This template is for creating interactive calculators. It requires the calculator gadget. The calculator works by default. You can opt out at: Preferences > Gadgets > Template Gadgets > Enables javascript Calculator template.
You can use this template multiple times on a page to make input widgets, with some of the widgets having formulas based on other widgets, like a spreadsheet.
You can use {{Calculator label}} to mark text as a label for a calculator widget.
Statistics for this template are available at [1]
Examples
edit{{calculator|id=a|default=2|size=4}} × {{calculator|id=b|default=2|size=4}} = {{calculator|id=c|formula=a*b|default=4|type=plain}}
produces:
2 × 2 = 4
{{calculator|id=km|type=number|size=9|default=1.609344|formula=miles*1.609344}} km =
{{calculator|id=miles|type=number|size=9|default=1|formula=km/1.609344}} miles
produces:
1.609344 km = 1 miles
BMI calculator metric
editYou can put widgets inside a wikitable.
{| class="wikitable" style = "float: left; margin-left:15px;"
|+ Metric
|-
| {{calculator label|Weight|for=weightkg}} || {{calculator|id=weightkg|size=3|default=80}} kg
|-
| {{calculator label|Height|for=heightcm}} || {{calculator|id=heightcm|size=3|default=160}} cm
|-
| BMI || '''{{calculator|id=bmimetric|type=plain|formula=round(weightkg/pow(heightcm/100,2))|default=31|style=min-width:3ch;display:inline-block}} kg/m<sup>2</sup>'''
|}
| Weight | 80 kg |
| Height | 160 cm |
| BMI | 31 kg/m2 |
BMI calculator imperial
editYou can also put widgets inside an HTML table.
<table class="wikitable">
<tr><td>Imperial</td></tr>
<tr><td>Weight</td><td>{{calculator|id=weight|size=3}} lbs</td></tr>
<tr><td>Height</td><td>{{calculator|id=heightFeet|size=1}} feet {{calculator|id=heightInches|size=2}} inches</td></tr>
<tr><td>BMI</td><td>'''{{calculator|id=bmi|type=plain|formula=round(100*weight*703/pow(heightFeet*12+heightInches,2))/100}} kg/m<sup>2</sup>'''</td></tr>
</table>
| Imperial | |
| Weight | lbs |
| Height | feet inches |
| BMI | kg/m2 |
Other
editButtons
editWhen pressed, the {{calculator button}} updates a form field.
{{calculator button|contents=Click me!|for=buttoncount|formula=buttoncount+1|type=plain}}
The button has been clicked {{calculator|type=plain|default=0|id=buttoncount}} times.
The button has been clicked 0 times.
Labels
editA {{calculator label}}
- adds a text label to a calculator widget, improving its accessibility
- when clicked, give focus to the input widget, especially helpful for small widgets
- selects/deselects a checkbox/radio target.
{{calculator|type=checkbox|id=checklabelex}} {{calculator label|label=Please click this label|for=checklabelex}}
Please click this label
Formula
editFormulas use normal math syntax, with english words representing other input boxes. e.g. sin(1+foo*2) would multiply the foo box by 2, add 1 and take the sine of the whole thing. All calculations are done using IEEE 754 double precision floating point numbers.
Supported operators
editOperators supported include: +, -, *, ×, /, ÷, % (percent is the modulo operator). Exponentiation must use the pow() function.
Math functions
editMath functions supported include: 'abs', 'acos', 'acosh', 'asin', 'asinh', 'atan', 'atan2', 'atanh', 'ceil', 'cos', 'cosh', 'exp', 'floor', 'hypot', 'log', 'log10', 'log2', 'max', 'min', 'pow', 'random', 'sign', 'sin', 'sinh', 'sqrt', 'tan', 'tanh', 'trunc'
These have the same definition as in javascript. In particular, that means that log() is log base-e. The exception is round, which we use our own definition of.
Additional functions
editThe following additional functions are supported which are not from javascript Math library:
- and
- Logical and of all arguments (can take more than 2). This operator short circuits like lua, and returns first false argument. Wrap in bool() if you want a 1 or a 0
- bool
- Return 0 if value is very close to 0 or NaN, otherwise 1
- coalesce
- return the first argument that is not NaN.
- ifbetween
- return either fourth or fifth argument depending on if the first argument is between the second or third argument. Comparison is not fuzzy. The last two arguments are optional and default to 1 and 0 respectively.
- ifequal
- If first and second argument are the same, accounting for floating point error. The last two arguments are optional and default to 1 and 0 respectively.
- iffinite
- if the first argument is finite return second argument, otherwise return third argument. The last two arguments are optional and default to 1 and 0 respectively.
- ifgreater
- return third or fourth argument depending on if first argument is > second argument. Comparison is fuzzy to account for floating point error. Use ifpositive() if you don't want that. The last two arguments are optional and default to 1 and 0 respectively.
