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From: Erik Mermagen mermagen@earthlink.net Date: April 8, 2006 11:23:00 PM EDT To: mediawiki-l@Wikimedia.org Subject: [Mediawiki-l] conditional statement in version 1.5.8 ??? (Template:Qif won't work) Reply-To: MediaWiki announcements and site admin list mediawiki-l@Wikimedia.org

Does anyone here know how to create a conditional statement in version 1.5.8 that I could use in a template?

if the stated variable is not defined WHAT I WANT IS TO HAVE A TABLE ROW NOT APPEAR IF A STATED VARIABLE IS NOT DEFINED.

For EXAMPLE:

"if" {{{lubrication}}} !null (is something) "then" <TR> <td><strong>[[Lubrication]]:</strong></TD> <TD>{{{lubrication}}}</TD> </TR> "else" don't show the table row at all. Leave that alone and continue to the next conditional statement.

Another EXAMPLE would be On this page: http://wikimoto.org/wikimoto/index.php?title=Honda_CBR1100XX You can see the specifications table that is created by this template: http://wikimoto.org/wikimoto/index.php?title=Template:Specs If you notice, the "Lubrication" variable definition is missing because I have not defined the variable in the code. Since that is the case, I would like that row to NOT appear in the table.

Another EXAMPLE would be if I have this code in my page I don't want ANY of the rows to appear: {{Specs| category= | msrp= | engine_type= | displacement= | compression_ratio= | fuel_system= | ignition_system= | cooling_system= | lubrication= | bore_stroke= | starter= | transmission= | final_drive= | more_details= | lxwxh= | dry_weight= | wet_weight= | wheelbase= | seat_height= | fuel_capacity= | front_suspension= | rear_suspension= | front_brakes= | rear_brakes= | tires= | rake= | trail= | power= | torque= | top_speed= | quarter_mile= | power_weight= | }}

Thanks ahead of time for even reading this. Erik Mermagen _______________________________________________ MediaWiki-l mailing list MediaWiki-l@Wikimedia.org http://mail.wikipedia.org/mailman/listinfo/mediawiki-l