Template:Date context

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This template allows to specify a context for a date.

Usage

{{Date context |1= |2= |3= |lang= }}

The parameter {{{2}}} and the optional parameter {{{3}}} can be ISO 8601 dates

Possible values for {{{1}}}:

• "cast": statue cast at time {{{2}}}
• "created": object created at time {{{2}}}
• "dedicated": object dedicated at time {{{2}}}
• "destrоyed": object destrоyed at time {{{2}}}
• "digitized": analog original was digitized at time {{{2}}} (to be used when "scanned" does not fit, e.g. time when a digital photograph of a painting was taken or an old vinyl record was digitized)
• "published": object published at time {{{2}}}
• "scanned": analog original was scanned at time {{{2}}}
• "validity": file valid for the time frame {{{2}}} till {{{3}}} (e.g. a map, that shows a state that applied for a limited timeframe only)
• "vectorized": object vectorized at time {{{2}}}

Template parameters

Parameter	Description		Default	Status
1	type of date		empty	required
2	date in ISO 8601 format		empty	required
3	second date in ISO 8601 format		empty	optional
lang	language code (only needs to be provided if the language shall be fixed and independant from the user's preferences)		value of {{int:Lang}}	optional

Additional information

The template is intended to be used in the following namespaces: all namespaces

The template is intended to be used by the following user groups: all users

Relies on:
{{ISOdate}}, {{LangSwitch}}

Localization

To add your language to the list of languages supported by this template, please edit the template and add a row to the "{{LangSwitch|}}" construct. It takes the form "|xx= Your translation " (xx being the code of your language)

specify a context for a date

Template parameters[Edit template data]

Parameter		Description	Type	Status
1	1	no description Suggested values cast created dedicated digitized published scanned validity vectorized	String	optional
2	2	ISO 8601 date	Date	optional
3	3	ISO 8601 date	Date	optional
lang	lang	no description	Unknown	optional