Template:Collapsible list

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This template produces a collapsible list. It is possible to set CSS styles for the "frame" (the <div>...</div> tags surrounding the list), for the list title, and for the list items. The template supports an unlimited number of list items.

This template is typically used in infoboxes and navboxes; it should not normally be used in regular article content, per MOS:DONTHIDE.

Regarding using this template in infoboxes, MOS:DONTHIDE acknowledges an exception: A few infoboxes also use pre-collapsed sections for infrequently accessed details. If [such] information ... seems extraneous or trivial enough to inspire pre-collapsing it, consider raising a discussion on the article (or template) talk page about whether it should be included at all.

Syntax

<syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext" style="font-size:95%;overflow:auto;">

</syntaxhighlight>

Parameters

expand	Any text in this parameter (including "no") sets the list's default state to expanded rather than collapsed. Omit the parameter or leave it blank to set the default state to collapsed.
framestyle	Custom CSS styling applied the template overall (title and list).
titlestyle	Custom CSS styling applied to the title.
title	The list's title (always on view beside the list's [show/hide] link).
liststyle	Custom CSS styling applied to the list (specifically, to the <ul>...</ul> tags delimiting the list).
hlist	Include as |hlist=on, |hlist=true, etc. to produce a horizontal rather than vertical list.
bullets	Include as |bullets=on, |bullets=true, etc. to place a bullet point before each list item.
Unnamed parameters (first, second, third...)	The list items (in the order in which they will appear). If none are supplied, the template outputs nothing.

Examples

<syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext" style="font-size:95%;overflow:auto;">

European Free Trade Association members

• Iceland
• Liechtenstein
• Norway
• Switzerland

</syntaxhighlight>

European Free Trade Association members

• Iceland
• Liechtenstein
• Norway
• Switzerland

Example of a list without borders because it is within an infobox

In these examples, the fields leader_name2 and leader_name3 have been changed to use collapsible list.

City of Hamilton
Motto:  Together Aspire – Together Achieve
Country	Canada
Province	Ontario
Incorporated	June 9, 1846
Government
• Mayor	Fred Eisenberger
• City council	Hamilton, Ontario, City Council
• MPs	List of MPs Dean Allison Chris Charlton David Christopherson Wayne Marston David Sweet
• MPPs	List of MPPs Marie Bountrogianni Andrea Horwath Judy Marsales Ted McMeekin Jennifer Mossop

<syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext" style="font-size:95%; overflow:auto;">

City of Hamilton ...truncated...
Incorporated	June 9, 1846 (...etc....)
Government
• Mayor	Fred Eisenberger
• City council	Hamilton City Council
• MPs	List of MPs Dean Allison Chris Charlton David Christopherson Wayne Marston David Sweet
• MPPs	List of MPPs Marie Bountrogianni Andrea Horwath Judy Marsales Ted McMeekin Jennifer Mossop

</syntaxhighlight>

TemplateData

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TemplateData for Collapsible list

<templatedata> { "params": { "1": { "label": "First list item", "description": "A single list item", "type": "content", "suggested": true }, "2": { "label": "Second list item", "description": "A single list item", "type": "content", "suggested": true }, "3": { "label": "Third list item", "description": "A single list item", "type": "content", "suggested": true }, "4": { "label": "Fourth list item", "description": "A single list item", "type": "content" }, "5": { "label": "Fifth list item", "description": "A single list item", "type": "content" }, "6": { "label": "Sixth list item", "type": "content", "description": "A single list item" }, "7": { "type": "content", "label": "Seventh list item", "description": "A single list item" }, "8": { "type": "content", "label": "Eighth list item", "description": "A single list item" }, "9": { "type": "content", "label": "Ninth list item", "description": "A single list item" }, "10": { "type": "content", "label": "Tenth list item", "description": "A single list item" }, "expand": { "label": "Expand list", "description": "Expand the list instead of collapsing it", "example": "true", "type": "string", "autovalue": "true", "suggestedvalues": [ "true" ] }, "framestyle": { "aliases": [ "frame_style" ], "label": "Frame style", "description": "Custom CSS styling applied the template overall (title and list).", "example": "border: 1px;", "type": "string" }, "titlestyle": { "aliases": [ "title_style" ], "label": "Title style", "description": "CSS styling applied to the title", "example": "color:brown;", "type": "string" }, "title": { "label": "Title", "description": "The list's title (Always in view beside the list's [show/hide] link).", "type": "string", "suggested": true }, "liststyle": { "aliases": [ "list_style" ], "label": "List style", "description": "CSS styling applied solely to the list itself", "example": "list-style-type: square;", "type": "string" }, "hlist": { "label": "Horizontal list", "description": "Use value 'on' or 'true' to produce a horizontal rather than vertical list", "example": "true", "type": "string", "autovalue": "true", "suggestedvalues": [ "on", "true" ] }, "bullets": { "label": "Bullets", "description": "Set as 'on' or 'true' to place a bullet point before each list item", "example": "true", "type": "string", "autovalue": "true" } }, "description": "Produces an HTML list that can be collapsed", "paramOrder": [ "title", "hlist", "bullets", "expand", "1", "framestyle", "titlestyle", "liststyle", "2", "3", "4", "5", "6", "7", "8", "9", "10" ], "format": "block" } </templatedata>

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