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This templates produces the '''<code><nowiki>{|</nowiki></code>''' sequence (i.e., start of wikitable), so that wikitables can be built inside templates.<br />
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==Explanation==<br />
The problem is that if a pipe character "<code><nowiki>|</nowiki></code>" appears in a template, the template parser assumes that the pipe is part of the template; and so if there is a table within a template the pipe symbols that are usually interpreted as part of the table syntax will be interpreted first as part template.<br />
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To prevent this happening it is possible to "hide" the pipe character of the table from the template parser by substituting <code><nowiki>{{!}}</nowiki></code> for a pipe character.<br />
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To aid with building a table there are some additional template which can be used to help<br />
*<code><nowiki>{{(!}}</nowiki></code> for <code><nowiki>{|</nowiki></code><br />
*<code><nowiki>{{!-}}</nowiki></code> for <code><nowiki>|-</nowiki></code> but in this case it is probably easier to use <code><nowiki>{{!}}-</nowiki></code><br />
*<code><nowiki>{{!!}}</nowiki></code> for <code><nowiki>||</nowiki></code><br />
*<code><nowiki>{{!)}}</nowiki></code> for <code><nowiki>|}</nowiki></code><br />
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See [[mw:Help:Magic words#Other]] and [[mw:Help:Template#A parameter value containing a pipe character]]<br />
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===See also===<br />
* {{tlx|!!}}<br />
* {{tlx|!-}}<br />
* {{tlx|!)}}<br />
* {{tlx|End}}<br />
* {{tlx|Aligned table}}, specify table directly as a template, contrasting the special handling of certain syntax above<br />
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<includeonly>{{Sandbox other||<br />
[[Category:Templates with partial table wikitext]]<br />
[[Category:Character-substitution templates]]<br />
}}</includeonly></div>Caleb Cooper