### META -- displays meta-data - Provided mainly for use in templates, this variable generates the parts of the topic view that relate to meta-data (attachments, forms etc.) The `formfield` item is the most likely to be useful to casual users. - Syntax: `%META{ "item" ...}%` - Parameters:
Item Options Description
"formfield" name="...": name of the field. The field value can be shortened as described in [[TWiki/FormattedSearch]] for $formfield %BR% newline="...": by default, each newline character will be rewritten to <br /> to allow metadata that contains newlines to be used in tables, etc. $n indicates a newline character. %BR% bar="...": by default, each vertical bar is rewritten to an HTML entity so as to not be mistaken for a table separator. Show a single form field
"form" none Generates the table showing the form fields. See [[Main/TWikiDocumentation#Form_Templates]]
"attachments" all="on" to show hidden attachments. %BR% title="..." to show a title - only if attachments are displayed. %BR% template="..." to use a custom template for the rendering of attachments; default attachtables is used. Generates the list of attachments
"moved" none Details of any topic moves
"parent" dontrecurse="on": By default recurses up tree, this has some cost. %BR% nowebhome="on": Suppress WebHome. %BR% prefix="...": Prefix that goes before parents, but only if there are parents, default "". %BR% format="...": Format string used to display each parent topic where $web expands to the web name, and $topic expands to the topic name; default: "[[$web.$topic][$topic]]" %BR% suffix="...": Suffix, only appears if there are parents; default "". %BR% separator="...": Separator between parents; default " > ". Generates the parent link
- Related: [[METASEARCH|Main/WebHome#VarMETASEARCH]]