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META -- displays meta-data
Provided mainly for use in templates, this macro generates the parts of the topic view that relate to meta-data (attachments, forms etc.).
Parameters
The unnamed parameter controls what meta-data is displayed, other parameters control how it is displayed.
"form"
Generates the table showing the form fields.
"attachments"
Generates a table of attachments
| Parameter | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|
all | to show hidden attachments | off |
title | to show a title - only if attachments are displayed | |
template | to use a custom template for the rendering of attachments | attachtables |
"moved"
If a topic was moved or renamed, generates a message with details and a revert link
| Parameter | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|
prefix | Prefix that goes before the moved message, but only if the message is generated | |
suffix | Prefix that goes after the moved message, but only if the message is generated |
"parent"
Display details of ancestor topics
| Parameter | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|
dontrecurse | Recursing up the tree incurs some cost. Equivalent to depth=1 | off |
depth | Return only the specified ancestor | |
nowebhome | Suppress WebHome | |
format | Format string used to display each parent topic where $web expands to the web name, and $topic expands to the topic name | [[$web.$topic][$topic]] |
separator | Separator between parents | > |
prefix | Prefix that goes before parents, but only if there are parents | |
suffix | Suffix, only appears if there are parents |
"formfield"
Display the value of a single form field
| Parameter | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|
name | name of the field | |
newline | how to represent newlines in the value | $n |
bar | How to represent vertical bars in the data. Vertical bars are rewritten to an HTML entity by default so as to not be mistaken for a table separator. This option allows you to change what is produced. | &vbar; |
display | If on retrieves the displayed value of a *+values formfield type, as against the default, stored, value | off |
topic | Select which topic to get the meta-data from |
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