Template:Age

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This template returns the number of full years between two specified dates. If the second set of parameters is not included, it returns the number of full years between a specified date and today's date.

Dates are checked for validity. For example, 29 February 2000 is accepted, but 29 February 1900 is not a valid date.

Partial dates such as July 1989 (no day) or 1989 (no month and no day) can be entered using 0 for missing values. Having no year, or having a day with no month is an error.

Syntax
{{age|year|month|day|year2|month2|day2}} or
{{age|year|month|day}} or
{{age|date|date2}} or
{{age|date}}
Examples
{{age|1989|7|23|2003|7|14}} → 13
{{age|1989|7|0|2003|7|14}} → 14
{{age|1989|0|0|2003|7|14}} → 14
{{age|1989|7|23}}34
{{age|23 July 1989|14 July 2003}} → 13
{{age|July 1989|2003}} → 14
When entering dates before the Common Era, use astronomical year numbering: 1 BCE is represented by 0, 2 BCE by -1, 3 BCE by -2 etc. For example, the following gives the number of full years since the battle of Cannae, which took place on August 2, 216 BCE:
{{age|-215|8|2}}2238
{{age|August 2, 216 BCE}}2238

The options described at Module:Age can be used, for example:

{{age|format=commas|-215|8|2}}2,238
{{age|format=cardinal|1970|1|1|1998|2|1}} → twenty-eight
{{age|format=ordinal|1970|1|1|1998|2|1}} → twenty-eighth

When only one date is entered, the current date is used for the other date. The template outputs a span that can be used by a calling infobox to detect if only one date was used. The following shows two examples with the exact wikitext that is produced, as seen at Special:ExpandTemplates:

{{age|2010}}<span class="currentage"></span>14
{{age|format=raw|2010}}14

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