This template uses Lua :
This is the {{ str number }} meta-template.
It takes a string as parameter, and returns the number of leading digits. It does not handle negative numbers or decimals, and stops at any minus sign '-' or dot '.' symbols.
If the parameter is empty or undefined, zero is returned:
{{str number}} returns 0{{str number|}} returns 0{{str number| }} returns 0The count is interrupted by anything but the ten digits:
{{str number|abcde}} returns 0{{str number|123456}} returns 6{{str number| 123456}} returns 6{{str number|123 456}} returns 3{{str number|1234abc}} returns 4{{str number|1234abc56}} returns 4{{str number|15<ref>a reference</ref>}} returns 2{{str number|15(15)}} returns 2{{str number|-1234xx}} returns 0{{str number|12.34xx}} returns 2String-handling templates
By counting {{ str mid }} To return a substring specified by position and length. {{ trunc }} To trim down to a specified number of characters. {{ str left }} To trim down to a specified number of characters or duplicate the string to a specified number. {{ str crop }} To crop a specified number of characters off the end. {{ chop head and tail }} To crop a specified number of characters off the beginning and end.
{{ str right }} To trim the first specified number of characters. {{ str rightc }} To return a number of characters from the end, returns a parameter if the string is empty. {{ str rightmost }} To trim down to the last specified number of characters. {{ str sub old }} To trim down to a specified number, starting at a given number from the left. {{ str sub new }} Select a substr based on starting and ending index. {{ str index }} Returns a given character from a string, but not accented letters.
By checking {{ trim }} To trim any leading or trailing whitespace {{ str letter/trim }} To trim down to the beginning letters. {{ str number/trim }} To trim down to the beginning numbers. {{ trim brackets }} To trim any leading or trailing square brackets.
Dedicated {{ delink }} Removes wikilink brackets (wikicode). {{ remove file prefix }} Removes "File:" (or "Image:") from filenames. {{ PAGENAMEBASE }} To trim off any parenthesis text at the end of a string (disambiguation). {{ title disambig text }} Returns text in parenthesis at the end of a string (disambiguation).
{{ WikiProjectbasename }} Removes "WikiProject" from a pagename. {{ remove unranked }} Removes the string "unranked_" from the left of a string (taxonomy). {{ ship prefix }} Returns the length of a ship's name prefix, if listed (ship names). {{ title year }} Returns the 4-digit year from a pagename, if any.
Insertion, replacement and length
{{ strloc insert }} Inserts a string at character location strloc, or appends if strloc<=0. {{ loop }} Repeat character string a specified number of times. {{ repeat }} Repeat a string a specified number of times. {{ replace }} Returns the string, after replacing all occurrences of a specified string with another string. {{ str rep }} Returns the string, after replacing the first occurrence of a specified string with another string. {{ str len }} Returns a string's length.
{{ iflenge }} [if len]gth [g]reater than or [e]qual to. {{ str ≥ len }} To check if a string is "longer or equally long" or "shorter" than a given length. {{ str ≤ len }} To check if a string is "shorter or equally long" or "longer" than a given length. {{ str ≠ len }} To check if a string is "not equal" or "equal" to a given length. {{ str ≤ ≥ len }} To check if a string is "shorter", "equal", or "longer" than a given length.
Analysis and technical
{{ str endswith }} To check if a string ends with a given string. {{ str find }} {{ strfind short }} Returns the numerical location of a given string in a string. {{ str find0 }} Zero-based substring search. {{ str sub find }} Searches a substring in a string at the given offset. {{ str letter }} Returns the number of letters that begin a string. {{ str number }} Returns the number of numbers that begin a string. {{ str gtr str }} Compares two strings for alphabetical order, and returns a value accordingly.
