ಟೆಂಪ್ಲೇಟು:TCMDb name

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{{tcmdb name}}

This template uses Lua:

This template is used to generate an external link to a web page at the TCM Movie Database. It is based on the templates {{IMDb name}} and {{AllMovie name}}. Turner Classic Movies (TCM) maintains its own comprehensive database of motion pictures, actors, actresses, and film crew.

This template is designed for a link to a person; to a link to a film title use {{TCMDb title}} instead.

Usage

No parameters (fetched ID from Wikidata):

{{TCMDb name}}

Unnamed parameters:

{{TCMDb name|ID}}
{{TCMDb name|ID|NAME}}

Named parameters:

{{TCMDb name|id=ID}}
{{TCMDb name|id=ID|name=NAME}}

Instructions

Visit the TCMDb website.
In the keyword search field, type in the name of the person you want to link to, and click "Search."
TCM will show a disambiguation page showing all the names that match your search words. Click on the person's name you want.
The page URL should look like this:
http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/person/#####|nnnnn/First-Last/

or http://tcmdb.com/participant/participant.jsp?participantId=#####

where ##### indicates the required ID number
Copy the ID number that appears after /person/ or participantId= in the URL.
Add that value to the article's equivalent Wikdiata item
In the article you are editing, type {{TCMDb name}} or:
type {{TCMDb name|id=#####|name=First Last}}.

Example

For Alfred Hitchcock, the TCMDb page URL is:
http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/person/87065|10493/Alfred-Hitchcock/

or http://tcmdb.com/participant/participant.jsp?participantId=87065
Copy 87065 and add it to this template, i.e.:
{{TCMDb name|id=87065|name=Alfred Hitchcock}}

or {{TCMDb name|87065|Alfred Hitchcock}}
This will display as:
Alfred Hitchcock at the TCM Movie Database

Template data

This is the TemplateData for this template used by TemplateWizard, VisualEditor and other tools. See a monthly parameter usage report for Template:TCMDb name in articles based on its TemplateData.

TemplateData for TCMDb name

This template is used to generate an external link to a web page at the TCM (Turner Classic Movies) Movie Database.

Template parameters[Edit template data]
ಪರಿಮಿತಿ		ವಿವರ	ನಮೂನೆ	ಸ್ಥಾನಮಾನ
ID	`id` `1`	ID number used in the URL of the person's page at the TCM Movie Database.	ಸಂಖ್ಯೆ	ಐಚ್ಛಿಕ
Name	`name` `2`	Name of the person which is displayed as the link text. If not specified it defaults to article's {{PAGENAME}}, without any disambiguation such as (actor) or (director).	String	ಐಚ್ಛಿಕ

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