แม่แบบ:Date table sorting
Date table sorting stands for Date Table Sorting and is used to correctly sort and display dates in a sortable table (see Help:Sorting).
What it solves
[แก้]Normally, for proper sorting, dates must be entered in YYYY-MM-DD format. However, that format does not conform to the Manual of Style for date display.
This template automatically creates the hidden <span style="display:none">1776-07-04</span> for sorting purposes and then displays the date like this:
- July 4, 1776
Parameters
[แก้] | Date display can be modified using two named parameters.
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| {{dts|year|month|day|BC}} | {{dts|date}} |
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Thus e.g. for the year 5 BC we can use "5|bc" or "-4". A time period (year or month and year) is sorted according to its start, and time periods with the same starting moment are in order of descending length: a year comes before its first month; a month comes before its first day. |
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Input
[แก้]{{dts|year|month|day|BC}}
- {{
dts|1776|July|4}}
{{dts|date}}
- {{
dts|1776-07-04}} - {{
dts|July 4, 1776}} - {{
dts|4 July 1776}}
Also see the examples below.
Output
[แก้]Output sent to table
<span style="display:none">01776-07-04</span> July 4, 1776or<span style="display:none">01776-07-04</span> 4 July 1776
Output displayed to user
- July 4, 1776 or
- 4 July 1776
Examples
[แก้]| Normal function of the template. | The template with debug=yes, which causes hidden parts to appear:
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Error handling
[แก้]During early 2009, Template:Dts generated month names for invalid month numbers, such as number 23 displaying "November". No warning is displayed, for the formatted page, that such invalid dates are being used on the page.