Since the introduction of XWiki Syntax 2.0 a few shortcomings of this syntax have been found. To fix these a new, as of now experimental, XWiki Syntax 2.1 was introduced in XWiki Enterprise version 3.0. Some reason for the development of this new syntax are:
- Homogenize the link and image syntax for better clarity, consistency and extensibility.
- Added ability to display icons, to link to files using the UNC notation and to link to relative URLs.
Since XWiki Syntax 2.1 is based on XWiki Syntax 2.0 all syntax from XWiki Syntax 2.0 is valid unless the 2.1 specifications suggest differently.
In addition to these XWiki-specific syntaxes we've also changed our underlying rendering engine in XWiki Enterprise version 1.7 (was Radeox previously) in favor of our own engine which is superset wrapper around Wikimodel and Doxia (and possibly others in the future). This has allowed us to provide other syntaxes in the wiki: MediaWiki, Confluence, JSPWiki, Creole, TWiki and more.
Since the introduction of XWiki Syntax 2.0 a few shortcomings of this syntax have been found. To fix these a new, as of now experimental, XWiki Syntax 2.1 was introduced in XWiki Enterprise version 3.0. Some reason for the development of this new syntax are:
- Homogenize the link and image syntax for better clarity, consistency and extensibility.
- Added ability to display icons, to link to files using the UNC notation and to link to relative URLs.
Since XWiki Syntax 2.1 is based on XWiki Syntax 2.0 all syntax from XWiki Syntax 2.0 is valid unless the 2.1 specifications suggest differently.
In addition to these XWiki-specific syntaxes we've also changed our underlying rendering engine in XWiki Enterprise version 1.7 (was Radeox previously) in favor of our own engine which is superset wrapper around Wikimodel and Doxia (and possibly others in the future). This has allowed us to provide other syntaxes in the wiki: MediaWiki, Confluence, JSPWiki, Creole, TWiki and more.
XWiki Syntax 2.1 corrects some errors or ambiguous syntax entered by the user as shown in the examples in the table below.
Description | Example of invalid or ambiguous syntax | Fixed XWiki Syntax 2.1 |
---|
Unclosed text styles | **bold | **bold** |
Two standalone elements not separated by 2 new lines | | table cell * list item | | table cell
* list item |
Two standalone elements not separated by 2 new lines | paragraph ---- paragraph | paragraph
----
paragraph |
Ignored new line at beginning of document | <new line at beginning of document> paragraph | paragraph |
Not closed heading syntax | === heading | === heading === |
XWiki Syntax 2.1 corrects some errors or ambiguous syntax entered by the user as shown in the examples in the table below.
Description | Example of invalid or ambiguous syntax | Fixed XWiki Syntax 2.1 |
---|
Unclosed text styles | **bold | **bold** |
Two standalone elements not separated by 2 new lines | | table cell * list item | | table cell
* list item |
Two standalone elements not separated by 2 new lines | paragraph ---- paragraph | paragraph
----
paragraph |
Ignored new line at beginning of document | <new line at beginning of document> paragraph | paragraph |
Not closed heading syntax | === heading | === heading === |
The following other syntaxes are implemented in XWiki Enterprise 1.6 and later:
The implementation for these syntaxes is not fully finished yet. For example support for links is not working perfectly yet. We also need to define if we want to extend the original syntaxes to support XWiki-specific features like ability to link to another sub-wiki.
The following other syntaxes are implemented in XWiki Enterprise 1.6 and later:
The implementation for these syntaxes is not fully finished yet. For example support for links is not working perfectly yet. We also need to define if we want to extend the original syntaxes to support XWiki-specific features like ability to link to another sub-wiki.
Paragraphs are text elements separated by 2 or more new lines.
In XWiki Syntax 2.1 new lines are honored which is not the case in XWiki Syntax 1.0 and in Creole Syntax.
Feature | XWiki Syntax 2.1 | Result |
---|
Simple paragraph | This is a paragraph | This is a paragraph |
Paragraph on multiple lines | Paragraph on multiple lines | Paragraph on multiple lines |
Two paragraphs | Paragraph one
Paragraph two | Paragraph one
Paragraph two |
Parametrized paragraph | (% style="text-align:center;color:blue" %) Centered and blue paragraph | Centered and blue paragraph |
Paragraphs are text elements separated by 2 or more new lines.
In XWiki Syntax 2.1 new lines are honored which is not the case in XWiki Syntax 1.0 and in Creole Syntax.
