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A Lua module that wraps {{convert }}, designed for infoboxes. It implements:
- {{convinfobox }}
- {{Infobox settlement/areadisp }}
- {{Infobox settlement/lengthdisp }}
- {{Infobox settlement/densdisp }}
Usage
[edit ]{{#invoke:ConvertIB|convert}}
- Like {{convinfobox }}, accepts alternating series of pairs of [blank|value], unit . When a unit has a non-blank value, it will get converted to all other units that do have blank values
- Accepts all named parameters that {{convert }} does
- Accepts groups of multiple units (e.g., "5 ft 6 in") that {{convert }} does
{{#invoke:ConvertIB|area}}
- Implements {{Infobox settlement/areadisp }}, automatically converting area units, using the output order specified by MOS:UNIT
{{#invoke:ConvertIB|length}}
- Implements {{Infobox settlement/lengthdisp }}, automatically converting length units, using the output order specified by MOS:UNIT
{{#invoke:ConvertIB|density}}
- Implements {{Infobox settlement/densdisp }}, parsing population and area, producting density in inhabitants per square km and square mile.