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If you pass the string "abc def " (without quotes) to a template via a named or explicitly numbered parameter (like {{template|1= abc def }} the spaces on the outside will be trimmed off and will not be counted for anything the template does with that parameter. It will see the string abc def.
The template trims leading and trailing square brackets from a string. Template parameters [Edit template data] Parameter Description Type Status String 1 The string to be trimmed String required See also {{ delink }}, which does nearly the exact same thing, but also removes balanced pairs of square brackets that aren't leading and trailing and has additional options. {{ trim }} {{ Escape page ...
Space normalization is a related string manipulation where in addition to removing surrounding whitespace, any sequence of whitespace characters within the string is replaced with a single space. Space normalization is performed by the function named Trim() in spreadsheet applications (including Excel , Calc , Gnumeric , and Google Docs ), and ...
The template takes a substring of ''text'' starting at ''start'' and containing ''length'' characters. Template parameters [Edit template data] Parameter Description Type Status Text 1 The substring to be trimmed. String required Numeric position 2 Numeric position of the starting character within the string Number required Count 3 Number of characters for the substring Number required See also
The non-breaking space works within links exactly like a regular space. Thus you can link to [[J. R. R. Tolkien]] directly and it will render as J. R. R. Tolkien. The initials will not be separated across a line break. However, renders the source text harder to read and edit. Avoid using it unless it is really necessary to ...
{{String-handling templates | state = collapsed}} will show the template collapsed, i.e. hidden apart from its title bar. {{ String-handling templates | state = autocollapse }} will show the template autocollapsed, i.e. if there is another collapsible item on the page (a navbox, sidebar , or table with the collapsible attribute ), it is hidden ...
Move over, Wordle, Connections and Mini Crossword—there's a new NYT word game in town! The New York Times' recent game, "Strands," is becoming more and more popular as another daily activity ...
Some manoevres become automaized. A typical example might be the two spaces after a period-sign for US typewriters, or the space-before-{colon, exclamation mark, question mark} typical for French typists. Another example, relevant for me, is the process of inserting a carriage-return in a paragraph.