Module:SortName

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This module returns a string in a format suitable as a category sortkey, per WP:NAMESORT.

Input

The module accepts a string as the first and only unnamed parameter, but is meant to be used with no parameter, in which case the title of the calling page is used.

Usage

This module should be subst'd for use in template parameters that accept a sortkey or in the {{DEFAULTSORT}} variable.

• No input (sorts the pages title): {{subst:#invoke:SortName|sortname}}
• With input: {{subst:#invoke:SortName|sortname|input string}}

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local p = {}
 
function p.sortname()
    local teststring = '    string with spaces       '
    teststring = mw.text.trim( teststring )
    return mw.title.text, teststring
end
 
return p