Template:APIDoc/doc

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Template:APIDoc invokes function main in Module:APIDoc using Lua.

The APIDoc template generates a table to describe a module's public function.

{{APIDoc
|funcName = 
|funcDesc = 
|arg1 = 
|type1 = 
|desc1 = 
|returnType = 
|returnDesc = 
}}

Usage

No arguments, no return value

someFunction()
This function does something.
Returns	--

No arguments, return value

someFunction()
This function does something.
	Type	Description
Returns	table	A table of data.

One argument, no return value

someFunction(a)
This function does something.
Argument	Type	Description	Optional
a	number	A number of some kind.
Returns	--

Multiple arguments, return value

someFunction(a, b)
This function does something.
Argument	Type	Description	Optional
a	number	A number of some kind.
b	string	A string of some kind.
Returns	table	A table of data.

Arguments

Argument					Optional?
funcName	The function's name
	Values	Any text
funcDesc	The function's description
	Values	Any text
arg1 arg2 ...argN	An argument's name
	Values	Any text
type1 type2 ...typeN	An argument's type
	Values	Any text
desc1 desc2 ...descN	An argument's description
	Values	Any text
optional1 optional2 ...optionalN	If an argument is optional
	Values	Yes or unset	Default	No
returnType	The function's return type
	Values	Any text
returnDesc	The function's return value description
	Values	Any text