Template:MONTHNUMBER
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This template returns the cyclic integer month number (between 1 and 12) of the month whose real number is in parameter. Alternatively, the month can be given with its English name (complete or abbreviated to 3 characters, with capitals or small letters).
Does not play nicely with "subst:"
- Syntax:
{{MONTHNUMBER|''month''}}
- The month value is interpreted modulo 12 (extra leading zeroes are ignored, negative numbers are accepted, all numbers are rounded to floor).
- Examples for all standard English month names:
{{MONTHNUMBER|january}}returns 1{{MONTHNUMBER|february}}returns 2{{MONTHNUMBER|march}}returns 3{{MONTHNUMBER|april}}returns 4{{MONTHNUMBER|may}}returns 5{{MONTHNUMBER|june}}returns 6{{MONTHNUMBER|july}}returns 7{{MONTHNUMBER|august}}returns 8{{MONTHNUMBER|september}}returns 9{{MONTHNUMBER|october}}returns 10{{MONTHNUMBER|november}}returns 11{{MONTHNUMBER|december}}returns 12
- Examples for all abbreviated English month names:
{{MONTHNUMBER|jan}}returns 1{{MONTHNUMBER|feb}}returns 2{{MONTHNUMBER|mar}}returns 3{{MONTHNUMBER|apr}}returns 4{{MONTHNUMBER|may}}returns 5{{MONTHNUMBER|jun}}returns 6{{MONTHNUMBER|jul}}returns 7{{MONTHNUMBER|aug}}returns 8{{MONTHNUMBER|sep}}returns 9 and{{MONTHNUMBER|sept}}returns 9{{MONTHNUMBER|oct}}returns 10{{MONTHNUMBER|nov}}returns 11{{MONTHNUMBER|dec}}returns 12
- Examples for all standard month numbers:
{{MONTHNUMBER|1}}returns 1{{MONTHNUMBER|2}}returns 2{{MONTHNUMBER|3}}returns 3{{MONTHNUMBER|4}}returns 4{{MONTHNUMBER|5}}returns 5{{MONTHNUMBER|6}}returns 6{{MONTHNUMBER|7}}returns 7{{MONTHNUMBER|8}}returns 8{{MONTHNUMBER|9}}returns 9{{MONTHNUMBER|10}}returns 10{{MONTHNUMBER|11}}returns 11{{MONTHNUMBER|12}}returns 12
- Examples for month numbers with extra leading zero:
{{MONTHNUMBER|01}}returns 1{{MONTHNUMBER|02}}returns 2{{MONTHNUMBER|03}}returns 3{{MONTHNUMBER|04}}returns 4{{MONTHNUMBER|05}}returns 5{{MONTHNUMBER|06}}returns 6{{MONTHNUMBER|07}}returns 7{{MONTHNUMBER|08}}returns 8{{MONTHNUMBER|09}}returns 9
- Examples for month number underflows and overflows, from computed values:
{{MONTHNUMBER|-1200}}returns 12{{MONTHNUMBER|-1201}}returns 11{{MONTHNUMBER|-1212}}returns 12{{MONTHNUMBER|-12}}returns 12{{MONTHNUMBER|-11}}returns 1{{MONTHNUMBER|-10}}returns 2{{MONTHNUMBER|-9}}returns 3{{MONTHNUMBER|-8}}returns 4{{MONTHNUMBER|-7}}returns 5{{MONTHNUMBER|-6}}returns 6{{MONTHNUMBER|-5}}returns 7{{MONTHNUMBER|-4}}returns 8{{MONTHNUMBER|-3}}returns 9{{MONTHNUMBER|-2}}returns 10{{MONTHNUMBER|-1}}returns 11{{MONTHNUMBER|-0.9999}}returns 11{{MONTHNUMBER|-0.5}}returns 11{{MONTHNUMBER|-0.0001}}</syntaxhighlight> returns 11{{MONTHNUMBER|0}}returns 12{{MONTHNUMBER|0.0001}}returns 12{{MONTHNUMBER|0.5}}</syntaxhighlight> returns 12{{MONTHNUMBER|0.9999}}returns 12{{MONTHNUMBER|12.0001}}returns 12{{MONTHNUMBER|12.5}}returns 12{{MONTHNUMBER|12.9999}}returns 12{{MONTHNUMBER|13}}returns 1{{MONTHNUMBER|14}}</syntaxhighlight> returns 2{{MONTHNUMBER|24}}returns 12{{MONTHNUMBER|1200}}returns 12{{MONTHNUMBER|1201}}returns 1{{MONTHNUMBER|1212}}returns 12
- Example for invalid month name:
{{MONTHNUMBER|xx}}returns Expression error: Unrecognized word "xx".
See also[edit]
- {{MONTHNAME}}