arab · ydd · yi

Usage

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.

Existing template documentation
At Wikimedia Commons, it is recommended to use {{TemplateBox}} with either ‎useTemplateData=1 or ‎useTemplateData=only on the ‎/doc subpage and transcluding it with {{Documentation}} into the template. <nowiki>-tags can be wrapped around the arguments, if required, to avoid templates being expanded.

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.

Discussion
There is an ongoing discussion about that matter. Feel invited to comment if you are experienced in either way, your time permits and if you like to share your opinion or to make a suggestion.

Wikipedia's help about TemplateData • Commons-specific information

Outputs "rtl" for right-to-left languages, else "ltr". Currently it recognizes the following rtl languages: aeb · aeb-arab · ar · arc · arq · ary · arz · azb · bcc · bgn · bqi · ckb · dv · fa · fa-af · glk · ha-arab · he · khw · kk-arab · kk-cn · ks · ks-arab · ku-arab · lki · lrc · luz · ms-arab · mzn · nqo · ota · pnb · prd · ps · sd · sdh · skr · skr-arab · ug · ug-arab · ur · uz-arab · ydd · yi

Template parameters
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

⧼Seealso⧽

Module:Dir/RTL_overrides, the equivalent mapping used directly from Lua (without using a slow recursion into Mediawiki to expand templates) via Module:Dir.

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

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