Module:TildeToPipe

Module:TildeToPipe

Replaces all tilde (`~`) characters in a string with pipe (`|`) characters.

Usage

This module is primarily used when pipe characters cannot be written directly inside template parameters.

{{#invoke:TildeToPipe|main|Item 1~Item 2~Item 3}}

Output:

Item 1|Item 2|Item 3

Parameters

main

1

A string containing tildes `~` to be replaced with pipes `|`.

---

local p = {}

function p.main(frame)
    local input = frame.args[1]

    if not input or input == '' then
        return ''
    end

    -- replace all tildes with pipes
    input = input:gsub("~", "|")
    return input
end

return p