Module:Sandbox/Gadget850/Echo

local str = {}

--- -- Function: echo -- -- This function returns the contents of the target string. -- -- Usage: --     --      OR -- -- -- Parameters --     s: The string whose contents to display -- -- If invoked using named parameters, Mediawiki will automatically -- remove any leading/trailing whitespace from the target string. function str.echo( frame ) local new_args = str._getParameters( frame.args, {'s'} ); local s = new_args['s'] or ''; return s end

--- -- Function: table -- -- This function returns a test table in wikimarkup.

function str.table( frame ) local str = [[{| class="wikitable" ! Header text !! Header text !! Header text
 * Example || Example || Example
 * Example || Example || Example
 * Example || Example || Example
 * }]]
 * Example || Example || Example
 * }]]
 * }]]

end

- -- Helper function that populates the argument list given that user -- may need to use a mix of named and unnamed parameters. This is -- relevant because named parameters are not identical to unnamed -- parameters due to string trimming, and when dealing with strings, -- there can be a need to either preserve or remove that whitespace -- depending on the application. function str._getParameters( frame_args, arg_list ) local new_args = {}; local index = 1; local value; for i,arg in ipairs( arg_list ) do       value = frame_args[arg] if value == nil then value = frame_args[index]; index = index + 1; end new_args[arg] = value; end return new_args; end return str