Help:Plainlist format – variable #rowcount

Variable #rowcount
This help page explains how to add a rowcount to a template.
Keywords
template · plainlist · introtemplate · outrotemplate · result format · variable

This help page explains the usage of the #rowcount variable when using templates with result format "Plainlist"Outputs results in a comma separated list, with additional outputs shown in parentheses. The output does not provide class attributes to HTML elements (default for queries without printout statements). to display the output of your queries. It was introduced with Semantic MediaWiki 3.0.0Released on 11 October 2018 and compatible with MW 1.27.0 - 1.31.x..1

This variable is passed to the templates defined with the parameters template, introtemplate and outrotemplate.

Example

Syntax

{{#ask:
 [[Category:City]]
 [[Located in::Germany]]
 |?Population
 |?Area
 |format=plainlist
 |introtemplate=TableUnnamedArgsRowcountHeader
 |template=TableUnnamedArgsBody
 |outrotemplate=TableFooter
}}

Result

This table provides an overview of the 6 cities recorded:

City	Population	Area
Berlin	3,520,061	891.85 km²344.34 sqmi <br />
Cologne	1,080,394	405.02 km²156.38 sqmi <br />
Frankfurt	679,664	248.31 km²95.87 sqmi <br />
Munich	1,353,186	310.43 km²119.86 sqmi <br />
Stuttgart	606,588	207.35 km²80.06 sqmi <br />
Würzburg	126,635	87.63 km²33.83 sqmi <br />

The templates used to create this example: TableUnnamedArgsRowcountHeader, TableUnnamedArgsBody and TableFooter. The variable was added to template "TableUnnamedArgsRowcountHeader" specified with parameter introtemplate.

Note

• The variable is added to the template like, e.g. {{{#rowcount}}}.
• Usually this variable is added to the template specified with parameter introtemplate or parameter outrotemplate.
• This variable counts all results matching the query condition not just the ones displayed, i.e. limiting the results with parameter limit or offset does not change the count displayed.

See also

• Help page on using templates
• Help page on parameter template
• Help page on parameter introtemplate
• Help page on parameter outrotemplate