Template:Infobox person/length
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This template is used to automatically add conversions of length measurements displayed by infoboxes, such as:
|reach=in{{Infobox boxer}}and{{Infobox martial artist}}|spike=and|block=in{{Infobox volleyball biography}}
Usage
{{Infobox
...
| label# = Reach
| data# = {{#if: {{{reach|}}} | {{Infobox person/length|{{{reach}}}}} }}
...
}}
{{Infobox
...
| label# = Spike
| data# = {{#if: {{{spike|}}} | {{Infobox person/length|{{{spike}}}}} }}
| label# = Block
| data# = {{#if: {{{block|}}} | {{Infobox person/length|{{{block}}}}} }}
...
}}
Examples
|reach=1 inch→ 1 in (3 cm)|reach=78 inches→ 78 in (198 cm)|reach=78 ins→ 78 in (198 cm)|reach=78 in.→ 78 in (198 cm)|reach=78 in→ 78 in (198 cm)
|reach=1 centimetre→ 1 cm (0 in)|reach=1 centimeter→ 1 cm (0 in)|reach=198 centimetres→ 198 cm (78 in)|reach=198 centimeters→ 198 cm (78 in)|reach=198 cms→ 198 cm (78 in)|reach=198 cm.→ 198 cm (78 in)|reach=198 cm→ 198 cm (78 in)
|reach=1 metre→ 1 m (39 in)|reach=1 meter→ 1 m (39 in)|reach=1.98 metres→ 1.98 m (78 in)|reach=1.98 meters→ 1.98 m (78 in)|reach=1.98 ms→ 1.98 m (78 in)|reach=1.98 m.→ 1.98 m (78 in)|reach=1.98 m→ 1.98 m (78 in)
Non-breaking space or missing space after number:
|reach=78 inches→ 78 in (198 cm)|reach=198centimetres→ 198 cm (78 in)|reach=1.98metres→ 1.98 m (78 in)
Text and/or footnotes (references) after length:
|reach=78 ins (2012)→ 78 in (198 cm) (2012)|reach=198 cms<ref>citation goes here</ref>→ 198 cm (78 in)[1]|reach=1.98 ms (2012)<ref>{{cite news|title=title|work=work}}</ref>→ 1.98 m (78 in) (2012)[2]
- Example references
{{Convert}} templates, without and with wikilinked unit names:
|reach={{Convert|78|in|cm|0|abbr=off}}→ 78 in (198 cm)|reach={{Convert|78|in|cm|0|abbr=off|lk=on}}→ 78 in (198 cm)- output of convert template: 78 [[inch|inches]] (198 [[centimetre]]s)
|reach={{Convert|78|in|m|2|abbr=off}}→ 78 in (1.98 m)|reach={{Convert|78|in|m|2|abbr=off|lk=on}}→ 78 in (1.98 m)- output of convert template: 78 [[inch|inches]] (1.98 [[metre]]s)
|reach={{Convert|198|cm|abbr=off}}→ 198 cm (78 in)|reach={{Convert|198|cm|abbr=off|lk=on}}→ 198 cm (78 in)- output of convert template: 198 [[centimetre]]s (78 [[inch|inches]])
|reach={{Convert|1.98|m|in|abbr=off}}→ 1.98 m (78 in)|reach={{Convert|1.98|m|in|abbr=off|lk=on}}→ 1.98 m (78 in)- output of convert template: 1.98 [[metre]]s (78 [[inch|inches]])
Exceptions
Does not replace numbers in manually entered conversions, but does replace unit names with abbreviations (examples intentionally show incorrect conversions):
|reach=78 inches (191 centimeters)→ 78 in (191 cm)|reach=78 inches (1.91 meters)→ 78 in (1.91 m)|reach=198 centimetres (71 inches)→ 198 cm (71 in)|reach=1.98 metres (71 inches)→ 1.98 m (71 in)
Does not replace numeric output of conversion templates such as {{convert}}, but does replace unit names with abbreviations (examples intentionally show different precision than usual):
|reach={{convert|78|in|cm|1|abbr=off|sp=us}}→ 78 in (198.1 cm)- output of convert template: 78 inches (198.1 centimeters)
|reach={{convert|78|in|m|3|abbr=off|sp=us|lk=on}}→ 78 in (1.981 m)|reach={{convert|198|cm|in|2|abbr=off|lk=on}}→ 198 cm (77.95 in)- output of convert template: 198 centimetres (77.95 inches)
|reach={{convert|1.98|m|in|2|abbr=off}}→ 1.98 m (77.95 in)- output of convert template: 1.98 metres (77.95 inches)
Areas for improvement
Conversion not displayed if unit name contains uppercase characters:
|reach=198 Centimetres→ 198 Centim|reach=198 CM→ 198 CM|reach=1.98 Metres→ 1.98 Metres|reach=1.98 M→ 1.98 M|reach=78 Inches→ 78 Inches|reach=78 IN→ 78 IN
Conversion not displayed if symbols are used for inches:
|reach=78"→ 78"|reach=78″→ 78″
Does not recognize symbols for inches in manually entered conversion (adds a second conversion):
|reach=198cm (78")→ 198 cm (78 in) (78")|reach=1.98m (78″)→ 1.98 m (78 in) (78″)
Does not convert feet (ft) or yards (yd):
|reach=6 feet→ 6 feet|reach=6 ft→ 6 ft|reach=2 yards→ 2 yards|reach=2 yd→ 2 yd
If {{convert}} template displays feet or yards, it is not abbreviated:
|reach={{Convert|6|ft|6|in|cm|abbr=off}}→ 6 feet 6 in (198 cm)|reach={{Convert|6|ft|6|in|m|2|abbr=off|lk=on}}→ 6 feet 6 in (1.98 m)|reach={{Convert|2|yd|1.5|ft|cm|0|abbr=off}}→ 2 yards 1.5 feet (229 cm)|reach={{Convert|2|yd|1.5|ft|m|2|abbr=off|lk=on}}→ 2 yards 1.5 feet (2.29 m)
If {{convert}} displays feet or yards in conversion, a second conversion is displayed (only for unlinked unit names):