Template:S-bef/doc

This template creates a single first-column succession box column to be used with succession boxes.

Usage

The format is {{s-bef|before=text|parameters}}, where text is replaced by the text to be displayed and parameters is replaced by one or more of the optional parameter names shown below.

Parameter names

• before (required) — Predecessor
• before2 (optional) — Second predecessor
• before3 (optional) — Third predecessor
• before4 (optional) — Fourth successor
• before5 (optional) — Fifth predecessor
• as (optional) — Adds a title line beneath a predecessor's name to designate a change in title
• rows (optional) — Number of table rows to span

Usage

{{S-bef | before= | before2= | before3= | before4= | before5= | as= | rows= }}

Output (raw)

|- style="text-align:center;" |style="width:30%;" rowspan="{{{rows}}}"|Preceded by
{{{before}}}
{{{before2}}}
{{{before3}}}
{{{before4}}}
{{{before5}}}
as {{{as}}}

Output (as table cell)

Preceded by {{{before}}} {{{before2}}} {{{before3}}} {{{before4}}} {{{before5}}} as {{{as}}}

Output (in succession box, rows=2)

Preceded by {{{before}}} {{{before2}}} {{{before3}}} {{{before4}}} {{{before5}}} as {{{as}}}	{{{title}}}	Succeeded by {{{after}}}
	{{{title}}}	Succeeded by {{{after}}}

Example

From the Louis XIV of France article:

{{s-start}}
{{s-reg}}
{{s-bef | before = [[Louis XIII of France|Louis XIII]]}}
{{s-ttl | title = [[List of French monarchs|King of France]] and [[List of Navarrese monarchs|Navarre]] | years = 14 May 1643 – 1 September 1715}}
{{s-aft | after = [[Louis XV of France|Louis XV]]}}
{{s-end}}

Regnal titles
Preceded by Louis XIII	King of France and Navarre 14 May 1643 – 1 September 1715	Succeeded by Louis XV

TemplateData

This is the TemplateData documentation for this template used by VisualEditor and other tools; see the monthly parameter usage report for this template.

TemplateData for S-bef

Single first-column succession box column for predecessors.

Template parameters

This template prefers block formatting of parameters.

Parameter		Description	Type	Status
before	before	Predecessor	String	required
before2	before2	Second predecessor	String	optional
before3	before3	Third predecessor	String	optional
before4	before4	Forth predecessor	String	optional
before5	before5	Fifth predecessor	String	optional
as	as	Adds a title line beneath a predecessor's name to designate a change in title.	String	optional
rows	rows	Number of table rows to span	String	optional

See also

Documentation for creating succession boxes can be found at Template:s-start/doc.