Template:AUshield/doc

This is the basic syntax you need to get an Australian shield for use in a junction listing. Just place this prior to a road name and fill in the variables.

Some helpful usage hints can also be found here.

Usage

{{AUshield|1|2|3|4|5|6|7|8}}

Here's what you should fill in

• 1, 3, 5, 7: The code for the type of route. See the table below for the codes to use.
• 2, 4, 6, 8: The route number.
  • For state routes that are alphanumeric, this is just the number, not the prefix letter.
  • For national highways that are alphanumeric, this includes the prefix letter.
• Parameters 3 to 8 are optional, and should only be used when two ore more routes are multiplexed on the same road.
• Always use an even number of parameters, as using an odd number of parameters will generate an error.
• The parameters replace the numbers, i.e. it should not be |1=S, just simply |S.

Route Types

Route Type	Code	Example	Example image
National Highway (numeric)	N	{{AUshield|N|1}}	File:Australian national highway 1.svg
National Highway (alpha-numeric)		{{AUshield|N|M1}}	File:Australian national highway M1.svg
National Highway (ACT standard)	ACTN	{{AUshield|ACTN|23}}	File:Australian national highway ACT 23.svg
National Route	R	{{AUshield|R|1}}	File:Australian national route 1.svg
Alternate National Route		{{AUshield|R|ALT23}}	File:Australian national route ALT23.svg
State Route (numeric)	S	{{AUshield|S|2}}	File:Australian state route 2.svg
Alternate State Route (numeric)		{{AUshield|S|ALT30}}	File:Australian state route ALT30.svg
State Route (numeric) – tollway		{{AUshield|S|TOLL43}}	File:Australian state route TOLL43.svg
Alpha-numeric Route Use state where highway is located. For interstate routes without a shield and name change use AN. For alpha-numeric National Highways, use N.	AN	{{AUshield|AN|A1}}	File:AUS Alphanumeric Route A1.svg
	NSW	{{AUshield|NSW|M1}}	File:AUS Alphanumeric Route M1.svg
	NT	{{AUshield|NT|C80}}	File:AUS Alphanumeric Route C80.svg
	QLD	{{AUshield|QLD|M2}}	File:AUS Alphanumeric Route M2.svg
		{{AUshield|QLD|ALTA2}}	File:AUS Alphanumeric Route ALTA2.svg
	SA	{{AUshield|SA|B90}}	File:AUS Alphanumeric Route B90.svg
	TAS	{{AUshield|TAS|B34}}	File:AUS Alphanumeric Route B34.svg
	VIC	{{AUshield|VIC|B400}}	File:AUS Alphanumeric Route B400.svg
Alphanumeric (ACT standard)	ACT	{{AUshield|ACT|B23}}	File:New South Wales alphanumeric route B23.svg
VIC / new QLD Toll Alpha-numeric Route	Toll	{{AUshield|Toll|M6}}	File:AUS Alphanumeric Route M6 toll.svg
Metroad	Met	{{AUshield|Met|1}}	File:AUS Metroad 1.svg
Tourist Drive	T	{{AUshield|T|2}}	File:Australian Tourist Drive 2.svg
Old ACT Tourist Drive	ACTT	{{AUshield|ACTT|3}}	File:Australian Capital Territory Tourist Drive 3.svg
Old Brisbane freeway route	Bris	{{AUshield|Bris|F3}}	File:Brisbane freeway F3.svg
Old Melbourne freeway route	Mel	{{AUshield|Mel|F80}}	File:Melbourne freeway F80.svg
Old New South Wales freeway route	NSWF	{{AUshield|NSWF|F4}}	File:New South Wales freeway F4.svg
NSW detour route	D	{{AUshield|D|D1}}	File:New South Wales detour route D1.svg
Additional icons:
Airport	+	{{AUshield|+|airport}}	File:Western Australia MR-SM-11.svg
Hospital		{{AUshield|+|hospital}}	File:Western Australia MR-SM-1.svg
Special:
No Route Marker (Blank) Used to align text on articles that would look messy otherwise. Use common sense.	None	{{AUshield|None|<shield>}} See below for accepted inputs.	File:AUS Metroad 8.svg Foo Highway File:Met none.svg Foo Street File:Australian national highway 15.svg Foo Highway File:N none.svg Foo Highway File:AUS Alphanumeric Route M780.svg Foo Motorway File:AN4 none.svg Foo Avenue

Other settings

• Alt text: By default, alt text and image linking is turned off. Use |alt=on to include alt text (e.g. State Route 2) and the default image link.
• Size: The default size is x20px (height of 20 pixels). To change this, use |size= parameter, which accepts the same values as the [[File ]] syntax.
• ALT/BUS shield sizes: The default size for alternative or business National Routes is 17px, while the default size for alternative State Routes is 21px, this will ensure the "main" part of the shield is equivalent to the default size of the standard shields.

