Predloga:Date table sorting
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Date table sorting is used to correctly sort and display dates in a sortable table (see Help:Sorting).
What it solves
[uredi kodo]Dates in their customary formats, if simply treated as alphanumeric text strings, sort in nonsensical ways:
- 1 September 1998 sorts alphanumerically before 5 marec 1967, because 1 is less than 5;
- februar 5, 1922 sorts alphanumerically before januar 3, 1922, because F comes before J.
Use of the YYYY-MM-DD format would solve this problem, but with minor exceptions that format is not used in articles (see WP:DATEFORMAT).
This template automatically attaches a "hidden key" to dates, causing them to sort correctly while still being displayed in one of the customary display formats such as februar 5, 1922 or 5 Feb 1922.
Parameters
[uredi kodo]Dates
[uredi kodo]{{Date table sorting|year|month|day|BC}} | {{Date table sorting|date}} |
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input style | input code | hidden sort key | visible output |
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{{Date table sorting|year}} | {{Date table sorting|1893}}
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1893 | |
{{Date table sorting|-89}}
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89 BC | ||
{{Date table sorting|-10000}}
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10.000 BC | ||
{{Date table sorting|month}} | {{Date table sorting|okt}}
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okt | |
{{Date table sorting|month year}} | {{Date table sorting|februar 1767}}
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februar 1767 | |
{{Date table sorting|day month year}} | {{Date table sorting|12 avg 1987}}
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12 avg 1987 | |
{{Date table sorting|month day, year}} | {{Date table sorting|julij 1, 1867}}
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julij 1, 1867 | |
{{Date table sorting|day month}} | {{Date table sorting|25 oktober}}
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25 oktober | |
{{Date table sorting|month day}} | {{Date table sorting|Jan 1}}
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jan 1 | |
{{Date table sorting|YYYY-MM-DD}} | {{Date table sorting|2014-12-09}}
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december 9, 2014 | |
{{Date table sorting|DD-MM-YYYY}} | {{Date table sorting|15-05-2019}}
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15 maj 2019 | |
{{Date table sorting|year|month}} | {{Date table sorting|1990|10}}
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oktober 1990 | |
{{Date table sorting|1980|Dec}}
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dec 1980 | ||
{{Date table sorting|1970|avgust}}
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avgust 1970 | ||
{{Date table sorting|year|month|day}} | {{Date table sorting|2024|Jun|12}}
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jun 12, 2024 | |
{{Date table sorting|-204|11|22}}
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november 22, 204 BC | ||
{{Date table sorting|year|month|day|era}} | {{Date table sorting|44|3|15|BC}}
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marec 15, 44 BC | |
{{Date table sorting|94|okt|17|AD}}
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okt 17, 94 | ||
{{Date table sorting|month}} | {{Date table sorting||maj}}
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maj | |
{{Date table sorting|month|day}} | {{Date table sorting||Sep|12}}
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sep 12 |
Formatting
[uredi kodo]Using format
produces a format that depends on, but is not necessarily equal to the format of the supplied date. The format
parameter can take nine values.
value | function | input code | hidden sort key | visible output |
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format depends on the input | {{Date table sorting|26 Jan 1788}}
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26 jan 1788 | ||
{{Date table sorting|marec 12, 1557}}
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marec 12, 1557 | |||
{{Date table sorting|1975-02-13}}
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februar 13, 1975 | |||
dmy |
displays the date in day-month-year format | {{Date table sorting|Sep 13, 1888|format=dmy}}
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13 sep 1888 | |
{{Date table sorting|1983-01-03|format=dmy}}
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3 januar 1983 | |||
dm |
displays only the day and month in day-month format | {{Date table sorting|Feb 26, 1788|format=dm}}
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26 feb | |
{{Date table sorting|2020-10-15|format=dm}}
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15 oktober | |||
mdy |
displays the date in month-day-year format | {{Date table sorting|avgust 31, 1901|format=mdy}}
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avgust 31, 1901 | |
{{Date table sorting|2006-11-08|format=mdy}}
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november 8, 2006 | |||
md |
displays only the day and month in month-day format | {{Date table sorting|26 Jun 1988|format=md}}
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jun 26 | |
{{Date table sorting|2002-02-27|format=md}}
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februar 27 | |||
my |
displays only the month and year in month-year format | {{Date table sorting|16 November 1488|format=my}}
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november 1488 | |
d |
displays only the day | {{Date table sorting|6 julij 1666|format=d}}
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6 | |
m |
displays only the month | {{Date table sorting|1980-02-12|format=m}}
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februar | |
y |
displays only the year | {{Date table sorting|-26|Jan|18|format=y}}
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26 BC | |
hide |
hides the date | {{Date table sorting|15 oktober 1800|format=hide}}
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Abbreviation
[uredi kodo]There are two ways of abbreviating the month name.
- Directly input an abbreviated month name.
