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Dts/doc stands for Date Table Sorting and is used to correctly sort and display dates in a sortable table (see Help:Sorting).

What it solves

Normally, for proper sorting, dates must be entered in YYYY-MM-DD format. However, that format does not conform to the for date display. This template automatically creates the hidden key for sorting purposes whilst displaying the date in an alternative format (e.g. day-month-year).

Parameters

Dates

The year, month and day can either be entered separately or as a single date.
{{dts\|year\|month\|day\|BC}}	{{dts\|date}}
1st parameter – Year (optional if month is given) Positive number (1 to 9999) represent years AD or BC (dependant on the fourth parameter). Negative numbers (−1 to −9999) represent years BC (without the fourth parameter). 2nd parameter – Month (optional if the day is not given either) Full month name – e.g. February Abbreviated month name – e.g. Feb Month number – (either zero-padded or not) e.g. 2 or 02 3rd parameter – Day (optional) Day number – (either zero-padded or not) e.g. 7 or 07 4th parameter – (optional) May be BC, AD, BCE or CE Used with a positive year number	1st parameter – the full date By default YYYY-MM-DD format becomes month-day-year format while other formats remain as input. Abbreviated months are accepted and are returned as input. Capitalisation and comma mistakes are corrected. A single number is interpreted as a year otherwise the date is accepted and interpreted according to the php date/time format (since the {{#time:}} parser is used). Certain limits (e.g. it won't go before 100 AD) therefore apply.

Examples

input style	input code	hidden sort key	visible output
{{dts\|year}}	`{{dts\|1893}}`	01893-01-01-0000	01893-01-01-00001893
{{dts\|year}}	`{{dts\|-89}}`	-9911-01-01-0000	-9911-01-01-000089 BC
{{dts\|month}}	`{{dts\|Oct}}`	0೨೦೨೪-೧೦-೦೧-0000	0೨೦೨೪-೧೦-೦೧-0000Oct
{{dts\|month year}}	`{{dts\|February 1767}}`	0೧೭೬೭-೦೨-೦೧-0000	0೧೭೬೭-೦೨-೦೧-0000February 1767
{{dts\|day month year}}	`{{dts\|12 Aug 1987}}`	0೧೯೮೭-೦೮-೧೨-0000	0೧೯೮೭-೦೮-೧೨-000012 Aug 1987
{{dts\|month day, year}}	`{{dts\|July 1, 1867}}`	0೧೮೬೭-೦೭-೦೧-0000	0೧೮೬೭-೦೭-೦೧-0000July 1, 1867
{{dts\|day month}}	`{{dts\|25 October}}`	0೨೦೨೪-೧೦-೨೫-0000	0೨೦೨೪-೧೦-೨೫-000025 October
{{dts\|month day}}	`{{dts\|Jan 1}}`	0೨೦೨೪-೦೧-೦೧-0000	0೨೦೨೪-೦೧-೦೧-0000Jan 1
{{dts\|YYYY-MM-DD}}	`{{dts\|2014-12-09}}`	0೨೦೧೪-೧೨-೦೯-0000	0೨೦೧೪-೧೨-೦೯-0000ಡಿಸೆಂಬರ್ ೯, ೨೦೧೪
{{dts\|year\|month}}	`{{dts\|1990\|10}}`	01990-10-01-0000	01990-10-01-0000ಅಕ್ಟೋಬರ್ 1990
	`{{dts\|1980\|Dec}}`	01980-೧೨-01-0000	01980-೧೨-01-0000Dec 1980
	`{{dts\|1970\|August}}`	01970-೦೮-01-0000	01970-೦೮-01-0000August 1970
{{dts\|year\|month\|day}}	`{{dts\|2024\|Jun\|12}}`	02024-೦೬-12-0000	02024-೦೬-12-0000Jun 12, 2024
{{dts\|year\|month\|day}}	`{{dts\|-204\|11\|22}}`	-9796-11-22-0000	-9796-11-22-0000ನವೆಂಬರ್ 22, 204 BC
{{dts\|year\|month\|day\|era}}	`{{dts\|44\|3\|15\|BC}}`	-9956-03-15-0000	-9956-03-15-0000ಮಾರ್ಚ್ 15, 44 BC
{{dts\|year\|month\|day\|era}}	`{{dts\|94\|Oct\|17\|AD}}`	00094-೧೦-17-0000	00094-೧೦-17-0000Oct 17, 94 AD
{{dts\|month}}	`{{dts\|\|May}}`	0೨೦೨೪-೦೫-01-0000	0೨೦೨೪-೦೫-01-0000May
{{dts\|month\|day}}	`{{dts\|\|Sep\|12}}`	0೨೦೨೪-೦೯-12-0000	0೨೦೨೪-೦೯-12-0000Sep 12

Formatting

Using format produces a format that depends on, but is not necessarily equal to the format of the supplied date. This requires multiple calls of function #time, reducing the maximum number of calls of this template on a page in the worst case to 88, see below. The format parameter can take nine values.

