Template:Compare dates/doc
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Usage
[edit]This template takes two mandatory unnamed parameters. The first is a date/time string and the second is a level of precision. It then returns a plain language comparison of the date/time to the current UTC date/time. If it's not the next, current, or previous one, the template just returns the date/time entered.
Examples
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{{Compare dates|20:17 6 August 2024|hour}}
returnsthis hour
{{Compare dates|6 August 2024|day}}
returnstoday
{{Compare dates|July 2024|month}}
returnslast month
{{Compare dates|December 2024|month}}
returnsDecember 2024
{{Compare dates|October 1887|month}}
returnsOctober 1887
Parameters
[edit]Returns a plain language comparison of a date or time to the present
Parameter | Description | Type | Status | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Date | 1 | The date or time being compared | Date | required |
Precision | 2 | The level of precision at which the comparison is being made; handles the suggested values listed.
| Unknown | required |
See also
[edit]- {{Is now}}
- {{Age switch}}