%META:TOPICINFO{author="ProjectContributor" date="1231502400" format="1.1" version="1"}%
%META:TOPICPARENT{name="Macros"}%
#VarMETA
---+++ META -- displays meta-data
   * Provided mainly for use in templates, this macro 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: =%<nop>META{ "item" ...}%=
   * Parameters:
     | *Item* | *Options* | *Description* |
     | ="formfield"= | =name="..."=: name of the field. The field value can be shortened as described in %SYSTEMWEB%.FormattedSearch for =$formfield= %BR% \
                       =newline="..."=: by default, each newline character will be rewritten to =&lt;br /&gt;= to allow metadata that contains newlines to be used in tables, etc. =$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 [[CompleteDocumentation#FormDefinition][Form Definition]] |
     | ="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. Equivalent to =depth=1= %BR% \
                    =depth="..."=: Return only the specified ancestor. %BR% \
                    =nowebhome="on"=: Suppress <nop>%HOMETOPIC%. %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: ="[<nop>[$web.$topic][$topic]]"= %BR% \
                    =suffix="..."=: Suffix, only appears if there are parents; default =""=. %BR% \
                    =separator="..."=: Separator between parents; default =" &gt; "=. \
                  | Generates the parent link |
   * Related: [[%IF{"'%INCLUDINGTOPIC%'='Macros'" then="#"}%VarMETASEARCH][METASEARCH]]
