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This template returns the first word of the first parameter. Use |1= for the first parameter if the string may contain an equals sign (=). By default, words are delimited by spaces, but the optional parameter |sep= can set the separator to any character.
Usage[edit source]
One parameter (space as separator):
{{First word|string}}{{First word|1=string}}
Two parameters (user-defined character as separator):
{{First word|string|sep=character}}{{First word|1=string|sep=character}}
Examples[edit source]
{{First word|Foo bar baz}}→ Foo{{First word| Foo bar baz}}→ Foo{{First word|Foo-bar-baz|sep=-}}→ Foo{{First word|34,000,500|sep=,}}→ 34{{First word|Hear ye, users|sep=,}}→ Hear ye{{First word|1=len = a+b|sep==}}→ len
{{author_firstname|Lucy M,.}}→ Lucy{{author_firstname|Lucy.}}→ Lucy{{author_firstname|M,.}}→ M{{author_firstname|Jo.,}}→ Jo{{author_firstname|Lucy-Victoria }}→ Lucy-Victoria-{{author_firstname|Lucy Victoria }}→ Lucy{{author_firstname|Lucy O'Shea, }}→ Lucy
{{author_lastname|O'Shea, }}→ O'Shea{{author_lastname|Lucy O'Shea,. }}→ Lucy O'Shea{{author_lastname|L..}}→ L{{author_lastname|Po }}→ Po{{author_lastname|van. der, Po]] }}→ van der Po
{{authorlink|L. |O'Shea, }}→{{authorlink|de. |Merier }}→ de Merier{{authorlink|Li |Chu, }}→ Li Chu{{authorlink|Jo|Smith-Barnes }}→ Jo Smith-Barnes{{authorlink|Jo|van. der Linden }}→ Jo van der Linden{{authorlink|Joanne|L.}}→
