Module:Convert/doc
This is the documentation page for Module:Convert
Module documentationThis module converts a value from one unit of measurement to another. For example:
{{convert|123|lb|kg}}→ 123 pounds (56 kg)
The module is called using a template—parameters passed to the template are used by this module to control how a conversion is performed. For example, units can be abbreviated (like kg), or displayed as names (like kilogram), and the output value can be rounded to a specified precision. For usage information, see the template's documentation.
The template that invokes this module is:
The following modules are required:
- Module:Convert – (this module) code to convert units
- Module:Convert/data – unit definitions
- Module:Convert/text – text messages, and parameter names and values
The following modules are optional and are used only if required and if the module exists:
- Module:Convert/extra – extra (temporary) unit definitions; used if a unit is not found in Module:Convert/data
- Module:ConvertNumeric – code to spell an input value in words (only English is supported)
The following help pages are available:
- Help:Convert – overview
- Help:Convert messages – describes error and warning messages; messages link to this page so it is required when the module is copied to another wiki
- Help:Convert units – overview of units
A page containing a convert error is added to one of the following categories, providing the page is in a specified namespace (articles and templates, by default):
Module:Convert/data is transcluded into every page using the convert module, so experimenting with a new unit in that module would involve a significant overhead. The Module:Convert/extra module is an alternative which is only transcluded on pages with a unit that is not defined in the main data module.
Configuration
The template that invokes this module can define options to configure the module. For example:
{{#invoke:convert | convert | numdot = , | numsep = . }}
- Sets the decimal mark to be a comma, and the thousands separator to be a dot.
Other options, with default values, are:
maxsigfig = 14– maximum number of significant figuresnscat = 0,10– namespaces in which an error or warning adds a category to the pagewarnings = 0– 0 (zero) disables warnings; 1 shows important warnings; 2 shows all warningssandbox = off– on if the sandbox modules should be used
Other configuration is available in the translation_table at Module:Convert/text. For example, bn:Module:Convert/text uses:
group = 2– group numbers 3 digits, then 2 digitsplural_suffix = ''– disable plural unit names (do not append "s")- Tables to translate digits to and from the English digits used in calculations.
Module:Convert/text contains all text used for input parameters and for output messages and categories. For example, lk=on may be used at en.wikipedia to link each displayed unit to its article. The text module could be edited to replace "lk" and "on" with any desired text.