Examples

What you type	What you get
{{AUshield|S|2|alt=on}}	State Route 2
{{AUshield|S|2|size=35px}}	File:Australian state route 2.svg

Blank Markers

Currently available blanks exist for the following marker types:

• N
• N Alpha
• R
• S
• Met
• NSW Small
• NSW Mid
• NSW Large
• AN4
• AN3
• AN2

Note: AN# refers to generic Non-NSW alphanumerics, with # denoting the number of characters on the shield (including lead letter).

Technical documentation

The following notes describe the inner workings of the {{AUshield}} group of templates. They are intended to assist template maintainers – for standard usage of the template in articles, see the documentation above.

Template:AUshield

• This is a wrapper template, that calls the core sub-template in order to display each shield. Each set of unnamed parameters (1 and 2, 3 and 4, 5 and 6, 7 and 8) is passed through to the core sub-template as unnamed parameters. Also passed through is the optional |alt= parameter, which defines whether alt text and the image link are displayed; and the |size= parameter - if not defined, the default size for each shield is used, by passing through each pair of unnamed parameters to the default size sub-template.

Template:AUshield/default size

• This sub-template determines the default size based on route type. Most routes have a default size of x20px.
• Alternate and Business National Routes are identified by seeing if there is an error encountered when the sum "1 + route number", as only e alternate and business routes will generate an error
• Alternate State Route work on the same principle
• Alphanumeric route ALT2 is identified using a #switch statement, as it is the only alternate alphanumeric route.

Template:AUshield/core

• This sub template implements the file syntax, with the naming pattern based on route type. This is typically in the format [[File:<Route type> <route number>.svg]]. Size is determined by the size parameter passed through to this sub template. Alt text and image link are intentionally undefined, unless the alt parameter has been passed through with a non-null value.

TemplateData

TemplateData

This is the TemplateData for this template used by TemplateWizard, VisualEditor and other tools. See a monthly parameter usage report for Template:AUshield in articles based on its TemplateData.

TemplateData for AUshield

A template to generate Australian route markers (shields). Up to four can be listed using this template.

Template parameters

Parameter		Description	Type	Status
1st route type	1	The code for the route type (see documentation at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:AUshield for a description of the codes). Allowable values are: N, ACTN, R, S, AN, NT, QLD, SA, TAS, VIC, NSW, ACT, T, ACTT, Met, MelRR, Syd, SydRR, +, None	String	required
1st route number	2	The route number, or additional icon type	String	required
2nd route type	3	The code for the route type (see documentation at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:AUshield for a description of the codes). Allowable values are: N, ACTN, R, S, AN, NT, QLD, SA, TAS, VIC, NSW, ACT, T, ACTT, Met, MelRR, Syd, SydRR, +, None	String	optional
2nd route number	4	The route number, or additional icon type	String	optional
3rd route type	5	The code for the route type (see documentation at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:AUshield for a description of the codes). Allowable values are: N, ACTN, R, S, AN, NT, QLD, SA, TAS, VIC, NSW, ACT, T, ACTT, Met, MelRR, Syd, SydRR, +, None	String	optional
3rd route number	6	The route number, or additional icon type	String	optional
4th route type	7	The code for the route type (see documentation at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:AUshield for a description of the codes). Allowable values are: N, ACTN, R, S, AN, NT, QLD, SA, TAS, VIC, NSW, ACT, T, ACTT, Met, MelRR, Syd, SydRR, +, None	String	optional
4th route number	8	The route number, or additional icon type	String	optional
Show alternate text and image link	alt	Normally this parameter should be left empty (Set this parameter to 'on' to include alt text, e.g. State Route 2, and the default image link)	String	optional
image size	size	Normally this parameter should be left empty (Use this parameter to change image size. Allowing values are '<number>px', to set the width in pixels, or 'x<number>px', to set the height in pixels)	String	optional

See also

• {{AUSinttop}}, and {{Jctbtm}}: Used to generate table header and footer rows for a MOS:RJL compliant junction table
• {{AUS-WAint}}, {{ACTint}}, {{NSWint}}, {{NTint}}, {{QLDint}}, {{SAint}}, {{TASint}}, {{VICint}}: Used to generate table rows for each junction or feature in a MOS:RJL compliant junction table
• {{ACTcity}}, {{NSWcity}}, {{NTcity}}, {{QLDcity}}, {{SAcity}}, {{TAScity}}, {{VICcity}}, {{WAcity}}: Used to generate a list of suburbs (or cities or features) as a destination list in a road junction table that is MOS:RJL compliant