Module:Television episode short description/doc

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Module:Television episode short description extracts data from a television episode article's Template:Infobox television episode and creates a relevant short description based on the data available.

This module implements the {{Television episode short description}} template.

Usage

{{#invoke:Television episode short description|getShortDescription}}

Parameter list

The parameter names use a corresponding parameter from Template:Infobox television episode to fill in the data. They are listed below.

Parameter	Corresponding infobox parameter	Explanation	Status
`episode_num`	`episode`	The episode's number	optional
`season_num`	`season`	The season's number	optional
`season_num_uk`	`series_no`	The season's number if using the British "series" term	optional
`series_name`	`series`	The TV series name	optional
`multi_episodes`	`multi_episodes`	Set if the episode is a double episode	optional
`not_dab`	`not_dab`	Set if the TV series name has parentheses as part of its name	optional

Examples

Issues

If "multi_episodes" is set, make sure there are 2 episodes listed in the episode list, or it won't work. Supported styles are: x and y, x, y, x / y and x & y.
If an article does not show the short description with the data from the infobox, make sure you entered the parameter names correctly in the infobox.

Module:Television episode short description/doc

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