Template:Sourcetext

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This template employs intricate features of template syntax.

You are encouraged to familiarise yourself with its setup and parser functions before editing the template. If your edit causes unexpected problems, please undo it quickly, as this template may appear on a large number of pages.
Remember that you can conduct experiments, and should test all improvements, in either the general Template sandbox or your user space before changing anything here.

There is a discussion about the use of Bible templates and external sites at w:Wikipedia:Citing sources/Bible. This can be useful for those who use this template for Bible citations.

Description

Template for linking to standardised Wikisource texts.

Usage

`\|source=`	the source text (must be defined, or the template will generate an error)
`\|version=`	version of the source text (optional, use if there is more than one version of a text, for example, Bible translations, etc)
`\|book=`	the book of the source text (optional, use if chapters or books are defined as subpages)
`\|chapter=`	the chapter of the book of the source text (chapter/anchor of the book)
`\|verse=`	the verse of the chapter of the book of the source text (verse of the book)
`\|range=`	specific verse range (optional range, will not link to these verses, will only display); use the character "–" (–).
`\|nobook=`	if defined, will not display a book name
`\|showsource=`	if defined, will display the title of the source text

Examples

Code: {{Sourcetext|source=Bible|version=King James|book=1 Samuel|chapter=1|verse=10|range=, 18}}, {{Sourcetext|source=Bible|version=King James|book=1 Samuel|chapter=3|verse=11|range=–21|nobook=}}
- Renders as: 1 Samuel 1:10, 18, 3:11–21

Code: {{Sourcetext|source=Bible|version=King James|book=Esther|chapter=4|verse=6|range=–10}}
- Renders as: Esther 4:6–10

Code: {{Sourcetext|source=The Canterbury Tales|book=The Wife of Bath's Prologue and Tale|chapter=19}}
- Renders as: The Wife of Bath's Prologue and Tale 19

Code: {{Sourcetext|source=The Man From Snowy River}}
- Renders as: The Man From Snowy River

Code: {{Sourcetext|source=The Doctrine and Covenants|book=D&C 91|verse=1|range=–12|showsource=y}}
- Renders as: The Doctrine and Covenants, D&C 91:1–12

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