Template:CodeBox/doc

Note
This page is a template. It contains some standardized, often used text, which can be transcluded inside other pages.

As this template is widely used in our wiki, it may be protected in which case only staff members can change it. Use the discussion page to propose enhancements or fixes, or to voice your opinion.

Displays a block element containing code, optionally providing syntax highlighting. A list of recognized languages for syntax highlighting can be found here.

Important
Your contents may contain special characters (| or =) that break the MediaWiki templating system. You have these options to put the contents (in order from preferred to rather-not-use) if you need to escape these characters:

1. {{CodeBox|1=contents}}
2. {{CodeBox|<nowiki>contents</nowiki>}}
3. {{CodeBox|<pre>contents</pre>}} (Syntax highlighting is broken using this invocation!)

Parameters

Parameter name	Required?	Default value	Description
Anonymous parameter 1	Yes	(n/a)	Code
title	No	(n/a)	Additional title to display in the box header
lang	No	text	Language of the contents, used for syntax highlighting

Usage

See the template's testcases:

No parameter
Wiki code	{{CodeBox}}
Main version	Template:XYZ
Sandbox version	Template:XYZ/sandbox

Parameters: 1=Some code.
Wiki code	{{CodeBox|1=Some code.}}
Main version	CODE Some code.
Sandbox version	CODE Some code.

Parameters: title=CodeBox example with title, 1=And with some code.
Wiki code	{{CodeBox|title=CodeBox example with title|1=And with some code.}}
Main version	CODE CodeBox example with tile And with some code.
Sandbox version	CODE CodeBox example with title Some code.

Parameters: title=CodeBox example with title, lang=bash, 1=#!/bin/bash echo "Hello, world!"
Wiki code	{{CodeBox|title=CodeBox example with title|lang=bash|1=#!/bin/bash echo "Hello, world!" }}
Main version	CODE CodeBox example with title #!/bin/bash echo "Hello, world!"
Sandbox version	CODE CodeBox example with title #!/bin/bash echo "Hello, world!"

See also

• {{FileBox}}
• {{KernelBox}}