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| − | {{#ifeq:{{#sub:{{{1}}}|0|1}}|a|an {{{1}}}|a {{{1}}}}} | + | <includeonly>{{lcfirst:{{#ifeq:{{lc:{{#sub:{{{1|}}}|0|3}}}}|uni| |
| + | a {{{1}}}| | ||
| + | {{#ifeq:{{lc:{{#sub:{{{1|}}}|0|1}}}}|a| | ||
| + | an {{{1}}}| | ||
| + | {{#ifeq:{{lc:{{#sub:{{{1|}}}|0|1}}}}|e| | ||
| + | an {{{1}}}| | ||
| + | {{#ifeq:{{lc:{{#sub:{{{1|}}}|0|1}}}}|i| | ||
| + | an {{{1}}}| | ||
| + | {{#ifeq:{{lc:{{#sub:{{{1|}}}|0|1}}}}|o| | ||
| + | an {{{1}}}| | ||
| + | {{#ifeq:{{lc:{{#sub:{{{1|}}}|0|1}}}}|u| | ||
| + | an {{{1}}}| | ||
| + | a {{{1|}}} | ||
| + | }} | ||
| + | }} | ||
| + | }} | ||
| + | }} | ||
| + | }} | ||
| + | }}}}</includeonly><noinclude> | ||
| + | This function prepends <b>{{Article|Indefinite Article}}</b> before a string (text phrase) sent to it. Its logic is thus: | ||
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| + | * If the string starts with “uni” ({{article|university}}, {{article|unicycle}}), it gets preceded by an “a”. | ||
| + | * If not, if it starts with a vowel, it gets preceded by an “an”. | ||
| + | * Otherwise, it must start with a consonant, so gets preceded by an “a”. | ||
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| + | Note that this yields “{{article|unicorn}}” but also “{{article|uninvited guest}}” – it’s not perfect – but if necessary various other exceptions can be coded in as they are located. | ||
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| + | == Usage == | ||
| + | {{Purge}}<tt><nowiki>{{Article|aardvark}}</nowiki></tt> in an article’s text yields “{{Article|aardvark}}” upon the render of the page. You can use this template in the flow of a SGTable output (which is its most useful state, when you don’t know what that generator’s text output will be), such as: | ||
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| + | ''<sgdisplay iterations="1"> | ||
| + | I went out walking and ran across <b>{{Article|[Animal.fantasyLand]}}, {{Article|[Animal.fantasyLand]}}, {{Article|[Animal.fantasyLand]}}, {{Article|[Animal.fantasyLand]}}, {{Article|[Animal.fantasyLand]}}, {{Article|[Animal.fantasyLand]}}, and {{Article|[Animal.fantasyLand]}}</b>. | ||
| + | </sgdisplay> | ||
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| + | The above list should show all vowel-first animal names with an “an” in front of them (reload the page if no vowel-first animals appeared). | ||
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| + | The template “ia” (for “indefinite article”) is a shortcut to this template, and can be used as <tt><nowiki>{{ia|aardvark}}</nowiki></tt> interchangeably, if you prefer a shorter command. | ||
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| + | [[Category:Templates]]</noinclude> | ||
Latest revision as of 09:39, 20 October 2015
This function prepends a Indefinite Article before a string (text phrase) sent to it. Its logic is thus:
- If the string starts with “uni” (a university, a unicycle), it gets preceded by an “a”.
- If not, if it starts with a vowel, it gets preceded by an “an”.
- Otherwise, it must start with a consonant, so gets preceded by an “a”.
Note that this yields “a unicorn” but also “a uninvited guest” – it’s not perfect – but if necessary various other exceptions can be coded in as they are located.
Usage
{{Article|aardvark}} in an article’s text yields “a aardvark” upon the render of the page. You can use this template in the flow of a SGTable output (which is its most useful state, when you don’t know what that generator’s text output will be), such as:
<sgdisplay iterations="1"> I went out walking and ran across a [Animal.fantasyLand], a [Animal.fantasyLand], a [Animal.fantasyLand], a [Animal.fantasyLand], a [Animal.fantasyLand], a [Animal.fantasyLand], and a [Animal.fantasyLand]. </sgdisplay>
The above list should show all vowel-first animal names with an “an” in front of them (reload the page if no vowel-first animals appeared).
The template “ia” (for “indefinite article”) is a shortcut to this template, and can be used as {{ia|aardvark}} interchangeably, if you prefer a shorter command.