Examples

value	function	input code	hidden sort key	visible output
	format depends on the input	`{{dts\|26 Jan 1788}}`	0೧೭೮೮-೦೧-೨೬-0000	0೧೭೮೮-೦೧-೨೬-000026 Jan 1788
		`{{dts\|March 12, 1557}}`	0೧೫೫೭-೦೩-೧೨-0000	0೧೫೫೭-೦೩-೧೨-0000March 12, 1557
		`{{dts\|1975-02-13}}`	0೧೯೭೫-೦೨-೧೩-0000	0೧೯೭೫-೦೨-೧೩-0000ಫೆಬ್ರವರಿ ೧೩, ೧೯೭೫
`dmy`	displays the date in day-month-year format	`{{dts\|Sep 13, 1888\|format=dmy}}`	0೧೮೮೮-೦೯-೧೩-0000	0೧೮೮೮-೦೯-೧೩-0000೧೩ Sep 13 1888 ೧೮೮೮
`dmy`	displays the date in day-month-year format	`{{dts\|1983-01-03\|format=dmy}}`	0೧೯೮೩-೦೧-೦೩-0000	0೧೯೮೩-೦೧-೦೩-0000೩ ಜನವರಿ ೧೯೮೩
`dm`	displays only the day and month in day-month format	`{{dts\|Feb 26, 1788\|format=dm}}`	0೧೭೮೮-೦೨-೨೬-0000	0೧೭೮೮-೦೨-೨೬-0000೨೬ Feb 26 1788
`dm`	displays only the day and month in day-month format	`{{dts\|2020-10-15\|format=dm}}`	0೨೦೨೦-೧೦-೧೫-0000	0೨೦೨೦-೧೦-೧೫-0000೧೫ ಅಕ್ಟೋಬರ್
`mdy`	displays the date in month-day-year format	`{{dts\|August 31, 1901\|format=mdy}}`	0೧೯೦೧-೦೮-೩೧-0000	0೧೯೦೧-೦೮-೩೧-0000August 31 1901 ೩೧, ೧೯೦೧
`mdy`	displays the date in month-day-year format	`{{dts\|2006-11-08\|format=mdy}}`	0೨೦೦೬-೧೧-೦೮-0000	0೨೦೦೬-೧೧-೦೮-0000ನವೆಂಬರ್ ೮, ೨೦೦೬
`md`	displays only the day and month in month-day format	`{{dts\|26 Jun 1988\|format=md}}`	0೧೯೮೮-೦೬-೨೬-0000	0೧೯೮೮-೦೬-೨೬-000026 Jun 1988 ೨೬
`md`	displays only the day and month in month-day format	`{{dts\|2002-05-27\|format=md}}`	0೨೦೦೨-೦೫-೨೭-0000	0೨೦೦೨-೦೫-೨೭-0000ಮೇ ೨೭
`my`	displays only the month and year in month-year format	`{{dts\|16 November 1488\|format=my}}`	0೧೪೮೮-೧೧-೧೬-0000	0೧೪೮೮-೧೧-೧೬-000016 November 1488 ೧೪೮೮
`d`	displays only the day	`{{dts\|6 July 1666\|format=d}}`	0೧೬೬೬-೦೭-೦೬-0000	0೧೬೬೬-೦೭-೦೬-0000೬
`m`	displays only the month	`{{dts\|1980-02-12\|format=m}}`	0೧೯೮೦-೦೨-೧೨-0000	0೧೯೮೦-೦೨-೧೨-0000ಫೆಬ್ರವರಿ
`y`	displays only the year	`{{dts\|-26\|Jan\|18\|format=y}}`	-9974-೦೧-18-0000	-9974-೦೧-18-000026 BC
`hide`	hides the date	`{{dts\|15 October 1800\|format=hide}}`	0೧೮೦೦-೧೦-೧೫-0000	0೧೮೦೦-೧೦-೧೫-0000

Abbreviation

There are two ways of abbreviating the month name.

Directly input an abbreviated month name.
Use the abbr=on parameter.

