Semantic Internal Objects to Headings
I put in the following ask and get no output:
{{#ask:[[NameFirst::Bruce Wayne]] [[Name::+]] | ?NameFirst#- | format = list | mainlabel=- | limit=1 | searchlabel = - | headers = hide}}
I think this is because no property value corresponds to “Bruce Wayne” so I change [[NameFirst::Bruce Wayne]] to [[NameFirst::Bruce]]:
{{#ask:[[NameFirst::Bruce]] [[Name::+]] | ?NameFirst#- | format = list | mainlabel=- | limit=1 | searchlabel = - | headers = hide}}
This returns: Bruce-. I want to get rid of that “-” so I experimentally remove a “-” from the query and view the page without it. This makes for an unwanted output so I edit the query and repair what I broke. Then I try deleting another “-”. This testing proves that if I remove the “-” from “searchlabel”, I get a pure property value: Bruce
{{#ask:[[NameFirst::Bruce]] [[Name::+]] | ?NameFirst#- | format = list | mainlabel=- | limit=1 | searchlabel = | headers = hide}}
Lessons learned[edit]
In an #ask the first parameters are the object you are querying and the property value you are searching for. They come before the first pipe “|”. Otherwise, place order is not a factor so the following are equivalent:
- {{#ask:[[NameFirst::Bruce]] [[Name::+]] | }}
- {{#ask:[[Name::+]] [[NameFirst::Bruce]] | }}
Many formatting instructions can apply to a single query as long as no two contradict. Each must be separated by a pipe “|”.
This solution provides a fine grained example of how to provide multiple formatting instructions to a query. It also provides a working example so that an inexperienced user can make individual changes and see the result. This helps a new user get over a number of very basic mistakes. By new user I mean myself.
Thank you for walking me through this solution Alexander Mashin.
Equipped with this example, I feel confident of making a better class of mistakes.
