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== Usage ==
The purpose of this template is to gain the value of a template's parameter (named or numbered) in an article, for usage elsewhere. For example, gaining the value of the {{para|num_episodes}} parameter in the {{tl|Infobox television}} template in an article, to use in another article.

This template works with named or numbered parameters; i.e. it can get the first parameter of {{tl|Start date}} (the year). This template is case-sensitive; i.e. setting {{para|Viewers}} will not match {{para|viewers}}. Make sure that you are listing the article where the template exists, not where it's transcluded to.

===Syntax===
: <code><nowiki>{{Template parameter value|ARTICLE|TEMPLATE|TEMPLATE-COUNT|PARAMETER|PARAMETER-COUNT}}</nowiki></code>

=== Examples ===
; 24th usage of |OriginalAirDate= in the 3rd usage of {<nowiki />{Episode table}} in [[List of Lucifer episodes]]
: <code><nowiki>{{Template parameter value|List of Lucifer episodes|Episode table|3|OriginalAirDate|24}}</nowiki></code>
: {{Template parameter value|List of Lucifer episodes|Episode table|3|OriginalAirDate|24}}

; 2nd usage of |archiveurl= in the 1st usage of {<nowiki />{Series overview}} in [[List of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. episodes]]
: <code><nowiki>{{Template parameter value|List of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. episodes|Series overview||archiveurl|2}}</nowiki></code>
: {{Template parameter value|List of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. episodes|Series overview||archiveurl|2}}

; 1st usage of |LineColor= in the 2nd usage of {<nowiki />{Episode list}} in [[Vikings (season 4)]]
: <code><nowiki>{{Template parameter value|Vikings (season 4)|Episode list|2|LineColor}}</nowiki></code>
: {{Template parameter value|Vikings (season 4)|Episode list|2|LineColor}}

; 1st usage of |num_episodes= in the 1st usage of {<nowiki />{Infobox television}} in [[12 Monkeys (TV series)]]
: <code><nowiki>{{Template parameter value|12 Monkeys (TV series)|Infobox television||num_episodes}}</nowiki></code>
: {{Template parameter value|12 Monkeys (TV series)|Infobox television||num_episodes}}

; 3rd parameter in the 8th usage of {<nowiki />{Start date}} in [[The Big Bang Theory]]
: <code><nowiki>{{Template parameter value|The Big Bang Theory|Start date|8|3}}</nowiki></code>
: {{Template parameter value|The Big Bang Theory|Start date|8|3}}

== Parameters==
{| class="wikitable"
! colspan="2" | Parameter
! Description
! Type
! style="width:15%" | Status
|-
! style="width:4%" | 1
| Article
| The article where the template and value exist.<br />''Example:'' List of Lucifer episodes
| Text
| Required
|-
! 2
| Template
| The template where the value is held in the form of a parameter.<br />''Example:'' Episode table
| Text
| Required
|-
! 3
| Numbered usage of template
| How many usages of the above template are counted.<br />Setting to blank sets the value to 1; do ''not'' exclude this parameter. Exclusion means that the third parameter will become the named/numbered parameter, which will cause the template to not work (return blank).<br />''Example:'' 24
| Number
| Optional setting<br />Required inclusion (see examples above)
|-
! 4
| Parameter
| The named/numbered parameter in the template that holds the required value.<br />For a numbered parameter, for example, the 2nd numbered parameter will have an input of 2.<br />''Example:'' OriginalAirDate / 2
| Number / Text
| Required
|-
! 5
| Numbered usage of parameter
| How many usages of the above parameter are counted within the found template.<br />Setting to blank or excluding (exclusion allowed) sets the value to 1. Set to blank or 1 for a numbered parameter.<br />''Example:'' 3
| Number
| Optional (see examples above)
|}
== See also ==
* {{tl|get parameter}}, another template doing the same thing with a different set of limitations
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