Changes

  Add permissible values as listed items starting either with "*" or "**" to the "MediaWiki:Smw_allows_list_..." page, e.g. "* Bar" or "** Foobar" to page "MediaWiki:Smw_allows_list_Foo".</nowiki>

  Add permissible values as listed items starting either with "*" or "**" to the "MediaWiki:Smw_allows_list_..." page, e.g. "* Bar" or "** Foobar" to page "MediaWiki:Smw_allows_list_Foo".</nowiki>

However, might want to go one step further and auto-generate this list from our own properties. For instance, all of our domains are marked with the [[Property:Is domain]] and our facilities are marked with the [[Property:Is facility]]. If you view the pages for [[MediaWiki:Smw_allows_list_Domains]] and [[MediaWiki:Smw_allows_list_Facilities]], you will see that they have the correct unordered lists. But if you view the source, you will see something like the following (from [[MediaWiki:Smw_allows_list_Domains]]:

However, might want to go one step further and auto-generate this list from our own properties. For instance, all of our domains are marked with the [[Property:Is domain]] and our facilities are marked with the [[Property:Is facility]]. If you view the pages for [[MediaWiki:Smw_allows_list_Domains]] and [[MediaWiki:Smw_allows_list_Facilities]], you will see that they have the correct unordered lists. But if you view the source, you will see something like the following (from [[MediaWiki:Smw_allows_list_Domains]]):

  <nowiki>{{#ask: [[Is domain::True]]

  <nowiki>{{#ask: [[Is domain::True]]

  |format=template

  |format=template

  }} </nowiki>

  }} </nowiki>

This autogenerates the correct ordered list for everything marked [[Property:Is domain]]. One might think that using the |format=ul would create the appropriate unordered list format (with the * in front), but it apparently does not. Therefore, this query removes the page link (link=none) and reduces the entry to simple text, and then it uses the template ([[Template:Starlist_for_allow_value_list]]) to render the text with a * in front of it (''See [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Templates help on templates) for an explanation of templates'''. This works well.  

This autogenerates the correct ordered list for everything marked [[Property:Is domain]]. One might think that using the |format=ul would create the appropriate unordered list format (with the * in front), but it apparently does not. Therefore, this query removes the page link (link=none) and reduces the entry to simple text, and then it uses the template [[Template:Starlist_for_allow_value_list]] to render the text with a * in front of it (''See [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Templates help on templates] for an explanation of templates'''. This works well.  

If, for some reason, you do enter a value that is not on the allowed list of values, the page will render a small warning icon.  

If, for some reason, you do enter a value that is not on the allowed list of values, the page will render a small warning icon.