Ntsh (Number Table Sorting, Hidden) generates a hidden sort key that allows numbers to sort correctly when a column of a sortable table needs to be sorted alphabetically. This template is a hidden version of {{Number table sorting}}. See Help:Tables#Sortable_tables. It can be used to prefix non-numeric entries; for example, using {{ntsh|0}}None will cause "None" to be sorted as if it had a numeric value of zero.

This template has the same limitation as {{Number table sorting}}. Please read Template:Number table sorting#Limitations

Parameters edit

The first unnamed parameter must be a number.

The only option is |debug=yes which causes the search key to be displayed in a box followed by the number.

Usage edit

{{ntsh|some number}}

This template is not intended for use with non numeric input. Doing so will result in an error message.

Output edit

No output is displayed when using almost all browsers. If a text browser is used the result is undefined. See Wikipedia:Accessibility#Users with limited CSS/JavaScript support.

{{ntsh|123456789.00123}} generates <span style="display:none">&10000000123456789001230</span>
{{ntsh|-123456789.00123}} generates <span style="display:none">&09999999876543210998769</span>
{{ntsh|123456789.00123|debug=yes}} generates &10000000123456789001230 123456789.00123

See also edit

  • {{Nts}} – used to generate hidden sort keys for numbers
  • {{Ntsc}} – for converted units, sorts by the first number
  • {{Ntss}} – same as Nts, but allows for the number to be scaled
  • {{Convert}} – has a sortable option
  • {{Dts}} – for sorting dates
  • {{Sms}} – used to generate any hidden sort key