Template:Sourcetext

Error on call to Template:Sourcetext. Parameter source must be defined.

Description

Template for linking to standardised Wikisource texts.

Usage

source, the source text (must be defined, or the template will generate an error)
version, version of the source text (optional, use if there is more than one version of a text, for example, Bible translations, etc)
book, the book of the source text (optional, use if chapters or books are defined as subpages)
chapter, the chapter of the book of the source text (chapter/anchor of the book)
verse, the verse of the chapter of the book of the source text (verse of the book)
range, specific verse range (optional range, will not link to these verses, will only display)
nobook, if defined, will not display a book name
showsource, if defined, will display the title of the sourcetext

Examples

Code: {{sourcetext|source=Bible|version=King James|book=1 Samuel|chapter=1|verse=10|range=, 18}}, {{sourcetext|source=Bible|version=King James|book=1 Samuel|chapter=3|verse=11|range=-21|nobook=}}

Renders as: 1 Samuel 1:10, 18, 3:11-21.

Code: {{sourcetext|source=Bible|version=King James|book=Esther|chapter=4|verse=6|range=-10}}

Renders as: Esther 4:6-10.

Code: {{sourcetext|source=The Canterbury Tales: The Wife of Bath's Prologue and Tale|chapter=19}}

Renders as: The Canterbury Tales: The Wife of Bath's Prologue and Tale 19

Code: {{sourcetext|source=The Man From Snowy River}}

Renders as: The Man From Snowy River

Code: {{sourcetext|source=The Doctrine and Covenants|book=D&C 91|verse=1|range=-12|showsource=y}}

Renders as: The Doctrine and Covenants, D&C 91:1-12

This template contains one or more optional parameters: see the talk page for details.

This template employs some extremely complicated and esoteric features of template syntax. Please do not attempt to alter it unless you are certain that you understand the setup and are prepared to repair any consequent collateral damage if the results are unexpected. Any experiments should be conducted in the sandbox or your user space.