Feature | XWiki Syntax 2.1 | Result |
---|
Simple paragraph | This is a paragraph | This is a paragraph |
Paragraph on multiple lines | Paragraph on multiple lines | Paragraph on multiple lines |
Two paragraphs | Paragraph one
Paragraph two | Paragraph one
Paragraph two |
Parametrized paragraph | (% style="text-align:center;color:blue" %) Centered and blue paragraph | Centered and blue paragraph |
Feature | XWiki Syntax 2.1 | Result |
---|
Standard headings |
= level 1 =
== level 2 ==
=== level 3 ===
==== level 4 ====
===== level 5 =====
====== level 6 ======
| |
Parameterized headings | (% style="color:blue" %) = heading = | |
Headings with XWiki Syntax | === Heading with **bold** === | |
Feature | XWiki Syntax 2.1 | Result |
---|
Standard headings |
= level 1 =
== level 2 ==
=== level 3 ===
==== level 4 ====
===== level 5 =====
====== level 6 ======
| |
Parameterized headings | (% style="color:blue" %) = heading = | |
Headings with XWiki Syntax | === Heading with **bold** === | |
New in XWiki Syntax 2.1 over XWiki Syntax 1.0:
- Spaces are allowed just after the syntax symbols (for example in XWiki Syntax 1.0, this was not possible: * bold *).
- Use double symbols when there was only a single symbol in XWiki Syntax 1.0 so that it's less likely that the user will mistakenly use them in text.
- Ability to span several lines (wasn't possible in XWiki Syntax 1.0).
Feature | XWiki Syntax 2.1 | Result |
---|
Bold | **bold** | bold |
Underline | __underline__ | underline |
Italics | //italic// | italic |
Striked out | --strike-- | strike |
Monospace | ##monospace## | monospace |
Superscript | some ^^superscript^^ | some superscript |
Subscript | some ,,subscript,, | some subscript |
New in XWiki Syntax 2.1 over XWiki Syntax 1.0:
- Spaces are allowed just after the syntax symbols (for example in XWiki Syntax 1.0, this was not possible: * bold *).
- Use double symbols when there was only a single symbol in XWiki Syntax 1.0 so that it's less likely that the user will mistakenly use them in text.
- Ability to span several lines (wasn't possible in XWiki Syntax 1.0).
Feature | XWiki Syntax 2.1 | Result |
---|
Bold | **bold** | bold |
Underline | __underline__ | underline |
Italics | //italic// | italic |
Striked out | --strike-- | strike |
Monospace | ##monospace## | monospace |
Superscript | some ^^superscript^^ | some superscript |
Subscript | some ,,subscript,, | some subscript |
There must be 4 or more dashes.
Note that this is different from Creole where exactly 4 dashes are required.
Feature | XWiki Syntax 2.1 | Result |
---|
Simple horizontal line | ---- |
|
Parametrized horizontal line |
(% style="color:blue" %)
----
|
|
There must be 4 or more dashes.
Note that this is different from Creole where exactly 4 dashes are required.
Feature | XWiki Syntax 2.1 | Result |
---|
Simple horizontal line | ---- |
|
Parametrized horizontal line |
(% style="color:blue" %)
----
|
|
Some of the mentioned styles do not work on all browsers. For a comprehensive list follow
this link.
Feature | XWiki Syntax 2.1 | Result |
---|
Bulleted list |
* item 1
** item 2
*** item 3
* item 4
| |
Numbered list |
1. item 1
11. item 2
111. item 3
1. item 4
| |
Mixed list |
1. item 1
1*. item 2
1*. item 3
1. item 4
| |
Square list |
(% style="list-style-type: square" %)
* item 1
* item 2
| |
Disc list |
(% style="list-style-type: disc" %)
* item 1
* item 2
| |
Lowercase Alphabetical list |
(% style="list-style-type: lower-alpha" %)
* item 1
* item 2
| |
Uppercase Alphabetical list |
(% style="list-style-type: upper-alpha" %)
* item 1
* item 2
| |
Lowercase Roman list |
(% style="list-style-type: lower-roman" %)
* item 1
* item 2
| |
Uppercase Roman list |
(% style="list-style-type: upper-roman" %)
* item 1
* item 2
| |
Lowercase Greek list |
(% style="list-style-type: lower-greek" %)
* item 1
* item 2
| |
Uppercase Greek list |
(% style="list-style-type: upper-greek" %)
* item 1
* item 2
| |
Hiragana list |
(% style="list-style-type: hiragana" %)
* item 1
* item 2
| |
Hiragana Iroah list |
(% style="list-style-type: hiragana-iroha" %)
* item 1
* item 2
| |
Katakana list |
(% style="list-style-type: katakana" %)
* item 1
* item 2
| |
Katakana Iroha list |
(% style="list-style-type: katakana-iroha" %)
* item 1
* item 2
| |
Armenian list |
(% style="list-style-type: armenian" %)
* item 1
* item 2
| |
Hebrew list |
(% style="list-style-type: hebrew" %)
* item 1
* item 2
| |
Georgian list |
(% style="list-style-type: georgian" %)
* item 1
* item 2
| |
CJK ideographic list |
(% style="list-style-type: cjk-ideographic" %)
* item 1
* item 2
| |
Some of the mentioned styles do not work on all browsers. For a comprehensive list follow
this link.
