Module:Country alias/doc

This is the documentation page for Module:Country alias

This module is rated as ready for general use. It has reached a mature form and is thought to be relatively bug-free and ready for use wherever appropriate. It is ready to mention on help pages and other Wikipedia resources as an option for new users to learn. To reduce server load and bad output, it should be improved by sandbox testing rather than repeated trial-and-error editing.

This Lua module is used on approximately 49,000 pages and changes may be widely noticed. Test changes in the module's /sandbox or /testcases subpages, or in your own module sandbox. Consider discussing changes on the talk page before implementing them.

This module implements {{country alias}} and the {{flagIOC2}} family of templates. Check there for usage documentation.

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Usage

Template:Country alias

This module is used by {{country alias}} to return either the country name or the country's flag, based on a combination of the three-letter country code (required), the year (optional), and the competition being played (optional).

{{#invoke:Country alias|main|alias=|flag=|games=|year=}}

Template:FlagIOC

This module is used by {{flagIOC}} to return a formatted country flag, country name, and the number of athletes present (optional) at a given edition of the Olympic Games.

{{#invoke:Country alias|flagIOC|alias=|flag=|games=|year=|athletes=}}

Template:FlagIOC2 and variants

This module is used by the {{flagIOC2}} family of templates (except flagIOC, described above) to return various formatted combinations of country flag, country name, the number of athletes present and/or names of athletes present at a given Games.

{{#invoke:Country alias|flagXYZ|alias=|flag=|games=|year=|athletes=|type=}}