- ifgreaterorequal
- return third or fourth argument depending on if first argument is >= second argument. Comparison is fuzzy to account for floating point error. Use ifpositive() if you don't want that. The last two arguments are optional and default to 1 and 0 respectively.
- ifless
- Return third or fourth argument depending on if first argument is < second argument. Comparison is fuzzy to account for floating point error. Use ifpositive() if you don't want that. The last two arguments are optional and default to 1 and 0 respectively.
- iflessorequal
- return third or fourth argument depending on if first argument is <= second argument. Comparison is fuzzy to account for floating point error. Use ifpositive() if you don't want that. The last two arguments are optional and default to 1 and 0 respectively.
- ifnan
- if first argument is not a number (NaN), return second argument, otherwise third argument. The last two arguments are optional and default to 1 and 0 respectively.
- ifpositive
- if first argument is ≥ 0 return second, otherwise return third. Note this does not account for floating point rounding. You can use this if you need precise control over the comparison. The last two arguments are optional and default to 1 and 0 respectively.
- ifzero
- if first argument is epsilon away from zero, return second argument, otherwise third argument. The last two arguments are optional and default to 1 and 0 respectively.
- index
- Allows treating variables like an array with an index evaluated at runtime.
index( foo, 2+3 )is the same asfoo5. The first argument must be an identifier (Nested index() is not allowed). The second argument must evaluate to an integer greater than or equal to 0. If either of these two arguments are invalid, NaN is returned. The third argument is returned if the arguments are valid but the result references a variable that does not exist. If unspecified the third argument defaults to NaN. - jsround
- Use javascript round. This does round half towards positive infinity with a precision of 0. See mdn docs
- not
- Return 1 if value is very close to 0 or NaN, otherwise 0
- or
- Logical or of all arguments (can take more than 2). This operator short circuits like lua, and returns first true argument. Wrap in bool() if you want a 1 or a 0
- round
- A round function. Unlike javascript round(), this implements round half away from zero ("commercial rounding"). It takes an optional second argument to say how many decimal digits to rount to. e.g. round( 3.125, 2 ) = 3.13, round( -3.125, 2 ) = -3.13.
- xor
- Logical exclusive or. Can only take 2 arguments, always return 1 or 0.
Numbers
editNumbers can be
- integers
- decimals
- scientific notation. For example: 1, 2.84543, 3.12E6, -5, 3.45×10⁻⁴⁵
Supported constants
edit- Infinity
- -Infinity
- NaN
- pi
- π
- EPSILON
Scoping
editIf the calculator widgets are contained within an element with the class calculator-container, then the ids are scoped to this element. This allows you to use the same ids multiple times on the same page without them interfering with each other. If the scoping element has the attribute data-calculator-refresh-on-load="true", then the calculator widgets are refreshed on first page load before the user interacts with it. Please note that labels are not affected by scoping and will likely go to whatever the next element in the document is with the correct id.
For example:
<div class="calculator-container" data-calculator-refresh-on-load="true">
{{calculator label|scopedfield:}} {{calculator|type=text|id=scopedfield|default=3.14}}<br>
This formula is updated before user interaction: {{calculator|type=plain|formula=scopedfield|default=No value}}
</div>
This formula is not updated because it is in a different scope: {{calculator|type=plain|formula=scopedfield|default=No value}}
Produces the following:
scopedfield: 3.14
This formula is updated before user interaction: No value
This formula is not updated even after user interaction because it is in a different scope: No value
Instead of using the css classes directly, you can also use the {{Calculator ifenabled}} with the scoped parameter.
CSS
editYou can use CSS to adjust the display, either via TemplateStyles or inline styles.
- For checkboxes and radio buttons, you can use the :checked pseudo selector. This can be very useful when combined with sibling css selectors (~) or :has()
- You can look for the class names calculator-value-true and calculator-value-false. This is especially useful with the passthru type of field. See {{Calculator-hideifzero}} for an example.
- You can target the
data-calculator-field-valueattribute. e.g. #calculator-field-fieldidhere[calculator-field-scopedfield^="3."] would select the field if it is >= 3.0 and < 4.0. - You can use css variables for more complex calculations (Only in inline styles)
Some examples:
Adjust color of border: 30
Superimpose an image with coordinates based on a calculator widget:
Height: 178 cm. Waist: 155 cm.
Codex
editIt is possible to make widgets be in MediaWiki (Codex) style instead of OS style. You can use most codex widgets that have a CSS-only version. See https://doc.wikimedia.org/codex/latest/components/demos/
Many codex style widgets have separate templates. When making a label, the {{Calculator label}} template has a parameter to output a codex style label
| Template | Example |
|---|---|
| {{Calculator codex text}} | Label textShort description text
42
|
| {{Calculator codex radio}} | This is a group of options
First optionAdditional text describing the first option Second optionAdditional text describing the first option Thid option |
| {{Calculator codex checkbox}} | First optionAdditional text describing the first option |
| {{Calculator codex toggle}} | My toggleAdditional text describing the toggle
|
| {{Calculator button}} |
|
See the individual template doc pages for all the options.
