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Revision as of 19:44, 31 December 2016 by en>PBS (revert documentation to match revert of template. It seems to me far more sensible to link to an article describing the meaning than an article about a calendar)
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Usage
This template is used for displaying a date in both Old Style and New Style, including a discreet link to the article Old Style and New Style dates, in cases where the year is the same in both Styles.
{{OldStyleDate|NS day and month|year|OS day and month}}
If it helps you remember the order of the parameters, you may optionally choose to think of it like this:
{{OldStyleDate|NS day and month|NS year|OS day and month|OS year}}
Note that in this usage the fourth parameter will be ignored when the template is rendered.
Examples
- Usage:
{{OldStyleDate|2 February|1905|20 January}}- Result: 2 February [O.S. 20 January] 1905
- Usage:
{{OldStyleDate|February 2|1905|January 20}}- Result: February 2 [O.S. January 20] 1905
See also
- {{OldStyleDateDY}} – for cases where the year is different in the Old Style and the New Style
- Example: 17 January 1706 [O.S. 6 January 1705]
- {{OldStyleDateNY}} – for cases that require only the day and month, not the year
- Example: 13 October [O.S. 2 October]