Template:thecardinal/documentation

Given a number, this template automatically generates an English word for a cardinal.

Usage

This template uses only one parameter, which is the number (written with Hindu-Arabic digits) to be converted.

Examples

• {{thecardinal|1}} returns:

  one

• {{thecardinal|9}} returns:

  nine

Mechanics

This template simply employs the parser function #switch to keep a list of numbers in algarisms and their ordinal words. Consequently, this list should contain all the relevant number before they are converted elsewhere.

If a user tries to convert a set characters that is not in the list, the final result is simply the same set of characters. (For example, {{thecardinal|qwerty}} merely returns "qwerty".)

See also

Supplementary templates view, edit

Contents, text, tables:

• caps (returns a particular letter, either in upper or lower cases)
• ordinal to word (returns "first" from 1, "second" from 2, etc.)
• navbox (generates a collapsible box)
• !! (returns two vertical pipes: ||)
• (! (returns a left brace followed by a vertical pipe: {|)
• !) (returns a vertical pipe followed by a right brace: |})
• !- (returns a vertical pipe followed by a dash: |-)

Languages, families and scripts:

• Module:languages/templates

Categories:

• categorize (adds a category, with language-specific sorting)
• topics (adds a topical category, with language-specific sorting)
• catlangname (adds a lexical or other category similarly named, with language-specific sorting)

Other:

• edit (generates an "edit" button)