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== Usage == |
== Usage == |
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<nowiki>SYNTAX {{Age as of date|Known Age|Year at time of Known Age|Birth Month|Birth Day}}</nowiki> |
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This template calculates a person's current age based on a known age as |
This template calculates a person's current age based on a known age as at a specific year and their birthday. This is useful when a reference states a talents or staff's age at the time of a particular milestone. For example, Someone with a birthday of March 3rd, who was age 14 during the year 2010 will be written as so |
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<nowiki>{{Age as of date|14|2010|March|3}}</nowiki> |
<nowiki>{{Age as of date|14|2010|March|3}}</nowiki> |
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The age, year, and day must be supplied as [[W:natural number]]s; month can be specified as a natural number as well as by name or abbreviation (e.g., "August" or "Aug"). The [[W:Gregorian calendar]] is assumed, with no special support provided for [[W:dual dating]] or the difference between [[W:Old Style and New Style dates]] |
The age, year, and day must be supplied as [[W:natural number]]s; month can be specified as a natural number as well as by name or abbreviation (e.g., "August" or "Aug"). The [[W:Gregorian calendar]] is assumed, with no special support provided for [[W:dual dating]] or the difference between [[W:Old Style and New Style dates]]. |
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If a reference dated July 4, {{#expr: {{CURRENTYEAR}} - 2}}, mentions that someone is 50 years old, that person's current age can be rendered using: |
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<nowiki>{{Age as of date|50|{{#expr: {{CURRENTYEAR}} - 2}}|July|4}}</nowiki> |
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== Examples == |
== Examples == |
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Revision as of 19:20, 29 June 2024
Usage
SYNTAX {{Age as of date|Known Age|Year at time of Known Age|Birth Month|Birth Day}}
This template calculates a person's current age based on a known age as at a specific year and their birthday. This is useful when a reference states a talents or staff's age at the time of a particular milestone. For example, Someone with a birthday of March 3rd, who was age 14 during the year 2010 will be written as so
{{Age as of date|14|2010|March|3}}
The age, year, and day must be supplied as W:natural numbers; month can be specified as a natural number as well as by name or abbreviation (e.g., "August" or "Aug"). The W:Gregorian calendar is assumed, with no special support provided for W:dual dating or the difference between W:Old Style and New Style dates.
Examples
| Template text | Result |
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| {{Age as of date|50|2022|1|1}} | 53 |
| {{Age as of date|50|2022|12|31}} | 52 |
| {{Age as of date|50|2022|07|4}} | 52 |
| {{Age as of date|50|2022|Jul|4}} | 52 |
| {{Age as of date|50|2022|July|4}} | 52 |
| {{Age as of date|50|2022|1}} | Expression error: Unexpected < operator. |
| {{Age as of date|50|2022|12}} | Expression error: Unexpected < operator. |
| {{Age as of date|50|2022|07}} | Expression error: Unexpected < operator. |
| {{Age as of date|50|2022|Jul}} | Expression error: Unexpected < operator. |
| {{Age as of date|50|2022|July}} | Expression error: Unexpected < operator. |
| {{Age as of date|50|2022}} | Expression error: Unexpected < operator. |