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! Condition !! Result
! Condition !! Result
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| len 4 || Assume numbers, no spc handling needed
| len 0 || error
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| len 1 || error
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| len 2 || If yr is 2 long, Assume numbers, prepend "19"
| len 2 || If yr is 2 long, Assume numbers, prepend "19"
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| len > 4 || Look for letters, if we find them goto w/ alpha, else go to no alpha
| len 3 || error
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| len > 4 w/ alpha ||
| len 4 || Assume numbers, no spc handling needed
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| len > 4 no alpha ||
| len > 9 || error
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Revision as of 15:59, 7 December 2021

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There is a documentation subpage housing the metadata about parent template: DateUnpackB.

Semi smart

This template assumes a four digit date starting with 19. If it doesn't get that, it makes a bunch of other assumptions that maybe wrong.

DateUnpackB Assumptions
Condition Result
len 0 error
len 1 error
len 2 If yr is 2 long, Assume numbers, prepend "19"
len 3 error
len 4 Assume numbers, no spc handling needed
len > 9 error

Examples

how it prints
input output
ca. 1940s lord knows
58 1958
1958 1958

See Also

Template Data

add a link to year cat and shows a label, routed from DateUnpack with opt=b

Template parameters

ParameterDescriptionTypeStatus
Yearyr 1

4 digit year

Example
1955
Daterequired