Template:Other date/doc

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This template allows to specify a range of non-trivial date notations in a format that is localizable.

Usage

{{Other date |1= |2= |4= }}

Template parameters

Parameter	Description		Default	Status
1	type of date notation		empty	required
2	depends on {{{1}}}		empty	optional
3	depends on {{{1}}}		empty	optional
4	language code (only needs to be provided if the language shall be fixed and independant from the user's preferences)		value of {{int:Lang}}	optional

Additional information

The template is intended to be used in the following namespaces: all namespaces

The template is intended to be used by the following user groups: all users

Relies on:
{{ISOdate}}, {{LangSwitch}}

See also

{{Lifetime date}}

Localization

To add your language to the list of languages supported by this template, please edit the template and add a row to the "{{LangSwitch|}}" construct. It takes the form "|xx= Your translation " (xx being the code of your language)

Localixation

Other date template supports at the moment: Danish, English, German, Low German, Polish, Spanish, and Swedish languages. Translations into other languages are needed.

{{Other date/test}}

Examples

Option	Code	Output	Expected date format
-	{{other date|-|1939-01|1945-02}}	from January 1939 until February 1945 date QS:P,+1950-00-00T00:00:00Z/7,P580,+1939-01-00T00:00:00Z/10,P582,+1945-02-00T00:00:00Z/10	[YYYY]-[MM]-[DD], [YYYY]-[MM] or [YYYY] (ISO 8601 date)
between	{{other date|between|1939-09-01|1945-08-02}}	between 1 September 1939 and 2 August 1945 date QS:P,+1950-00-00T00:00:00Z/7,P1319,+1939-09-01T00:00:00Z/11,P1326,+1945-08-02T00:00:00Z/11	[YYYY]-[MM]-[DD], [YYYY]-[MM] or [YYYY] (ISO 8601 date)
< b before	{{other date|<|1945-03-02}}	before 2 March 1945 date QS:P,+1945-03-02T00:00:00Z/7,P1326,+1945-03-02T00:00:00Z/11	[YYYY]-[MM]-[DD], [YYYY]-[MM] or [YYYY] (ISO 8601 date)
> a after	{{other date|>|1939-04-01}}	after 1 April 1939 date QS:P,+1939-04-01T00:00:00Z/7,P1319,+1939-04-01T00:00:00Z/11	[YYYY]-[MM]-[DD], [YYYY]-[MM] or [YYYY] (ISO 8601 date)
from	{{other date|from|1939-04-01}}	from 1 April 1939 date QS:P,+1939-04-01T00:00:00Z/7,P580,+1939-04-01T00:00:00Z/11	[YYYY]-[MM]-[DD], [YYYY]-[MM] or [YYYY] (ISO 8601 date)
~ ca circa	{{other date|ca|1939-05-01}}	circa 1 May 1939 date QS:P,+1939-05-01T00:00:00Z/11,P1480,Q5727902	[YYYY]-[MM]-[DD], [YYYY]-[MM] or [YYYY] (ISO 8601 date)
by	{{other date|by|1939-05-01}}	by 1 May 1939 date QS:P,+1939-05-01T00:00:00Z/7,P1326,+1939-05-01T00:00:00Z/11	[YYYY]-[MM]-[DD], [YYYY]-[MM] or [YYYY] (ISO 8601 date)
or	{{other date|or|1939|1940}}	1939 or 1940 date QS:P,+1950-00-00T00:00:00Z/7,P1319,+1939-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+1940-00-00T00:00:00Z/9	[YYYY]-[MM]-[DD], [YYYY]-[MM] or [YYYY] (ISO 8601 date)
and &	{{other date|and|1939|1940}}	1939 and 1940 date QS:P,+1950-00-00T00:00:00Z/7,P580,+1939-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P582,+1940-00-00T00:00:00Z/9	[YYYY]-[MM]-[DD], [YYYY]-[MM] or [YYYY] (ISO 8601 date)
s decade	{{other date|s|1940}}	1940s date QS:P,+1940-00-00T00:00:00Z/8	[YYY0] (starting year of the decade)
century	{{other date|century|20}}	20th century date QS:P,+1950-00-00T00:00:00Z/7	[cc] (century as two-digit number). 1900's = 20th century date QS:P,+1950-00-00T00:00:00Z/7
season	{{other date|season|fall|1939}}	Error in Module:Complex date: season is not recognized.	{{{2}}} can be "spring", "summer", "fall", "autumn", "winter" {{{3}}} must be a four-digit year
begining early	{{other date|early|1939-09}}	early September 1939 date QS:P,+1939-09-00T00:00:00Z/10,P4241,Q40719727	[YYYY]-[MM]
mid middle	{{other date|mid|1939-10}}	mid October 1939 date QS:P,+1939-10-00T00:00:00Z/10,P4241,Q40719748	[YYYY]-[MM]
end late	{{other date|late|1939-11}}	late November 1939 date QS:P,+1939-11-00T00:00:00Z/10,P4241,Q40719766	[YYYY]-[MM]
firsthalf 1half	{{other date|firsthalf|1939-12}}	first half of December 1939 date QS:P,+1939-12-00T00:00:00Z/10,P4241,Q40719687	[YYYY]-[MM]-[DD], [YYYY]-[MM] or [YYYY] (ISO 8601 date)
secondhalf 2half	{{other date|secondhalf|1939-12}}	second half of December 1939 date QS:P,+1939-12-00T00:00:00Z/10,P4241,Q40719707	[YYYY]-[MM]-[DD], [YYYY]-[MM] or [YYYY] (ISO 8601 date)
Julian	{{other date|Julian|1863-02-17|1863-03-01}}	17 February 1863 (1 March 1863 in Julian calendar)	[YYYY]-[MM]-[DD], [YYYY]-[MM] or [YYYY] (ISO 8601 date)
?	{{other date|?}}	Unknown date	No date