Module:Date period/doc
This is the documentation page for Module:Date period
Usage
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Automatically formats two given dates with a space and and en dash. Dates can be of any format supported by Module: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 unless disabled.
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 force-year
parameter (third parameter of p._main
).
Date A | Date B | force-year | Output |
---|---|---|---|
2021-02-19 | 2021-02-25 | no | February 19 – 25 |
2021-02-19 | 2021-02-25 | yes | February 19 – 25, 2021 |
2020-02-19 | 2021-02-25 | no | February 19 – February 25 |
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 |