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Template:Detect singular is used to detect possible lists and is a useful tool for infoboxes, where the label may be singular (e.g., "Nickname:") but the data may be a list.
Usage
[ಸಂಪೊಲಿಪುಲೆ]{{Detect singular|value}}
Returns 1 if not a list, nil if a possible list.
Parameters
[ಸಂಪೊಲಿಪುಲೆ]| Parameter | Description |
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1
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Required. The data to search for a list. |
no_comma
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Optional. Set |no_comma= to any value if commas should be ignored. This should be used for date input.
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bullets
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Optional. Set |bullets= to any value if bullets (*) should be treated as plural input.
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Examples
[ಸಂಪೊಲಿಪುಲೆ]{{Detect singular|Mack the Knife}}→ 1
{{Detect singular|May 4, 2020|no_comma=yes}}→ 1
{{Detect singular|Mack the Knife, Joe}}→
{{Detect singular|→{{hlist|first|second|third}}}}
{{Detect singular|*one *two *three|bullets=yes}}→
It is not foolproof, however:
{{Detect singular|Dave Nellist}}→