Feature | XWiki Syntax 2.1 | Result |
---|
Bulleted list |
* item 1
** item 2
*** item 3
* item 4
| |
Numbered list |
1. item 1
11. item 2
111. item 3
1. item 4
| |
Mixed list |
1. item 1
1*. item 2
1*. item 3
1. item 4
| |
Square list |
(% style="list-style-type: square" %)
* item 1
* item 2
| |
Disc list |
(% style="list-style-type: disc" %)
* item 1
* item 2
| |
Lowercase Alphabetical list |
(% style="list-style-type: lower-alpha" %)
* item 1
* item 2
| |
Uppercase Alphabetical list |
(% style="list-style-type: upper-alpha" %)
* item 1
* item 2
| |
Lowercase Roman list |
(% style="list-style-type: lower-roman" %)
* item 1
* item 2
| |
Uppercase Roman list |
(% style="list-style-type: upper-roman" %)
* item 1
* item 2
| |
Lowercase Greek list |
(% style="list-style-type: lower-greek" %)
* item 1
* item 2
| |
Uppercase Greek list |
(% style="list-style-type: upper-greek" %)
* item 1
* item 2
| |
Hiragana list |
(% style="list-style-type: hiragana" %)
* item 1
* item 2
| |
Hiragana Iroah list |
(% style="list-style-type: hiragana-iroha" %)
* item 1
* item 2
| |
Katakana list |
(% style="list-style-type: katakana" %)
* item 1
* item 2
| |
Katakana Iroha list |
(% style="list-style-type: katakana-iroha" %)
* item 1
* item 2
| |
Armenian list |
(% style="list-style-type: armenian" %)
* item 1
* item 2
| |
Hebrew list |
(% style="list-style-type: hebrew" %)
* item 1
* item 2
| |
Georgian list |
(% style="list-style-type: georgian" %)
* item 1
* item 2
| |
CJK ideographic list |
(% style="list-style-type: cjk-ideographic" %)
* item 1
* item 2
| |
Feature | XWiki Syntax 2.1 | Result |
---|
Standard definition | | |
Nested definitions |
; term 1
: definition 1
:; term 2
:: definition 2
| - term 1
- definition 1
- term 2
- definition 2
|
Parametrized definition |
(% style="color:blue" %)
; term
: definition
| |
Feature | XWiki Syntax 2.1 | Result |
---|
Standard definition | | |
Nested definitions |
; term 1
: definition 1
:; term 2
:: definition 2
| - term 1
- definition 1
- term 2
- definition 2
|
Parametrized definition |
(% style="color:blue" %)
; term
: definition
| |
A new line is a carriage return. A line break is a forced new line that can appear anywhere in the text.
In XWiki Syntax 2.1 new lines are honored which is not the case in XWiki Syntax 1.0 and in Creole Syntax.
Feature | XWiki Syntax 2.1 | Result |
---|
Line break | Line\\New line | Line New line |
New line | Line New line | Line New line |
A new line is a carriage return. A line break is a forced new line that can appear anywhere in the text.
In XWiki Syntax 2.1 new lines are honored which is not the case in XWiki Syntax 1.0 and in Creole Syntax.
Feature | XWiki Syntax 2.1 | Result |
---|
Line break | Line\\New line | Line New line |
New line | Line New line | Line New line |
Feature | XWiki Syntax 2.1 | Result |
---|
Link to a page in the current Space | [[WebHome]] | WebHome |
Link with a label | [[label>>WebHome]] XWiki Syntax is supported inside link labels. | label |
Link with XWiki Syntax in the label | [[**bold label**>>WebHome]] | bold label |
Link to a page with the space specified | [[Main.WebHome]] | WebHome |
Link to a subwiki | [[subwiki:Main.WebHome]] | WebHome |
Link that opens in a new window | [[label>>WebHome||rel="__blank"]] | label |
Link to a URL directly in the text | This is a URL: http://xwiki.org | This is a URL: http://xwiki.org |
Link to a URL | [[http://xwiki.org]] | http://xwiki.org |
Link to a URL with a label | [[XWiki>>http://xwiki.org]] | XWiki |
Link to an email address | [[john@smith.net>>mailto:john@smith.net]] | john@smith.net |
Image Link | [[image:Space2.Page2@img.png>>Space1.Page1]] |  |
Image Link with image parameters | [[[[image:Space2.Page2@img.png||width="26" height="26"]]>>Space1.Page1]] |  |
Link to an attachment on the current page | [[text>>attach:img.png]] | text |
Link to an attachment in a different page | [[text>>attach:Space.Page@img.png]] | text |
Link to an Anchor in a page | [[label>>Space.Page||anchor=anchor]] | label |
Link to a Heading in a page | [[label>>XWiki.XWikiSyntax||anchor=HMyheading]] | label |
When you add a Heading, an anchor named "H" followed by the heading title with only alpha characters is created. For example, for a Heading named "My heading", the generated anchor will be "HMyheading".
The part in ( ) is required, while the parts in [ ] are optional.