Examples

abbreviation method	input code	hidden sort key	visible output
none	`{{dts\|2000-01-01}}`	0೨೦೦೦-೦೧-೦೧-0000	0೨೦೦೦-೦೧-೦೧-0000ಜನವರಿ ೧, ೨೦೦೦
	`{{dts\|2000\|1\|1}}`	02000-01-01-0000	02000-01-01-0000ಜನವರಿ 1, 2000
	`{{dts\|1 January 2000}}`	0೨೦೦೦-೦೧-೦೧-0000	0೨೦೦೦-೦೧-೦೧-00001 January 2000
	`{{dts\|2000\|January\|1}}`	02000-೦೧-01-0000	02000-೦೧-01-0000January 1, 2000
abbreviated input	`{{dts\|1 Jan 2000}}`	0೨೦೦೦-೦೧-೦೧-0000	0೨೦೦೦-೦೧-೦೧-00001 Jan 2000
abbreviated input	`{{dts\|2000\|Jan\|1}}`	02000-೦೧-01-0000	02000-೦೧-01-0000Jan 1, 2000
`abbr=on`	`{{dts\|1 January 2000\|abbr=on}}`	0೨೦೦೦-೦೧-೦೧-0000	0೨೦೦೦-೦೧-೦೧-00001 January 2000
	`{{dts\|2000\|January\|1\|abbr=on}}`	02000-೦೧-01-0000	02000-೦೧-01-0000ಜನವರಿ 1, 2000
	`{{dts\|2000-01-01\|abbr=on}}`	0೨೦೦೦-೦೧-೦೧-0000	0೨೦೦೦-೦೧-೦೧-0000ಜನವರಿ ೧, ೨೦೦೦
	`{{dts\|2000\|1\|1\|abbr=on}}`	02000-01-01-0000	02000-01-01-0000ಜನವರಿ 1, 2000

Additional sort key

In case two dates in a table are identical they may be ordered using the addkey parameter.

Examples

input code	hidden sort key	visible output
`{{dts\|2010-10-10\|addkey=3}}`	0೨೦೧೦-೧೦-೧೦-0003	0೨೦೧೦-೧೦-೧೦-0003ಅಕ್ಟೋಬರ್ ೧೦, ೨೦೧೦
`{{dts\|2010-10-09}}`	0೨೦೧೦-೧೦-೦೯-0000	0೨೦೧೦-೧೦-೦೯-0000ಅಕ್ಟೋಬರ್ ೯, ೨೦೧೦
`{{dts\|2010-10-10\|addkey=1}}`	0೨೦೧೦-೧೦-೧೦-0001	0೨೦೧೦-೧೦-೧೦-0001ಅಕ್ಟೋಬರ್ ೧೦, ೨೦೧೦
`{{dts\|2010-10-10}}`	0೨೦೧೦-೧೦-೧೦-0000	0೨೦೧೦-೧೦-೧೦-0000ಅಕ್ಟೋಬರ್ ೧೦, ೨೦೧೦
`{{dts\|2010-10-10\|addkey=4}}`	0೨೦೧೦-೧೦-೧೦-0004	0೨೦೧೦-೧೦-೧೦-0004ಅಕ್ಟೋಬರ್ ೧೦, ೨೦೧೦
`{{dts\|2010-10-11}}`	0೨೦೧೦-೧೦-೧೧-0000	0೨೦೧೦-೧೦-೧೧-0000ಅಕ್ಟೋಬರ್ ೧೧, ೨೦೧೦
`{{dts\|2010-10-10\|addkey=2}}`	0೨೦೧೦-೧೦-೧೦-0002	0೨೦೧೦-೧೦-೧೦-0002ಅಕ್ಟೋಬರ್ ೧೦, ೨೦೧೦

Wrapping

To turn off the suppression of word wraps, use the nowrap=off parameter.

Notes

Sorting for incomplete dates

Whole months or years

A whole year or month (and year) is sorted according to its first day.

Missing years

If the year is not specified, the date will be sorted as if the year were the current year.

Error handling

Entering an invalid date format will (generally) produce an error message such as the one below.

0೨೦೨೪-01-01Error: 35 June 1900
This is not an acceptable date format. Please check the spelling, numbers, and/or read the documentation at template {{Dts}} for correct date input.

Calendar choice

The template is not capable of distinguishing Julian and Gregorian calendar dates. Also, it is not capable of taking a date in one calendar as input and outputting a date in the other calendar. Thus, to insure proper sorting, editors must either use one calendar for all dates, or pick a specific changeover date (for example, deciding that 4 October 1582 is Julian and all later dates are Gregorian); this would be done on an article-by article basis. Editors are also responsible for explaining to the reader whether the visible dates are Julian or Gregorian, if there is any possibility of confusion.

Linking

The template formerly linked dates automatically. To turn linking off the parameter link=off was used. In accordance with current guidelines linking is no longer supported. Please do not use this parameter. Please remove it from existing transclusions.