Fallback
editUsers who do not have the gadget enabled in their preferences or have JS disabled, will not see the input boxes. Instead they will just see the default value for each box. With a good choice of default, this can be sufficient.
For example, if you have ''sin({{calculator|id=sine|type=text|default=0.5|size=4}}π)={{calculator|type=plain|default=1.00|decimals=2|formula=sin(sine*π)|id=sineres}}'' to make sin(0.5π)=1.00, the non-js user will lose the interactivity, but they will still see the equation.
If you want more sophisticated fallbacks, you can use the calculatorgadget-enabled and calculatorgadget-fallback CSS classes.
<div class="calculatorgadget-enabled" style="display:none">This text is only shown if the gadget is enabled. {{calculator|type=text|size=20|default=100|id=xyz}} </div>
<div class="calculatorgadget-fallback">This text is only shown if the gadget is disabled</div>
Which produces:
Alternatively, you can use the {{Calculator ifenabled}} template to do this.
Template arguments
editFor all types
edit- id
- The id for this field, English characters only, used in formulas of other fields. It must be unique on the page. Can be omitted if the field is not used as a value in any formulas.
- default
- The starting value
- formula
- The formula to calculate this field. See above for what is supported
- placeholder
- Placeholder text that shows up light grey when there is no input
- readonly
- Make field read only
- size
- how big to make the input box (In terms of number of letters that can fit in the box)
- style
- Custom CSS to use for the element.
- class
- Extra class to add to the element
- class-live
- CSS class to add only if the gadget is active on the page. Added after widgets are processed.
- type
- Type of field. Currently supported are number, text, plain, radio, checkbox, range, hidden, passthru.
checkbox 1 Wet 0 Big hidden 160 Not visible, does not take space. Useful for intermediate results in formulas. number 80 passthru Is not visibly changed but the css class changes based on the formula This does nothing by itself but can be combined with templatestyles, see {{calculator-hideifzero}} for an example. plain 2 radio 1 Metric 0 Imperial text 160 range 160 160
- Checkbox, hidden, passthru and radio can be useful in combination with TemplateStyles to hide and show fields, see Template:Body_roundness_index, Template:BMI calculator2/bmi.css and template:Calculator-hideifzero for examples. See also the #Codex section above for how these field types can look different in Codex mode.
For number and range type only
edit- max
- Max number allowed (number type only)
- min
- Min number allowed (number type only)
- step
- How big the interval is for type=number and type=range inputs. Can be a number or the value "any"
For radio type only
edit- name
- When using type=radio, the name of the radio group.
For plain and text type
edit- decimals
- Format field to this many decimal digits. (Only works type=plain and type=text)
- exponential-precision
- Format field to this many significant digits in scientific notation. (Only works type=plain and type=text)
- NaN-text
- Use this text instead of NaN when result is not a number (Only works type=plain and type=text)
- precision
- Format field to this many significant digits. (Only works type=plain and type=text)
Add a calculator widget to the page. Like a spreadsheet you can refer to other widgets in the same page.
| Parameter | Description | Type | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| id | id | The id for this input. This is used to reference it in formula of other calculator templates | String | required |
| type | type | What type of input box
| String | required |
| formula | formula | Formula to calculate this field
| String | suggested |
| readonly | readonly | Make input box readonly to user input | Boolean | optional |
| size | size | Size of input box (How many characters it will fit) | Number | optional |
| max | max | max number allowed (type=number inputs only) | Number | optional |
| min | min | min number allowed (type=number inputs only) | Number | optional |
| placeholder | placeholder | Text to put as a placeholder in empty input | String | optional |
| step | step | How much to increment a type=number input box
| Number | optional |
| default | default | Default value for this field | String | suggested |
| style | style | CSS to style the input element with | String | optional |
| name | name | For type=radio what group to assign the radio button to | Unknown | optional |
| precision | precision | Format to this many significant digits, using decimal notation except for really large numbers [Only applies to type=number or type=plain]
| Number | optional |
| exponential-precision | exponential-precision | Format to this many significant digits, using scientific notation [Only applies to type=number or type=plain]
| Number | optional |
| decimals | decimals | Format to a fixed number of decimal digits [Only applies to type=number or type=plain]
| Number | optional |
| NaN-text | NaN-text | Use this text instead of NaN to signify "not a number". Only applies to format=plain or format=text. Plaintext only; wikitext is not supported
| String | optional |
| class | class | CSS classes to add | String | optional |
| class-live | class-live | CSS class to add only if gadget is active on the page | String | optional |