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= }}

Possible values for {{{1}}}:

• "-": between {{{2}}} and {{{3}}} ({{{2}}} and {{{3}}} can be ISO 8601 dates)
• "s": decade ({{{2}}}s), {{{2}}} must be a four-digit year (starting year of the decade)
• "century": century ({{{2}}}th century), {{{2}}} must be a two-digit number
• "ca": circa {{{2}}}
• "season": season {{{2}}} of the year {{{3}}} (can be "summer", "fall", "spring", "winter", {{{3}}} must be a four-digit year)
• "b": before {{{2}}} ({{{2}}} can be an ISO 8601 date)
• "a": after {{{2}}} ({{{2}}} can be an ISO 8601 date)

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}}

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)