Template:Examples Box



==Usage== Use this template to insert a "See it in action box," which contain links to examples in other wiki pages or in external websites, such as ReliaSoft.com and ReliaSoft.tv.

To insert the box in a wiki page, paste the following code.

The code inserts Template:Examples Box and 4 other templates that serve as the content for the box, where link and anchor text are the parameters of the templates

Template:Examples Box is for inserting the "See it in action" box. It has 2 parameters: the link to the application's examples page (e.g., BlockSim Examples) and any combination of the following templates that is appropriate for the situation.


 * a) Template:Examples Link is for linking to an example in another wiki page. It has 2 parameters:
 * link = the name of the wiki page (e.g., Page_Name).
 * anchor text = the name of the example


 * b) Template:Examples Link External is for linking to an example that's posted on another website such as ReliaSoft.com. It has 2 parameters:
 * link = the URL of the example on the external website (e.g., http://www.reliasoft.com/BlockSim/examples/rc1/index.htm).
 * anchor text = the name of the example that should be displayed for the link.


 * c) Template:Examples_Movie is for linking to an example that's only available as a video on ReliaSoft.tv. It has 2 parameters:
 * link = the URL for the ReliaSoft.tv web page (e.g., http://www.reliasoft.tv/blocksim/appexamples/blocksim_app_ex_1.html).
 * anchor text = the name of the example that should be displayed for the link (e.g., "Reliability of a Storage Cluster").


 * d) Template:Examples Both is for an example that's available both on an external website (e.g., ReliaSoft.com) and on ReliaSoft.tv. It has 4 parameters:
 * link - The URL for the HTML version of the example (e.g., http://www.reliasoft.com/BlockSim/examples/rc1/index.htm).
 * anchor text = The anchor text for the HTML version link (e.g., "Reliability Analysis of a Storage Cluster System").
 * link2 - The URL for the video version of the example on ReliaSoft.tv (e.g., http://www.reliasoft.tv/blocksim/appexamples/blocksim_app_ex_1.htm).
 * anchor text2 = The anchor text for the video version link (e.g., "Watch the video...").


 * e) For any other situation, you can manually enter the necessary code to create the "custom" bullet.

For example:

This code is rendered as: