Template:KeyPrefixDescription

Prefix prefix:*
Used on these elements
Status: undefined
taginfo: prefix:*

• (debug) Category:Key descriptions by group, sorted as "prefix".

• (debug) Category:Key descriptions, sorted as "prefix".

• (debug) Category:Key descriptions with no status specified, sorted as "prefix".

• (debug) Category:Key prefixes, sorted as "prefix".

• (debug) Category:Namespaces, sorted as "prefix".

This page describes a key prefix rather than a simple key.

Template documentation

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Parameters

• prefix — the prefix described by the template (without the :*)

Example:

{{KeyPrefixDescription
| prefix = demolished
}}

• for other parameters see Template:KeyDescription

TemplateData

This is the TemplateData for this template used by VisualEditor.
TemplateData for KeyPrefixDescription

This template provides a description box suitable for key prefixes (or namespace keys).

Template parameters

This template prefers block formatting of parameters.

Parameter		Description	Type	Status
prefix	prefix	key prefix Example addr	String	required
image	image	image of the feature prefix or namespace Example File:...	File	optional
description	description	a short description of the prefix or namespace	String	required
group	group	The name of the broader group to which this feature belongs. Please use lower-case names from Category:Features or from your namespaced (Category:DE:Features) or l10n version. Example addresses	Page name	suggested
onNode	onNode	If the feature can be used on a node. Example yes, no	String	suggested
onWay	onWay	If the feature can be used on a way. Example yes, no	String	suggested
onArea	onArea	If the feature can be used on an area. Example yes, no	String	suggested
onRelation	onRelation	If the feature can be used on a relation. Example yes, no	String	suggested
combination	combination	A bulleted-list of example tag(s) that can be used in combination with this feature. Example * {{Tag|key name|value}} * {{Tag|key name|value}}	Unknown	optional
implies	implies	A list of tag(s) that the feature implies in its definition. Example * {{Tag|key name|value}} * {{Tag|key name|value}}	String	optional
requires	requires	A list of tag(s) which are necessary (often higher/lower in hierarchy) for this tag and must be set to give its actual meaning Example * {{Tag|key name|value}}	Unknown	optional
seeAlso	seeAlso	a list of similar tags Example {{Tag|key name|value}}	String	optional
status	status	The [[approval status]] of this feature Example approved, de facto, deprecated, discardable, in use, obsolete, proposed, undefined, voting	String	suggested
statuslink	statuslink	The name of the proposal page, for linking.	String	optional
language	lang	the ISO 639-2 code for the language used to document this feature: this will generate aspects of the description box in the specified language, if translations are available. If not set, language of page or namespace will be used. Example es, de	Unknown	optional
class	class	The CSS class of the HTML table used to form the description box. (Not used in most cases.)	String	optional
float	float	The CSS float value of the table: set to none to disable the standard right float. (Not used in most cases.) Example left, right, none	String	optional
style	style	The CSS style to be applied to the HTML table. (Not used in most cases.)	String	optional
languagelinks	languagelinks	If the langauge links should not appear. (Not used in most cases.) Example no	String	optional

Examples

{{KeyPrefixDescription
| prefix        = addr
| image         = File:Housenumber-karlsruhe-de.png
| description   = The addr:* keys describe addresses.
| group         = addresses
| onNode        = yes
| onWay         = yes
| onArea        = yes
| onRelation    = yes
| seeAlso       = 
* {{Prefix|contact}}
| status        = de facto
| statuslink    = Proposed features/House numbers/Karlsruhe Schema
}}

Prefix addr:*
Description
The addr:* keys describe addresses.
Group: addresses
Used on these elements
See also
contact:*=*
Status: de facto
taginfo: addr:*

• (debug) Category:Key descriptions for group "addresses", sorted as "addr".

• (debug) Category:Key descriptions, sorted as "addr".

• (debug) Category:Key descriptions with status "de facto", sorted as "addr".

• (debug) Category:Key prefixes, sorted as "addr".

• (debug) Category:Addresses, sorted as "addr".

• (debug) Category:Namespaces, sorted as "addr".

This page describes a key prefix rather than a simple key.

Multipolygons, ways which are not areas and other traps

Main article: Template:Description/doc/confusion caused by use on onArea parameter

See also

This template was introduced with Proposal:Documentation of key prefixes & suffixes.

• {{Description}}
• {{KeyDescription}}
• {{ValueDescription}}
• {{RelationDescription}}
• {{KeySuffixDescription}}