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OLD Testing

Current

Sandbox

{{expand section|examples and additional citations|talksection=Example}}

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Test cases, 12 June 2013

Confirming example in description

{{Expand section|{{subst:DATE}}}}

Current:

Sandbox:

Expanded code

<syntaxhighlight lang="html" inline="1">Current: </syntaxhighlight>

<syntaxhighlight lang="html" inline="1">Sandbox: </syntaxhighlight>

But is it really working: Trying an earlier date

{{Expand section|1 January 2010}}

Current:

Sandbox:

Expanded code

<syntaxhighlight lang="html" inline="1">Current: </syntaxhighlight>

<syntaxhighlight lang="html" inline="1">Sandbox: </syntaxhighlight>

~~OK, so there's special code in {{Ambox}} that checks for {{subst:Date}}.~~

Once I look at this saved page, I see {{subst:DATE}} has actually been changed to "date=June 2013". (C.f. {{subst:CURRENTDATE}}:"03:01, Wednesday June 12, 2013 (UTC)") Note also {{DATE}}:"date={{subst:CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{subst:CURRENTYEAR}}", ~~which will be identical when I save, but the difference is it~~ isn't substed ~~in the preview~~ until the template page is used (transcribed).

Test cases, 2011-12-22

Parameter |with= equivalent to |1=

{{Expand section/sandbox|with=Foo bar baz quux|{{subst:DATE}}}}

Old {{{1}}}:

New {{{with}}}:

Expanded code

Line break in code fixes start-of-line display errors (lists, indents, etc.)

 {{Expand section/sandbox|1=
 *Foo bar
 *Baz quux
 |{{subst:DATE}}

Old:

New:

Expanded code

Line break in code -- current workaround

 {{Expand section/sandbox|1=<nowiki />
 *Foo bar
 *Baz quux
 |{{subst:DATE}}

Old:

New:

Expanded code

Variable width parameter

{{Expand section|date=May 2025 |small=left |width=variable}}

Variable width parameter (no small; shouldn't work)

{{Expand section|date=May 2025 |small=no |width=variable}}

Variable width parameter (parameter not equal to "variable"; shouldn't work)

{{Expand section|date=May 2025 |width=invalid}}

Find-sources params 'find' and 'find2'

5a. Control: plain search ⟶ small box, no 'find sources' output

{{Expand section|date=May 2025}}

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5b. small='left' ⟶ small box, no 'find sources'

{{Expand section|small=left}}

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5c. small='no' ⟶ wide box, no 'find sources'

{{Expand section|small=no}}

5d. small='yes' ⟶ wide box, no 'find sources' (any value for small other than 'left' generates wide box; so 'yes' = 'no' !)

{{Expand section|small=yes}}

5e. Find param present with small = 'left' ⟶ small box, and 'find sources' output with find param value as quoted search keywords

{{Expand section|find=Liberation of France |small=left}}

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5f. Find param present, no small ⟶ small box w 'find sources' with find param value as quoted search keywords

{{Expand section|find=Liberation of France}}

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5g. Find param present with small ≠ 'left' ⟶ wide box w 'find sources' with find param value as quoted search keywords

{{Expand section|find=Merovingian dynasty |small=no}}

5h. Find param present, no small ⟶ wide box w 'find sources' with find param value as quoted search keywords

{{Expand section|find=Merovingian dynasty}}

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5i. Two find params present, small='no' ⟶ wide box w 'find sources' with quoted and unquoted search keywords

{{Expand section|find=World War I |find2=Eastern front |small=no}}

5j. Any value for small other than 'left' is the same as 'no' ⟶ same as above (i.e., 'yes' = 'no'!)

{{Expand section|find=World War I |find2=Eastern front |small=yes}}

5k. Two find params present, no 'small' param ⟶ small box w 'find sources' with quoted and unquoted search keywords

{{Expand section|find=World War I |find2=Eastern front}}

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