The full format of a link is [label>>] (resource) [||parameters]
- label: An optional string which will be displayed to the user as the link name when rendered. The label may contain XWiki Syntax. If no label is specified a default label will be generated. The generation pattern can be changed, see the Admin Guide. Example: My Page
- resource: A required string with the link reference in one of the following forms
- URL: Any URL in the form of [url:] (protocol://path). Examples: http://xwiki.org, url:https://svn.xwiki.org/
- url: An optional string identifying the resource as an URL.
- Wiki page name reference in the form [doc:] [[wikiName:] space.] (page). Examples: WebHome, Main.WebHome, mywiki:Main.WebHome
- doc: An optional string identifying the resource as an XWiki document.
- wikiName: An optional string containing the name of a virtual wiki. The link will point to a page inside that virtual wiki. Example: mywiki
- space: An optional wiki Space name. If no space is specified the current space is used. Example: Main
- page: A required string containing the name of the linked wiki page. Example: WebHome
- InterWiki page name reference in the form interwiki: (interWikiAlias:) (page). Example: interwiki:wikipedia:XWiki
- interwiki: A required string identifying the resource as an InterWiki link.
- interWikiAlias: An optional Inter Wiki alias as defined in the InterWiki Map (see the Admin Guide). Example: wikipedia
- page: A required string containing the name of the linked page. Example: XWiki
- Attachment reference in the form attach: [wikiPageName@] (attachmentName). Examples: attach:img.png, attach:mywiki:Main.WebHome@img.png
- attach:: A required string identifying the resource as attachment.
- wikiPageName: An optional string referencing the document that holds the attachment, see "Wiki page name" above.
- attachmentName: Name of the attachment as it is stored in the wiki.
- Email address in the form mailto: (emailAddress) (#anchor is not valid). Example: mailto:john@smith.com
- mailto:: A required string identifying the resource as email.
- emailAddress: Targeted email address. Example: john@smith.com
- Relative path reference on the server in the form path: (relPath). Example: path:$doc.getURL('reset') produces target address http://server.domain.com/xwiki/bin/reset/Space/Page where /xwiki/bin/reset/Space/Page is produced by $doc.getURL('reset').
- path: A required string identifying the resource as a relative path.
- relPath: A required string containing the relative path of the resource on the server that shall be linked.
- UNC (Windows Explorer) reference in the form unc: (path). The link is rendered as a file:// link. Examples: unc:C:\Windows\, unc:\\myserver\path\img.png, unc:home/user/somefile
- unc: A required string identifying the resource as a UNC (Windows Explorer) path.
- path: A required string containing the local path of resource accessible by the user. Examples: C:\Windows\, \\myserver\path\img.png, home/user/somefile
- parameters: An optional list of space-separated parameters passed to the link. Example: queryString="mydata1=5&mydata2=Hello" anchor="HTableOfContents" rel="__blank"
- queryString: An optional query string for specifying parameters that will be appended to the link target address and used in the rendered URL. Example: url:http://domain.com/path||queryString="mydata1=5&mydata2=Hello" produces target address http://domain.com/path?mydata1=5&mydata2=Hello
- anchor: An optional anchor name pointing to an anchor defined in the referenced link. Note that in XWiki anchors are automatically created for headings. Example: url:http://domain.com/path||anchor="HTableOfContents" produces target address http://domain.com/path#HTableOfContents
- rel: An optional parameter that allows to open link target in new window. Example: rel="__blank"
Feature | XWiki Syntax 2.1 | Result |
---|
Link to a page in the current Space | [[WebHome]] | WebHome |
Link with a label | [[label>>WebHome]] XWiki Syntax is supported inside link labels. | label |
Link with XWiki Syntax in the label | [[**bold label**>>WebHome]] | bold label |
Link to a page with the space specified | [[Main.WebHome]] | WebHome |
Link to a subwiki | [[subwiki:Main.WebHome]] | WebHome |
Link that opens in a new window | [[label>>WebHome||rel="__blank"]] | label |
Link to a URL directly in the text | This is a URL: http://xwiki.org | This is a URL: http://xwiki.org |
Link to a URL | [[http://xwiki.org]] | http://xwiki.org |
Link to a URL with a label | [[XWiki>>http://xwiki.org]] | XWiki |
Link to an email address | [[john@smith.net>>mailto:john@smith.net]] | john@smith.net |
Image Link | [[image:Space2.Page2@img.png>>Space1.Page1]] |  |
Image Link with image parameters | [[[[image:Space2.Page2@img.png||width="26" height="26"]]>>Space1.Page1]] |  |
Link to an attachment on the current page | [[text>>attach:img.png]] | text |
Link to an attachment in a different page | [[text>>attach:Space.Page@img.png]] | text |
Link to an Anchor in a page | [[label>>Space.Page||anchor=anchor]] | label |
Link to a Heading in a page | [[label>>XWiki.XWikiSyntax||anchor=HMyheading]] | label |
When you add a Heading, an anchor named "H" followed by the heading title with only alpha characters is created. For example, for a Heading named "My heading", the generated anchor will be "HMyheading".
The part in ( ) is required, while the parts in [ ] are optional.
