Template:GT/sandbox
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Purpose[edit]
To show gross tonnage in a consistent manner that is compliant with WP:MOSNUM. In particular it:
- standardizes capitalization and spelling (i.e. GT, Gt, gt, G.T., g.t. and so forth),
- standardizes the link to the definition,
- links to gross tonnage on the first use in an article,
- uses the abbreviation GT, i.e. "XXX GT" on subsequent uses in the article,
- inserts where needed
Note! Gross tonnage is a dimensionless index calculated with a mathematical formula. While this template allows, for the sake of backwards compatibility, the use of "tons" as the unit for gross tonnage, this is not correct and should not be used in future articles.
Usage[edit]
{{GT|number|disp=|link=}}
- Parameters
- number: numerical value of the gross tonnage;
- disp: controls how the template will render in the page:
|disp=when empty or omitted, displays the abbreviated form:{{GT|36,000|disp=}}→ 36,000 GT
|disp=longcreates a verbose description suitable for the first occurrence on a page{{GT|36,000|disp=long}}→ 36,000 gross tonnage (GT)
|disp=adjcreates the adjectival form:{{GT|36,000|disp=adj}}→ 36,000-gross tonnage (GT)
- link: controls when the template output is linked to the gross tonnage article
|link=when empty or omitted, links to the gross tonnage article; this is the default;{{GT|36,000|disp=long|link=}}→ 36,000 gross tonnage (GT)
|link=offinstances of the rendered template are not linked to the gross tonnage article:{{GT|36,000|disp=long|link=off}}→ 36,000 gross tonnage (GT)
Examples[edit]
| Input | Displays as |
| {{GT|36000|disp=long}} | 36,000 gross tonnage (GT) |
| {{GT|36000|disp=long|link=off}} | 36,000 gross tonnage (GT) |
| {{GT|36000|disp=adj}} | 36,000-gross tonnage (GT) |
| {{GT|36000|disp=adj|link=off}} | 36,000-gross tonnage (GT) |
| {{GT|36000|disp=}} | 36,000 GT |
| {{GT|36000}} | 36,000 GT |
| {{GT|36000|link=off}} | 36,000 GT |
Related templates[edit]
| Template | Measurement | Example | Unit type | Usage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| {{Displacement}} | for displacement (ships) | 36,000 metric tons of displacement 36,000 long tons of displacement |
weight | modern |
| {{DWT}} | for deadweight tonnage | 36,000 long tons deadweight (DWT) | weight | modern |
| {{GT}} | for gross tonnage | 36,000 gross tonnage (GT) | volume | modern |
| {{NetT}} | for net tonnage | 36,000 net tonnage (NT) | dimensionless index | modern |
| {{TEU}} | for twenty-foot equivalent units | 36,000 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEU) | capacity | modern |
| {{NRT}} | for net register tonnage | 36,000 net register tons (NRT) | volume | outdated |
| {{GRT}} | for gross register tonnage | 36,000 gross register tons (GRT) | volume | outdated |