Module:Country extract

local p = {} -- -- to enable us to replicate the current functioning of CountryAbbr and CountryAbbr2 -- We need to deal with -- 1 alternative names ISO 3166 should do that -- 2 -- 3 [ [ ] ] -- 4 [ [ | ] ] -- 5 --

function p.extractCountry(frame) local string= mw.ustring.toNFC (frame.args[1]) local match=nil; match = mw.ustring.match(string, "Flag of ([^\.]*)") if (match) then return match end -- for Cocos (Keeling) Islands -- ' For People's --. for U.S. etc.  match = mw.ustring.match(string, "(%u[%a\(\)\.' -]+)") if (match == "Image") then string = mw.ustring.gsub(string, match, "") match = mw.ustring.match(string, "[\|\[](%u[%a\(\)\.' -]+)") end if (match == "20px") then string = mw.ustring.gsub(string, match, "") match = mw.ustring.match(string, "\[(%u[%a\(\)\.' -]+)") end if (match) then return match end return string end

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function p.extractSubdivision(frame) local string= mw.ustring.toNFC (frame.args[1]) local match=nil; -- Needed for 🇬🇱 Greenland, match = mw.ustring.match(string, "Flag of ([^\.]*)") if (match) then return match end -- . needed for Washington D.C. -- ' for cote d'azur -- leading ' for 'Aden -- ‘ and trailing ' for Şan‘ā' match = mw.ustring.match(string, "('?[%u][%a'‘ \.\,-]+[%a\.'\d]+)") if (match) then return match end return string end

return p