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'''Template:Detect singular''' is used to detect possible lists and is a useful tool for infoboxes, where the label may be singular (e.g., "Nickname:") but the data may be a list.

== Usage ==
* {{tlx|{{BASEPAGENAME}}|value}}

Returns {{strong|1}} if not a list, {{strong|nil}} if a possible list.

== Parameters ==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! scope="col" | Parameter
! scope="col" | Description
|-
! scope="row" | <code>1</code>
| Required. The data to search for a list.
|}

===Options===
There are four named arguments that control the pluralization:
* {{para|no_comma}} By default, commas (or semi-colons) will cause the text string to be considered plural. Setting {{para|no_comma|1}} turns this behavior off.
* {{para|any_comma}} By default, commas (or semi-colons) that are adjacent to digits are singular. Setting {{para|any_comma|1}} turns this behavior off.
* {{para|no_and}} By default, "and" causes a string to be plural. Setting {{para|no_and|1}} turns this behavior off.
* {{para|parse_links}} By default, wikilinks are considered to be unparseable (singular) objects. Setting {{para|parse_links|1}} will allow the parser to read the contents of the wikilinks and determine whether that makes the string plural.

== Overrides ==
To force a particular result, place {{t|Force plural}} or {{t|Force singular}} within the text.

== Examples ==

* {{tlx|{{BASEPAGENAME}}|Mack the Knife}} → {{Detect singular|Mack the Knife}}

* {{tlx|{{BASEPAGENAME}}|May 4, 2020|no_comma{{=}}yes}} → {{Detect singular|May 4, 2020|no_comma=yes}}

* {{tlx|{{BASEPAGENAME}}|Mack the Knife, Joe}} → {{Detect singular|Mack the Knife, Joe}}

* {{tlx|{{BASEPAGENAME}}|{{tlx|hlist|first|second|third}}}} → {{Detect singular|{{hlist|first|second|third}}}}

* {{tlx|{{BASEPAGENAME}}|*one *two *three}} → {{Detect singular|*one *two *three}}

* {{tlx|{{BASEPAGENAME}}|[[Charles, Prince of Wales]]}} → {{Detect singular|[[Charles, Prince of Wales]]}}

* {{tlx|{{BASEPAGENAME}}|[[Dave Nellist]]}} → {{Detect singular|[[Dave Nellist]]}}

Override these errors like this:
* {{tlx|{{BASEPAGENAME}}|Charles, Prince of Wales{{tlx|force singular}}}} → {{Detect singular|Charles, Prince of Wales{{force singular}}}}

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