The full format of a link is [label>>] (resource) [||parameters]
- label: An optional string which will be displayed to the user as the link name when rendered. The label may contain XWiki Syntax. If no label is specified a default label will be generated. The generation pattern can be changed, see the Admin Guide. Example: My Page
- resource: A required string with the link reference in one of the following forms
- URL: Any URL in the form of [url:] (protocol://path). Examples: http://xwiki.org, url:https://svn.xwiki.org/
- url: An optional string identifying the resource as an URL.
- Wiki page name reference in the form [doc:] [[wikiName:] space.] (page). Examples: WebHome, Main.WebHome, mywiki:Main.WebHome
- doc: An optional string identifying the resource as an XWiki document.
- wikiName: An optional string containing the name of a virtual wiki. The link will point to a page inside that virtual wiki. Example: mywiki
- space: An optional wiki Space name. If no space is specified the current space is used. Example: Main
- page: A required string containing the name of the linked wiki page. Example: WebHome
- InterWiki page name reference in the form interwiki: (interWikiAlias:) (page). Example: interwiki:wikipedia:XWiki
- interwiki: A required string identifying the resource as an InterWiki link.
- interWikiAlias: An optional Inter Wiki alias as defined in the InterWiki Map (see the Admin Guide). Example: wikipedia
- page: A required string containing the name of the linked page. Example: XWiki
- Attachment reference in the form attach: [wikiPageName@] (attachmentName). Examples: attach:img.png, attach:mywiki:Main.WebHome@img.png
- attach:: A required string identifying the resource as attachment.
- wikiPageName: An optional string referencing the document that holds the attachment, see "Wiki page name" above.
- attachmentName: Name of the attachment as it is stored in the wiki.
- Email address in the form mailto: (emailAddress) (#anchor is not valid). Example: mailto:john@smith.com
- mailto:: A required string identifying the resource as email.
- emailAddress: Targeted email address. Example: john@smith.com
- Relative path reference on the server in the form path: (relPath). Example: path:$doc.getURL('reset') produces target address http://server.domain.com/xwiki/bin/reset/Space/Page where /xwiki/bin/reset/Space/Page is produced by $doc.getURL('reset').
- path: A required string identifying the resource as a relative path.
- relPath: A required string containing the relative path of the resource on the server that shall be linked.
- UNC (Windows Explorer) reference in the form unc: (path). The link is rendered as a file:// link. Examples: unc:C:\Windows\, unc:\\myserver\path\img.png, unc:home/user/somefile
- unc: A required string identifying the resource as a UNC (Windows Explorer) path.
- path: A required string containing the local path of resource accessible by the user. Examples: C:\Windows\, \\myserver\path\img.png, home/user/somefile
- parameters: An optional list of space-separated parameters passed to the link. Example: queryString="mydata1=5&mydata2=Hello" anchor="HTableOfContents" rel="__blank"
- queryString: An optional query string for specifying parameters that will be appended to the link target address and used in the rendered URL. Example: url:http://domain.com/path||queryString="mydata1=5&mydata2=Hello" produces target address http://domain.com/path?mydata1=5&mydata2=Hello
- anchor: An optional anchor name pointing to an anchor defined in the referenced link. Note that in XWiki anchors are automatically created for headings. Example: url:http://domain.com/path||anchor="HTableOfContents" produces target address http://domain.com/path#HTableOfContents
- rel: An optional parameter that allows to open link target in new window. Example: rel="__blank"
Allows to easily create content in table format. Parameters for table, row or cell are also supported in XWiki Syntax 2.1.
Feature | XWiki Syntax 2.1 | Result |
---|
Standard table |
|=Title 1|=Title 2
|Word 1|Word 2
or
!=Title 1!=Title 2
!!Word 1!!Word 2
| Title 1 | Title 2 |
---|
Word 1 | Word 2 |
|
Parametrized table |
(% style="background-color:red;align=center" %)
|=Title 1|=(% style="background-color:yellow" %)Title 2
|Word 1|Word 2
| Title 1 | Title 2 |
---|
Word 1 | Word 2 |
|
Filterable Sortable table |
{{velocity}}
$xwiki.ssfx.use("js/xwiki/table/table.css")
$xwiki.jsfx.use("js/xwiki/table/tablefilterNsort.js", true)
{{/velocity}}
(% class="grid sortable filterable doOddEven" id="tableid" %)
(% class="sortHeader" %)|=Title 1|=Title 2
|Cell 11|Cell 12
|Cell 21|Cell 22
| Cell 11 | Cell 12 | Cell 21 | Cell 22 |
|
Allows to easily create content in table format. Parameters for table, row or cell are also supported in XWiki Syntax 2.1.
