Template:Infobox person/length/doc

This template is used to automatically add conversions of length measurements displayed by infoboxes, such as:

• |reach= in {{Infobox boxer}} and {{Infobox martial artist}}
• |spike= and |block= in {{Infobox volleyball biography}}

See also: {{Infobox person/height}} and {{Infobox person/weight}}

Usage

{{Infobox
...
| label# = Reach
| data#  = {{#if: {{{reach|}}} | {{Infobox person/length|{{{reach}}}}} }}
...
}}

{{Infobox
...
| label# = Spike
| data#  = {{#if: {{{spike|}}} | {{Infobox person/length|{{{spike}}}}} }}
| label# = Block
| data#  = {{#if: {{{block|}}} | {{Infobox person/length|{{{block}}}}} }}
...
}}

Examples

Inches:

• |reach=1 inch → 1 in (3 cm)
• |reach=78 inches → 78 in (198 cm)
• |reach=78 ins → 78 in (198 cm)
• |reach=78 in. → 78 in (198 cm)
• |reach=78 in → 78 in (198 cm)

Centimetres:

• |reach=1 centimetre → 1 cm (0 in)
• |reach=1 centimeter → 1 cm (0 in)
• |reach=198 centimetres → 198 cm (78 in)
• |reach=198 centimeters → 198 cm (78 in)
• |reach=198 cms → 198 cm (78 in)
• |reach=198 cm. → 198 cm (78 in)
• |reach=198 cm → 198 cm (78 in)

Metres:

• |reach=1 metre → 1 m (39 in)
• |reach=1 meter → 1 m (39 in)
• |reach=1.98 metres → 1.98 m (78 in)
• |reach=1.98 meters → 1.98 m (78 in)
• |reach=1.98 ms → 1.98 m (78 in)
• |reach=1.98 m. → 1.98 m (78 in)
• |reach=1.98 m → 1.98 m (78 in)

Non-breaking space or missing space after number:

• |reach=78 inches → 78 in (198 cm)
• |reach=198centimetres → 198 cm (78 in)
• |reach=1.98metres → 1.98 m (78 in)

Text and/or footnotes (references) after length:

• |reach=78 ins (2012) → 78 in (198 cm) (2012)
• |reach=198 cms<ref>citation goes here</ref> → 198 cm (78 in)
• |reach=1.98 ms (2012)<ref>{{cite news|title=title|work=work}}</ref> → 1.98 m (78 in) (2012)

Example references

{{Convert}} templates, without and with wikilinked unit names:

• |reach={{Convert|78|in|cm|0|abbr=off}} → 78 in (198 cm)
• |reach={{Convert|78|in|cm|0|abbr=off|lk=on}} → 78 in (198 cm)
  • output of convert template: 78 [[inch|inches]] (198 [[centimetre]]s)
• |reach={{Convert|78|in|m|2|abbr=off}} → 78 in (1.98 m)
• |reach={{Convert|78|in|m|2|abbr=off|lk=on}} → 78 in (1.98 m)
  • output of convert template: 78 [[inch|inches]] (1.98 [[metre]]s)
• |reach={{Convert|198|cm|abbr=off}} → 198 cm (78 in)
• |reach={{Convert|198|cm|abbr=off|lk=on}} → 198 cm (78 in)
  • output of convert template: 198 [[centimetre]]s (78 [[inch|inches]])
• |reach={{Convert|1.98|m|in|abbr=off}} → 1.98 m (78 in)
• |reach={{Convert|1.98|m|in|abbr=off|lk=on}} → 1.98 m (78 in)
  • output of convert template: 1.98 [[metre]]s (78 [[inch|inches]])

Exceptions

Does not replace numbers in manually entered conversions, but does replace unit names with abbreviations (examples intentionally show incorrect conversions):

• |reach=78 inches (191 centimeters) → 78 in (191 cm)
• |reach=78 inches (1.91 meters) → 78 in (1.91 m)
• |reach=198 centimetres (71 inches) → 198 cm (71 in)
• |reach=1.98 metres (71 inches) → 1.98 m (71 in)

Does not replace numeric output of conversion templates such as {{convert}}, but does replace unit names with abbreviations (examples intentionally show different precision than usual):

• |reach={{convert|78|in|cm|1|abbr=off|sp=us}} → 78 in (198.1 cm)
  • output of convert template: 78 inches (198.1 centimeters)
• |reach={{convert|78|in|m|3|abbr=off|sp=us|lk=on}} → 78 in (1.981 m)
  • output of convert template: 78 inches (1.981 meters)
• |reach={{convert|198|cm|in|2|abbr=off|lk=on}} → 198 cm (77.95 in)
  • output of convert template: 198 centimetres (77.95 inches)
• |reach={{convert|1.98|m|in|2|abbr=off}} → 1.98 m (77.95 in)
  • output of convert template: 1.98 metres (77.95 inches)

Areas for improvement

Conversion not displayed if unit name contains uppercase characters:

• |reach=198 Centimetres → 198 Centim
• |reach=198 CM → 198 CM
• |reach=1.98 Metres → 1.98 Metres
• |reach=1.98 M → 1.98 M
• |reach=78 Inches → 78 Inches
• |reach=78 IN → 78 IN

Conversion not displayed if symbols are used for inches:

• |reach=78" → 78"
• |reach=78″ → 78″

Does not recognize symbols for inches in manually entered conversion (adds a second conversion):

• |reach=198cm (78") → 198 cm (78 in) (78")
• |reach=1.98m (78″) → 1.98 m (78 in) (78″)

Does not convert feet (ft) or yards (yd):

• |reach=6 feet → 6 feet
• |reach=6 ft → 6 ft
• |reach=2 yards → 2 yards
• |reach=2 yd → 2 yd

If {{convert}} template displays feet or yards, it is not abbreviated:

• |reach={{Convert|6|ft|6|in|cm|abbr=off}} → 6 feet 6 in (198 cm)
• |reach={{Convert|6|ft|6|in|m|2|abbr=off|lk=on}} → 6 feet 6 in (1.98 m)
• |reach={{Convert|2|yd|1.5|ft|cm|0|abbr=off}} → 2 yards 1.5 feet (229 cm)
• |reach={{Convert|2|yd|1.5|ft|m|2|abbr=off|lk=on}} → 2 yards 1.5 feet (2.29 m)

If {{convert}} displays feet or yards in conversion, a second conversion is displayed (only for unlinked unit names):

• |reach={{Convert|198|cm|ftin|abbr=off}} → 198 cm (6 feet 6 in)
• |reach={{Convert|1.98|m|ftin|abbr=off|lk=on}} → 1.98 m (6 feet 6 in)
• |reach={{Convert|229|cm|ydft|1|abbr=off}} → 229 cm (90 in) (2 yards 1.5 feet)
• |reach={{Convert|2.29|m|ydft|1|abbr=off|lk=on}} → 2.29 m (2 yards 1.5 feet)