Template:LastNameFirst: Difference between revisions

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Documentation

Converts a text in the form "Name(s) Surname" to the form "Surname, Name(s)".

Syntax:

{{LastNameFirst}}

returns the contents of {{PAGENAME}} after processing it.

Syntax with an optional parameter:

{{LastNameFirst|Antonín Dvořák}}

returns "Dvořák, Antonín" (note that diacritics are not removed)

{{LastNameFirst|Gregorian chant}}

returns "Gregorian chant" (chant names are not inverted)

{{LastNameFirst|José Maurício Nunes Garcia}}

returns "Nunes Garcia, José Maurício" (it is one of the names on the Exceptions list)

LastNameFirst is used inside template NameSorter, which generates sort keys. NameSorter does remove diacritics:

{{NameSorter|José Maurício Nunes Garcia}}

returns "Nunes Garcia, Jose Mauricio "

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 |Pierre de la Rue
 |Pierre de La Rue = La Rue, Pierre de
+|Josquin des Prés
+|Josquin des Prez
+|Josquin Des Prez = Josquin Des Prez
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 |#default = {{#switch: {{#explode:{{{1|{{PAGENAME}}}}}||-1}}
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 : {{tl|LastNameFirst|Gregorian chant}}
-returns "{{LastNameFirst|Gregorian chant}}" (note that chant names are not inverted)
+returns "{{LastNameFirst|Gregorian chant}}" (chant names are not inverted)
 : {{tl|LastNameFirst|José Maurício Nunes Garcia}}
 returns "{{LastNameFirst|José Maurício Nunes Garcia}}" (it is one of the names on the Exceptions list)
+;Usage by other templates
+LastNameFirst is used inside template {{CT|NameSorter}}, which generates sort keys. NameSorter does remove diacritics:
+: {{tl|NameSorter|José Maurício Nunes Garcia}}
+returns "{{NameSorter|José Maurício Nunes Garcia}}"
 }}
 [[Category:Text formatting templates]]
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