Template:US party balance shading/doc

This template automatically shades the table cell containing party balance data with the default party shading colors, as per whichever party has more members, autocalculates sort values for the given party balance value, and shows it in the mD, nR format, where m, n are the number of members of the parties D and R.

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Template parameters

This template prefers inline formatting of parameters.

Parameter		Description	Type	Status
Democrats	D 1	Number of Democrats Default 0 Example 0, 2, 5	Number	suggested
Republicans	R 2	Number of Republicans Default 0 Example 0, 2, 5	Number	suggested
Shading	shading	Used to override the default shading produced by the template. Can be used when party balance is dominated by independent or third-party members. Example Independent (US), Libertarian, Green	String	optional
Text	text	Used to override the default text produced by the template. Can be used when independent or third-party members exist in party balance. Example 3D, 1L ; 5R, 2I, 1D ; 2L, 1R	String	optional