Template:Eval

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Not to be confused with Template:Expand wikitext or the #expr ParserFunction.

This template is closely interconnected with other templates or pages.

This template may:

Be closely connected to other templates, subtemplates, or modules
Have dependencies on config files or data files
Have dynamic documentation
Or otherwise be closely interconnected with other pages

You are encouraged to familiarize yourself with its setup, and with related files. If your edit causes unexpected problems, please undo it quickly, as this template may appear on a large number of pages.

You can conduct experiments, and should test all major changes, either in this template's sandbox, the general template sandbox, or your user space before changing anything here.

This template should always be substituted (i.e., use {{subst:Eval}}).

Evaluates a template after substitution via metatemplating. Functionally, this template generates {{template}}-style text during substitution, which then gets evaluated when the resulting code is substituted or transcluded.

Usage

{{Eval|templateName|arg1{{!}}arg2{{!}}param{{=}}paramArg}}

Arguments must be separated by {{!}}. Parameter names and their arguments must be separated by {{=}}.

Usage

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