Template:Yesno

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This template normalises an input to be a yes/no output.

Usage

The template has five possible outputs depending on the default parameter (input if you will).

In its simplest usage these will all be either "yes" or "" (blank - nothing no characters).

1. {{yesno|yes}} result "yes" (also applies to "Yes", "YeS", etc, "Y", "y" and "1")
2. {{yesno|no}} result "" (also applies to "No", "NO", "nO", "N", "n" and "0")
3. {{yesno}} result ""
4. {{yesno|¬}} result ""
5. {{yesno|purplemonkeydishwasher}} result "yes" (also applies to any other value not given above).

Each of these can be over-ridden.

1. {{yesno|yes|yes=bacon}} result "bacon" (also applies to "Yes", "YeS", etc, "Y", "y" and "1")
2. {{yesno|no|no=ham}} result "ham" (also applies to "No", "NO", "nO", "N", "n" and "0")
3. {{yesno|blank= eggs}} result "eggs"
   1. but {{yesno|no=ham}} result "ham"
   2. and {{yesno|blank= eggs|no=ham}} result "eggs"
4. {{yesno|¬|¬=sausage}} result "sausage"
5. {{yesno|purplemonkeydishwasher|def=cup-of-tea}} result "cup-of-tea" (also applies to any other value not given above).
   1. but {{yesno|purplemonkeydishwasher|yes=bacon}} result "bacon"
   2. but {{yesno|purplemonkeydishwasher|def=cup-of-tea|yes=bacon}} result "cup-of-tea"

This may be used (apparently perversely) thus:

• {{yesno|yes|yes=no|no=yes}} result "no"
• {{yesno|no|yes=no|no=yes}} result "yes"

This creates a logical inversion.

TemplateData

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TemplateData

TemplateData is a way to store information about template parameters (the description of those and of the whole template) for both humans and machines. It is used by VisualEditor and possibly other tools like Upload Wizard.

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Existing template documentation
At Wikimedia Commons, it is recommended to use {{TemplateBox}} with either ‎useTemplateData=1 or ‎useTemplateData=only on the ‎/doc subpage and transcluding it with {{Documentation}} into the template. ‎<nowiki>-tags can be wrapped around the arguments, if required, to avoid templates being expanded.

Newly created template documentation and imports
Another option, especially for imported templates, or for users with JSON experience, is placing raw ‎<templatedata>-tags into the Wikitext of the template, as described in various Wikipediae.

Discussion
There is an ongoing discussion about that matter. Feel invited to comment if you are experienced in either way, your time permits and if you like to share your opinion or to make a suggestion.

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Wikipedia's help about TemplateData • Commons-specific information

Normalizes boolean template arguments.

Template parameters

Parameter		Description	Type	Status
Input	1	The value to normalize Auto value {{{parameter|¬}}}	String	required
Truthy output	yes	Output on a truthy value (e.g.: case‑insensitive 'yes', 'y', 'true', or '1') Default yes	String	optional
Falsy output	no	Output on a falsy value (e.g.: case‑insensitive 'no', 'n', 'false', or '0')	String	optional
Blank output	blank	Output when the input parameter is defined but its value is empty Default {{{no}}}	String	optional
Undefined output	¬	Output when the input parameter is either '¬' or entirely missing (undefined) Auto value ¬	String	optional
Definite output	def	Output when the input value is specified but isn't any of the preceding values Default {{{yes}}}	String	optional

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