This is the template sandbox page for Template:Pre (diff). See also the companion subpage for test cases. |
This template uses TemplateStyles: |
This template implements a version of the functionality provided by the HTML <pre>
tag.
This template implements a version of the functionality provided by the HTML <pre> tag.
Parameter | Description | Type | Status | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Text | 1 | The text which should be wrapped in pre tags. | String | required |
Style | style | Optional css styling applied to the pre tag | String | optional |
Width | width | The width of the pre box | String | optional |
Space | space | The way white space is handled in the pre box | String | optional |
Border | border | Set to 'no' if there should be no border around the box | String | optional |
This template supports two parameters
|width=
The width of the pre "box"
|space=
The way white space is handled in the pre "box"
Markup | Renders as |
---|---|
((Pre| This Pre-format can look like this. )) |
This Pre-format can look like this. |
Main differences include:
Main limitations include:
<pre>...</pre>
and are rendered as usual (thus if a parameter contains any wikimarkup, enclose it in <nowiki>...</nowiki>
); however, multiple spaces are preserved.As with <pre>
and <code>
, ((pre)) displays text in the font specified as the monospace font in the user's browser options, or specified in the user's CSS pages.
Markup
((Pre|
'''First line, markup working:''' and HTML comment <!--HIDDEN--> hidden.
'''Second line, long text wrapping:''' all work and no play make jack a dull boy all work and no play make jack a dull boy all work and no play make jack a dull boy all work and no play make jack a dull boy all work and no play make jack a dull boy.
'''Third line with raw | pipe is handled''', but the space before the pipe is lost. Up to raw 20 pipes are handled, else use <nowiki>|</nowiki> and ((!)) it's ((!)) OK.
'''Fourth line, multiple spaces preserved''' unlike in HTML and wikitext.
'''Fifth line, following the previous one'''.
'''Last line''' preceded by two blank lines in markup and in display.
))
First line, markup working: and HTML comment hidden. Second line, long text wrapping: all work and no play make jack a dull boy all work and no play make jack a dull boy all work and no play make jack a dull boy all work and no play make jack a dull boy all work and no play make jack a dull boy. Third line with raw| pipe is handled, but the space before the pipe is lost. Up to raw 20 pipes are handled, else use <nowiki>|</nowiki> and | it's | OK. Fourth line, multiple spaces preserved unlike in HTML and wikitext. Fifth line, following the previous one. Last line preceded by two blank lines in markup and in display.