Feature | XWiki Syntax 2.1 | Result |
---|
Standard table |
|=Title 1|=Title 2
|Word 1|Word 2
or
!=Title 1!=Title 2
!!Word 1!!Word 2
| Title 1 | Title 2 |
---|
Word 1 | Word 2 |
|
Parametrized table |
(% style="background-color:red;align=center" %)
|=Title 1|=(% style="background-color:yellow" %)Title 2
|Word 1|Word 2
| Title 1 | Title 2 |
---|
Word 1 | Word 2 |
|
Filterable Sortable table |
{{velocity}}
$xwiki.ssfx.use("js/xwiki/table/table.css")
$xwiki.jsfx.use("js/xwiki/table/tablefilterNsort.js", true)
{{/velocity}}
(% class="grid sortable filterable doOddEven" id="tableid" %)
(% class="sortHeader" %)|=Title 1|=Title 2
|Cell 11|Cell 12
|Cell 21|Cell 22
| Cell 11 | Cell 12 | Cell 21 | Cell 22 |
|
Feature | XWiki Syntax 2.1 | Result |
---|
Image from attachment on current page | image:img.png |  |
Image from attachment on another page | image:Space.Page@img.png |  |
Image with parameters | [[image:img.png||width="25" height="25"]] |  |
Images located at URL | image:http://some/url/img.png |  |
Prepackaged Icons | image:icon:accept |  |
The part in ( ) is required, while the parts in { } are optional.
The full format of an image is either image: (reference) or [[image: (reference) {||parameters}]]
- image: A required string identifying the resource as image.
- reference: The reference to the image that shall be displayed in one of the following forms:
- URL: Any URL to an image in the form of protocol://path/imageName. Example: http://domain.org/path/img.png
- Attachment reference in the form {{{wikiName:} space.} page@} (imageName)
- wikiName: An optional string containing the name of a virtual wiki. The image reference will point to an image attached to a page inside that virtual wiki. Example: mywiki
- space: An optional wiki Space name. If no space is specified the current space is used. Example: Main
- page: An optional string containing the name of the wiki page to which the referenced image is attached. Example: WebHome
- imageName: A required string containing the name of the image attached to a page as it is stored in the wiki.
- Icon reference in the form (icon:) (iconName). Example: icon:accept
- icon: A required string identifying the image reference as an icon from the XWiki Icon Set.
- iconName: A required string identifying the icon referenced. Example: accept
- Data URI in the form (data:) (content). Example: data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAUAAAAFCAYAAACNbyblAAAAHElEQVQI12P4//8/w38GIAXDIBKE0DHxgljNBAAO9TXL0Y4OHwAAAABJRU5ErkJggg==
- data: A required string identifying the image as being specified inline using the Data URI scheme.
- content: The encoded image. Example: image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAUAAAAFCAYAAACNbyblAAAAHElEQVQI12P4//8/w38GIAXDIBKE0DHxgljNBAAO9TXL0Y4OHwAAAABJRU5ErkJggg==
- parameters: An optional list of space-separated parameters passed to the image. Example: width="800" height="600" alt="img.png" title="My nice image"
- HTML attributes: All attributes defined by the HTML standard will be added to the rendered HTML <img> tag.
- style: CSS style information that should be applied to the image. Examples: style="float:right;height:50" (image on right side, height 50 px), style="display:block;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;width:80%" (image centered, width 80% of block width), style="vertical-align:bottom" (text starts at bottom of picture)
- height: A parameter that defines the height of the displayed image. The value should be presented either in pixel (example: height="80") or in pixel related to the height of the block containing the image (example: height="40%").
- width: A parameter that defines the width of the displayed image. The value should be presented either in pixel (example: width="80") or in pixel related to the width of the block containing the image (example: width="40%").
- title: A parameter that defines the title the displayed image which will be visible when hovering the mouse trigger over the image, for instance. Example: title="My nice image"
- alt: A parameter that defines which text should be displayed if the browser is not able to display the image. Since this is a required HTML attribute XWiki will use the file name instead if the alt parameter is not defined. Example: alt="img.png"
- More: A more in depth explanation on the HTML <img> tag including more attributes can be reviewed on w3.org.
- queryString: Allows queries to be passed to the server when creating the download link for the referenced image. Example: queryString="width=100&height=800&keepAspectRatio=true" (keepAspectRatio=true will fail if the width and height parameters are specified in addition to queryString!)
Feature | XWiki Syntax 2.1 | Result |
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Image from attachment on current page | image:img.png |  |
Image from attachment on another page | image:Space.Page@img.png |  |
Image with parameters | [[image:img.png||width="25" height="25"]] |  |
Images located at URL | image:http://some/url/img.png |  |
Prepackaged Icons | image:icon:accept |  |
The part in ( ) is required, while the parts in { } are optional.
The full format of an image is either image: (reference) or [[image: (reference) {||parameters}]]
- image: A required string identifying the resource as image.
- reference: The reference to the image that shall be displayed in one of the following forms:
- URL: Any URL to an image in the form of protocol://path/imageName. Example: http://domain.org/path/img.png
- Attachment reference in the form {{{wikiName:} space.} page@} (imageName)
- wikiName: An optional string containing the name of a virtual wiki. The image reference will point to an image attached to a page inside that virtual wiki. Example: mywiki
- space: An optional wiki Space name. If no space is specified the current space is used. Example: Main
- page: An optional string containing the name of the wiki page to which the referenced image is attached. Example: WebHome
- imageName: A required string containing the name of the image attached to a page as it is stored in the wiki.
