Module:Age/doc

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Description

This module calculates age information from given years, with support for approximate years (using c. or {{circa}}).

It provides five functions:

• age – returns only the age range (e.g. "63–64").
• ageInYears – returns the age as a single value with "years" (e.g. "64 years" or "approx. 64 years"). Can take one parameter (birth year) or two parameters (birth year and reference year).
• birthDateAndAge – returns the birth year (or c. year) followed by the age in parentheses.
• deathDateAndAge – returns the death year (or c. year) followed by the age at death in parentheses.
• startDateAndAge – returns the start year (or c. year) followed by how many years ago in parentheses.

Usage

• {{#invoke:Age|age|YEAR}}
• {{#invoke:Age|ageInYears|BIRTH_YEAR}}
• {{#invoke:Age|ageInYears|BIRTH_YEAR|REFERENCE_YEAR}}
• {{#invoke:Age|birthDateAndAge|YEAR}}
• {{#invoke:Age|deathDateAndAge|BIRTH|DEATH}}
• {{#invoke:Age|startDateAndAge|YEAR}}

Sample output

Age

{{#invoke:Age|age|4500}} → approx. 64

{{#invoke:Age|age|c. 4500}} → approx. 64

{{#invoke:Age|age|{{circa}} 4500}} → approx. 64

Age in years

{{#invoke:Age|ageInYears|4500}} → approx. 64 years

{{#invoke:Age|ageInYears|c. 4500}} → approx. 64 years

{{#invoke:Age|ageInYears|4500|4560}} → 60 years

{{#invoke:Age|ageInYears|c. 4500|4560}} → approx. 60 years

{{#invoke:Age|ageInYears|4500|c. 4560}} → approx. 60 years

Birth date and age

{{#invoke:Age|birthDateAndAge|4500}} → 4500 AR (age approx. 64)

{{#invoke:Age|birthDateAndAge|c. 4500}} → c. 4500 AR (age approx. 64)

{{#invoke:Age|birthDateAndAge|{{circa}} 4500}} → c. 4500 AR (age approx. 64)

Death date and age

{{#invoke:Age|deathDateAndAge|100|200}} → 200 AR (aged 99–100)

{{#invoke:Age|deathDateAndAge|c. 100|200}} → 200 AR (aged approx. 100)

{{#invoke:Age|deathDateAndAge|100|c. 200}} → c. 200 AR (aged approx. 100)

Start date and age

{{#invoke:Age|startDateAndAge|1000}} → 1000 AR (approx. 3,564 years ago)

{{#invoke:Age|startDateAndAge|c. 1000}} → c. 1000 AR (approx. 3,564 years ago)

{{#invoke:Age|startDateAndAge|{{circa}} 1000}} → c. 1000 AR (approx. 3,564 years ago)