- Use the
abbr=on
parameter.
abbreviation method | input code | hidden sort key | visible output |
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none | {{Date table sorting|2000-01-01}}
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januar 1, 2000 | |
{{Date table sorting|2000|1|1}}
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januar 1, 2000 | ||
{{Date table sorting|1 januar 2000}}
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1 januar 2000 | ||
{{Date table sorting|2000|januar|1}}
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januar 1, 2000 | ||
abbreviated input | {{Date table sorting|1 Jan 2000}}
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1 jan 2000 | |
{{Date table sorting|2000|Jan|1}}
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jan 1, 2000 | ||
abbr=on |
{{Date table sorting|1 januar 2000|abbr=on}}
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1 jan 2000 | |
{{Date table sorting|2000|januar|1|abbr=on}}
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jan 1, 2000 | ||
{{Date table sorting|2000-01-01|abbr=on}}
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jan 1, 2000 | ||
{{Date table sorting|2000|1|1|abbr=on}}
|
jan 1, 2000 |
Additional sort key
[uredi kodo]In case two dates in a table are identical they maj be ordered using the addkey
parameter.
input code | hidden sort key | visible output |
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{{Date table sorting|2010-10-10|addkey=3}}
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oktober 10, 2010 | |
{{Date table sorting|2010-10-09}}
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oktober 9, 2010 | |
{{Date table sorting|2010-10-10|addkey=1}}
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oktober 10, 2010 | |
{{Date table sorting|2010-10-10}}
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oktober 10, 2010 | |
{{Date table sorting|2010-10-10|addkey=4}}
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oktober 10, 2010 | |
{{Date table sorting|2010-10-11}}
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oktober 11, 2010 | |
{{Date table sorting|2010-10-10|addkey=2}}
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oktober 10, 2010 |
Wrapping
[uredi kodo]To turn off the suppression of word wraps, use the nowrap=off
parameter.
TemplateData
[uredi kodo]Date table sorting is used to correctly sort and display dates in a sortable table.
Parameter | Opis | Vrsta | Stanje | |
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Full date or year | 1 | Full date if second to fourth parameters are not specfied, otherwise year. Full date can be either in "YYYY-MM-DD", "DD-MM-YYYY", "DD Month YYYY", "Month DD, YYYY", "YYYY-MM", "DD Month", "Month DD", "Month YYYY" or "Month" format. Year is either a positive number or a negative number. If fourth parameter is not specified negative numbers are interpreted as years of BC era. Parameter is optional if the second parameter is specified.
| Niz | neobvezno |
Month | 2 | Full or abbreviated month name or alternatively, a month number which can be zero-padded. Parameter is optional if the third parameter is not specified.
| Niz | neobvezno |
Day | 3 | Day, optionally zero-padded
| Številka | neobvezno |
Era | 4 | BC, AD, BCE or CE. Takes effect only if the first parameter is a postive number. | Niz | neobvezno |
Format | format | Controls the output format. Can be "dmy", "dm", "mdy", "md", "my", "d", "m", "y" or "hide". | Niz | neobvezno |
Abbreviation | abbr | Abbreviates the month name
| Niz | neobvezno |
Additional sort key | addkey | Adds another sort key to resolve conflicts between rows with the same date
| Številka | neobvezno |
Wrapping | nowrap | To turn off the suppression of word wraps, use the "off" parameter
| Bool | neobvezno |
Notes
[uredi kodo]Sorting for incomplete dates
[uredi kodo]- Whole months or years
- A whole year or month (and year) is sorted according to its first day.
- Missing years
- If the year is not specified, the date will be sorted as if the year were the current year.
- Blank dates
- For no date input at all, the maximum possible sort key is used, so the entry will sort last.
Error handling
[uredi kodo]Errors are tracked in Kategorija:Date table sorting predloge z napakami.
Calendar choice
[uredi kodo]The template is not capable of distinguishing julian and Gregorian calendar dates. Also, it is not capable of taking a date in one calendar as input and outputting a date in the other calendar. Thus, to insure proper sorting, editors must either use one calendar for all dates, or pick a specific changeover date (for example, deciding that 4 oktober 1582 is julian and all later dates are Gregorian); this would be done on an article-by article basis. Editors are also responsible for explaining to the reader whether the visible dates are julian or Gregorian, if there is any possibility of confusion.
Linking
[uredi kodo]The template formerly linked dates automatically, with link=off
used to suppress linking. In accordance with current guidelines linking of dates is no longer supported and instances of link=off
should be removed.
See also
[uredi kodo]- {{sort}}, sorting by a specified key (also good for complicated numbers, e.g. scientific notation)
- {{sortname}}, full name sorting (using "last name, first name" as default sort key)
- {{tts}}, for sorting times in result tables of athletic events (only needed in certain cases - see template documentation)
- {{Number table sorting}}, for numbers