- Icon reference in the form (icon:) (iconName). Example: icon:accept
- icon: A required string identifying the image reference as an icon from the XWiki Icon Set.
- iconName: A required string identifying the icon referenced. Example: accept
- Data URI in the form (data:) (content). Example: data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAUAAAAFCAYAAACNbyblAAAAHElEQVQI12P4//8/w38GIAXDIBKE0DHxgljNBAAO9TXL0Y4OHwAAAABJRU5ErkJggg==
- data: A required string identifying the image as being specified inline using the Data URI scheme.
- content: The encoded image. Example: image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAUAAAAFCAYAAACNbyblAAAAHElEQVQI12P4//8/w38GIAXDIBKE0DHxgljNBAAO9TXL0Y4OHwAAAABJRU5ErkJggg==
- parameters: An optional list of space-separated parameters passed to the image. Example: width="800" height="600" alt="img.png" title="My nice image"
- HTML attributes: All attributes defined by the HTML standard will be added to the rendered HTML <img> tag.
- style: CSS style information that should be applied to the image. Examples: style="float:right;height:50" (image on right side, height 50 px), style="display:block;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;width:80%" (image centered, width 80% of block width), style="vertical-align:bottom" (text starts at bottom of picture)
- height: A parameter that defines the height of the displayed image. The value should be presented either in pixel (example: height="80") or in pixel related to the height of the block containing the image (example: height="40%").
- width: A parameter that defines the width of the displayed image. The value should be presented either in pixel (example: width="80") or in pixel related to the width of the block containing the image (example: width="40%").
- title: A parameter that defines the title the displayed image which will be visible when hovering the mouse trigger over the image, for instance. Example: title="My nice image"
- alt: A parameter that defines which text should be displayed if the browser is not able to display the image. Since this is a required HTML attribute XWiki will use the file name instead if the alt parameter is not defined. Example: alt="img.png"
- More: A more in depth explanation on the HTML <img> tag including more attributes can be reviewed on w3.org.
- queryString: Allows queries to be passed to the server when creating the download link for the referenced image. Example: queryString="width=100&height=800&keepAspectRatio=true" (keepAspectRatio=true will fail if the width and height parameters are specified in addition to queryString!)
Allow to enter content that will not be formatted (in other words the XWiki Syntax will not be taken into account).
Feature | XWiki Syntax 2.1 | Result |
---|
Verbatim inline | Some verbatim {{{**[[not rendered]]**}}} content | Some verbatim **[[not rendered]]** content |
Verbatim block |
{{{
multi line
**verbatim**
content
}}}
|
multi line
**verbatim**
content
|
Allow to enter content that will not be formatted (in other words the XWiki Syntax will not be taken into account).
Feature | XWiki Syntax 2.1 | Result |
---|
Verbatim inline | Some verbatim {{{**[[not rendered]]**}}} content | Some verbatim **[[not rendered]]** content |
Verbatim block |
{{{
multi line
**verbatim**
content
}}}
|
multi line
**verbatim**
content
|
Allows to quote some text.
Feature | XWiki Syntax 2.1 | Result |
---|
Simple quote |
> john said this
I said ok
| |
Nested quotes |
> john said this
>> marie answered that
I said ok
| john said this marie answered that
I said ok |
Allows to quote some text.
Feature | XWiki Syntax 2.1 | Result |
---|
Simple quote |
> john said this
I said ok
| |
Nested quotes |
> john said this
>> marie answered that
I said ok
| john said this marie answered that
I said ok |
Groups can be used to insert another document inline directly into the current document. This allows for example to insert complex elements inside a list item or inside a table cell. Groups are delimited by the following syntactic elements: (((...))). One Group can contain another Group and there is no limit of imbrication.
XWiki Syntax 2.1 | Result |
---|
|=Header 1|=Header 2|=Header 3
|Cell One|(((
= Embedded document =
Some embedded paragraph.
* list item one
* list item two
** sub-item 1
** sub-item 2
))) | Cell Three
Next paragraph in the top-level document
| Header 1 | Header 2 | Header 3 |
---|
Cell One | Embedded documentSome embedded paragraph. - list item one
- list item two
| Cell Three |
Next paragraph in the top-level document |
Groups can be used to insert another document inline directly into the current document. This allows for example to insert complex elements inside a list item or inside a table cell. Groups are delimited by the following syntactic elements: (((...))). One Group can contain another Group and there is no limit of imbrication.
XWiki Syntax 2.1 | Result |
---|
|=Header 1|=Header 2|=Header 3
|Cell One|(((
= Embedded document =
Some embedded paragraph.
* list item one
* list item two
** sub-item 1
** sub-item 2
))) | Cell Three
Next paragraph in the top-level document
| Header 1 | Header 2 | Header 3 |
---|
Cell One | Embedded documentSome embedded paragraph. - list item one
- list item two
| Cell Three |
Next paragraph in the top-level document |
Allows to escape XWiki Syntax.
