Help:Setting values using #set

Setting values
Silently set semantic data in a wiki page
Further Information
Provided by:	Semantic MediaWiki
Minimum version:	1.4.0
Maximum version:	still supported
Function:	yes
Tag:	no
Name:	#set
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The #set parser function allows to annotate data, i.e. assign values to a property, silently. If you want to, you can avoid the [[Property::value]] syntax (in-text annotation) completely using a #set call. Starting with Semantic MediaWiki 1.9.0Released on 3 January 2014 and compatible with MW 1.19.0 - 1.22.x. the #set parser function also provides special parameters that provide many more features.

So on the page for Paris, there may be the following annotation:

{{#set:
 Has population=2,229,621
 |Located in country=France
}}

This parser function actually does not return anything, but saves the very same properties as data as the following silent or hidden in-text annotation would have:

[[Has population::2,229,621| ]] 
[[Located in country::France| ]]

It is no longer needed doing it like this, you can just use a #set call as shown in the example above.

It is also possible to set multiple values to the same property:

{{#set:
 Has postcode=75001
 |Has postcode=75002
 ...
}}

Starting with Semantic MediaWiki 1.9.0Released on 3 January 2014 and compatible with MW 1.19.0 - 1.22.x.1 you may use the separator parameter to assign multiple values to a property. See the respective help page for further information.

Special parameters

• Working with the separator parameter allowing to create multiple value assignments with #set at once
• Working with the template parameter allowing to manipulate the display characteristics of #set made value assignments

See also

• Argument declaration in templates using #declare