Usage

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This template can be used in other templates to check or analyse a year, whether Common Era (CE) or Before Common Era (BCE).

{{is year|input=|function=}}

The template can be used without named parameters as well. The most basic usage is:

{{is year|}}

Input

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The input must be in the form of YYYY or YYYY BCE. The maximum value is 2100 and the minimum value is 2000 BCE. As there is no year 0 (zero), the input 0 is inappropriate.

Function

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The function must be one of the numbers in this table. This parameter is optional. If not set, function 0 is the default.

Number Function Output
0 Basic Returns the numeric part of the input only.
1 Decade Returns the decade corresponding to this year.
2 Century Returns the century corresponding to this year.
3 Logic Returns a 1 (one) if the input is a recognised year.
4 Common Era Returns 1 (one) for years in the Common Era/Anno Domini.
Returns -1 (minus one) for years Before Common Era.


If the input is not a recognised year, this template will return FALSE; unless function 3 or function 4 is selected, in which case it will return 0 (zero).

Examples

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Basic

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{{is year|50 BCE}}

50

{{is year|input=50 BCE}}

50

{{is year|input=50 BCE|function=0}}

50

{{is year|1930}}

1930

Decade

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{{is year|input=1930|function=1}}

1930s

{{is year|input=75|function=1}}

70s

{{is year|input=75 BCE|function=1}}

70s BCE

{{is year|input=1930 BCE|function=1}}

1930s BCE

Century

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{{is year|input=2000|function=2}}

20th century

{{is year|input=1930|function=2}}

20th century

{{is year|input=75|function=2}}

1st century

{{is year|input=75 BCE|function=2}}

1st century BCE

{{is year|input=1930 BCE|function=2}}

20th century BCE

Logic

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{{is year|input=1930|function=3}}

1

{{is year|input=1930s|function=3}}

0

Note that an "s" has been added to this input. This is a decade and not a year.

{{is year|input=Foo|function=3}}

0

Common Era

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{{is year|input=1930|function=4}}

1

{{is year|input=0|function=4}}

0

{{is year|input=1930 BCE|function=4}}

-1

Unrecognised input

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{{is year|input=Foo}}

FALSE

{{is year|input=Foo|function=3}}

0

{{is year|input=Foo|function=4}}

0

Notes

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An alternative form of using function 3 (logic) is to combine this template with {{is number}}.

{{is number|{{is year|1930}}}}

1

{{is number|{{is year|Foo}}}}


See also

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