Feature | XWiki Syntax 2.1 | Result |
---|
Escape a character | This is not a ~[~[link~]~] To enter a ~ character use a double escape: ~~ | This is not a [[link]] |
Escape longer text (also see "Verbatim") | {{{ some **longer** text //without// formatting}}} | some **longer** text //without// formatting |
Allows to escape XWiki Syntax.
Feature | XWiki Syntax 2.1 | Result |
---|
Escape a character | This is not a ~[~[link~]~] To enter a ~ character use a double escape: ~~ | This is not a [[link]] |
Escape longer text (also see "Verbatim") | {{{ some **longer** text //without// formatting}}} | some **longer** text //without// formatting |
With XWiki Syntax 2.1 it's possible to pass parameters to the different syntax elements and also to blocks of text. This is used for example to style them. You can set any parameter key/value pair you want. The XHTML renderer will pass these parameters as XHTML attributes to the underlying XHTML representation of the different syntax elements.
XWiki Syntax 2.1 | Generated XHTML |
---|
(% class="myClass" style="myStyle" id="myId" %)
= heading =
|
<h1 class="myClass" style="myStyle" id="myId">heading</h1>
|
With XWiki Syntax 2.1 it's possible to pass parameters to the different syntax elements and also to blocks of text. This is used for example to style them. You can set any parameter key/value pair you want. The XHTML renderer will pass these parameters as XHTML attributes to the underlying XHTML representation of the different syntax elements.
XWiki Syntax 2.1 | Generated XHTML |
---|
(% class="myClass" style="myStyle" id="myId" %)
= heading =
|
<h1 class="myClass" style="myStyle" id="myId">heading</h1>
|
There is only one kind of macro in XWiki Syntax 2.1, which is called by the syntax: {{macroname param1="value1" ... paramN="valueN"}}...{{/macroname}}. For macros without content there's a short notation: {{macroname param1="value1" ... paramN="valueN"/}}
Feature | XWiki Syntax 2.1 | Result |
---|
Rendering Macro with a content | {{code language="java"}}
System.out.println("Hello World!");
{{/code}
| System.out.println("Hello World!"); |
Rendering Macro without content | {{include reference="Space.Page"/}} | The referenced page is included in the current page |
Radeox macros cannot be used in XWiki Syntax 2.1. Thus they have been rewritten as Rendering macros.
There is only one kind of macro in XWiki Syntax 2.1, which is called by the syntax: {{macroname param1="value1" ... paramN="valueN"}}...{{/macroname}}. For macros without content there's a short notation: {{macroname param1="value1" ... paramN="valueN"/}}
Feature | XWiki Syntax 2.1 | Result |
---|
Rendering Macro with a content | {{code language="java"}}
System.out.println("Hello World!");
{{/code}
| System.out.println("Hello World!"); |
Rendering Macro without content | {{include reference="Space.Page"/}} | The referenced page is included in the current page |
Radeox macros cannot be used in XWiki Syntax 2.1. Thus they have been rewritten as Rendering macros.
In XWiki Syntax 2.1 HTML or XHTML must be entered by using the HTML macro.
XWiki Syntax 2.1 | Result |
---|
{{html}}<b>bold</b>{{/html}} | bold |
In XWiki Syntax 2.1, by default the HTML macro does not understands XWiki Syntax (other macros included since it's XWiki Syntax too). To enable it, use {{html wiki="true"}}.
In XWiki Syntax 2.1 HTML or XHTML must be entered by using the HTML macro.
XWiki Syntax 2.1 | Result |
---|
{{html}}<b>bold</b>{{/html}} | bold |
In XWiki Syntax 2.1, by default the HTML macro does not understands XWiki Syntax (other macros included since it's XWiki Syntax too). To enable it, use {{html wiki="true"}}.
In XWiki Syntax 1.0 it was possible to enter Velocity scripts anywhere directly in the page. This lead to issues for example when the user was involuntarily entering Velocity content. It was also performance hungry for pages not requiring Velocity content. There were several other technical limitations. Thus in XWiki Syntax 2.1 Velocity scripts must be entered using the velocity macro. Same goes for entering Groovy scripts.
Feature | XWiki Syntax 2.1 |
---|
Velocity script |
{{velocity}}
#set ($var = "whatever")
{{/velocity}}
|
Groovy script |
{{groovy}}
def var = "whatever"
{{/groovy}}
|
In XWiki Syntax 1.0 it was possible to enter Velocity scripts anywhere directly in the page. This lead to issues for example when the user was involuntarily entering Velocity content. It was also performance hungry for pages not requiring Velocity content. There were several other technical limitations. Thus in XWiki Syntax 2.1 Velocity scripts must be entered using the velocity macro. Same goes for entering Groovy scripts.
Feature | XWiki Syntax 2.1 |
---|
Velocity script |
{{velocity}}
#set ($var = "whatever")
{{/velocity}}
|
Groovy script |
{{groovy}}
def var = "whatever"
{{/groovy}}
|