Template:S-bef/doc

This template creates a single first-column succession box column to be used with succession boxes.

Usage

The format is {{s-bef|before=text|parameters}}, where text is replaced by the text to be displayed and parameters is replaced by one or more of the optional parameter names shown below.

Parameter names

• before (required) — Predecessor
• before2 (optional) — Second predecessor
• before3 (optional) — Third predecessor
• before4 (optional) — Fourth successor
• before5 (optional) — Fifth predecessor
• as (optional) — Adds a title line beneath a predecessor's name to designate a change in title
• rows (optional) — Number of table rows to span

Usage

{{S-bef | before= | before2= | before3= | before4= | before5= | as= | rows= }}

Output (raw)

|- style="text-align:center;" |style="width:30%;" rowspan="{{{rows}}}"|Preceded by
{{{before}}}
{{{before2}}}
{{{before3}}}
{{{before4}}}
{{{before5}}}
as {{{as}}}

Output (as table cell)

Preceded by {{{before}}} {{{before2}}} {{{before3}}} {{{before4}}} {{{before5}}} as {{{as}}}

Output (in succession box, rows=2)

Preceded by {{{before}}} {{{before2}}} {{{before3}}} {{{before4}}} {{{before5}}} as {{{as}}}	{{{title}}}	Succeeded by {{{after}}}
	{{{title}}}	Succeeded by {{{after}}}

Example

From the Louis XIV of France article:

{{s-start}}
{{s-reg}}
{{s-bef | before = [[Louis XIII of France|Louis XIII]]}}
{{s-ttl | title = [[List of French monarchs|King of France]] and [[List of Navarrese monarchs|Navarre]] | years = 14 May 1643 – 1 September 1715}}
{{s-aft | after = [[Louis XV of France|Louis XV]]}}
{{s-end}}

Regnal titles
Preceded by Louis XIII	King of France and Navarre 14 May 1643 – 1 September 1715	Succeeded by Louis XV

TemplateData

This is the TemplateData documentation for this template used by VisualEditor and other tools; see the monthly parameter usage report for this template.

TemplateData for S-bef

<templatedata> { "description": "Single first-column succession box column for predecessors.", "params": { "before": { "label": "before", "description": "Predecessor", "type": "string", "required": true }, "before2": { "label": "before2", "description": "Second predecessor", "type": "string", "required": false }, "before3": { "label": "before3", "description": "Third predecessor", "type": "string", "required": false }, "before4": { "label": "before4", "description": "Forth predecessor", "type": "string", "required": false }, "before5": { "label": "before5", "description": "Fifth predecessor", "type": "string", "required": false }, "as": { "label": "as", "description": "Adds a title line beneath a predecessor's name to designate a change in title.", "type": "string", "required": false }, "rows": { "label": "rows", "description": "Number of table rows to span", "type": "string", "required": false } }, "format": "block" } </templatedata>

See also

Documentation for creating succession boxes can be found at Template:s-start/doc.