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{{Lua|Module:Defaultsort builder}}<br />
This template is called by infoboxes, such as {{tl|Infobox Ross ancestor}}, to generate a properly formatted and standardized `DEFAULTSORT` value for use in MediaWiki pages.<br />
<br />
It constructs a default sort key based on:<br />
<br />
* {{para|given_name}}<br />
* {{para|middle_name}}<br />
* {{para|surname}}<br />
* {{para|title_ordinal}}<br />
* {{para|title_role}}<br />
* {{para|title_object}}<br />
* {{para|birth}}<br />
* {{para|death}}<br />
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=== Features ===<br />
* Standardizes `surname` using {{tl|Surname sort standardization switch}}<br />
* Standardizes `title_ordinal` using {{tl|Ordinal numbers switch}}<br />
* Excludes `title_role` if it is "laird"<br />
* Adds commas and spaces only where appropriate<br />
* Trims all input fields<br />
<br />
=== Usage ===<br />
Use in a template with `#invoke` like this:<br />
<br />
<syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext"><br />
{{Defaultsort builder<br />
|given_name=John<br />
|middle_name=Alexander<br />
|surname=MacLeod<br />
|title_ordinal=5th<br />
|title_role=Chief<br />
|title_object=Clan MacLeod<br />
|birth=1543<br />
|death=1616<br />
}}<br />
</syntaxhighlight><br />
<br />
=== Example Output ===<br />
<syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext"><br />
{{Surname sort standardization switch|MacLeod}}, John Alexander, Clan MacLeod Chief {{Ordinal numbers switch|5th}}<br />
</syntaxhighlight><br />
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→ Would expand to:<br />
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<code>MacLeod, John Alexander, Clan MacLeod Chief 5 1543–1616</code><br />
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=== See Also ===<br />
* [[Template:DEFAULTSORT]]<br />
* [[Template:Surname sort standardization switch]]<br />
* [[Template:Ordinal numbers switch]]<br />
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