Template:!/doc


 * Purpose
 * This template generates a single "pipe" character (|). It should only be necessary to use this template in certain special cases, as explained below, where the pipe character would be mistakenly interpreted as an element of wiki syntax.


 * Usage


 * Example
 * Goal: To output code marking the beginning of a wikitable row (|-) if the first parameter value is nonempty.
 * Wrong: test
 * Right: test


 * Note
 * The pipe character can also be coded as the numerical character entity &amp;#124; (or &amp;#x7C;), which should take care of most cases where an ambiguity exists — although using this template may make the intended meaning easier to recognize.


 * Needed or not?
 * This template should only be needed when a template parameter value contains a pipe character, as illustrated in the example above.


 * See also
 * Template:!! — for a double-pipe character sequence


 * External link
 * See Wikipedia:Template:! for a similar template at Wikipedia