Mòideal:Date period/doc
This is the documentation page for Mòideal:Date period
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This module is rated as beta, and is ready for widespread use. It is still new and should be used with some caution to ensure the results are as expected. |
Ùsaid - Usage
- For templates, you might want to use {{Date period}} instead.
{{#invoke:Date period|_main|dateA|dateB}}
Automatically formats two given dates with a space and and en dash. Dates can be of any format supported by Mòideal:Date.
If the month is the same, it is only shown once. If the month and day is the same, it will not show a second part at all. If the year is different, it will show the year no matter what.
| Date A | Date B | Output |
|---|---|---|
| 2021-02-19 | present | February 19 – present |
| present | 2021-02-25 | present – February 25 |
| 2021-02-19 | 2021-02-25 | February 19 – 25 |
| 2021-02-19 | 2021-03-25 | February 19 – March 25 |
| 2020-02-19 | 2021-02-25 | February 19, 2020 – February 25, 2021 |
The year can be forcefully shown with the show-year parameter (third parameter of p._main).
| Date A | Date B | show-year | Output |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-02-19 | 2021-02-25 | no | February 19 – 25 |
| 2021-02-19 | 2021-02-25 | yes | February 19 – 25 |
| 2020-02-19 | 2021-02-25 | no | February 19, 2020 – February 25, 2021 |
| 2020-02-19 | 2021-02-25 | yes | February 19, 2020 – February 25, 2021 |
If one of the dates is invalid, the raw text will be displayed instead.
| Date A | Date B | Output |
|---|---|---|
| 2021-02-19 | Sometime far in the future. | February 19 – Sometime far in the future. |
| Long ago | 2021-02-25 | Long ago – February 25 |