Template:Era/documentation

This template allows to specify localizable acronyms for different eras. Meant as a helper template to {{Other date}}.

Usage

{{Era|1=|2=}}

Parameters

Parameter name	Description	Default value	required or optional?
parameter #1 (1)	Era: for dates before birth of Christ use BC (Before Christ), BCE (Before Common Era) or BP for dates after birth of Christ use CE (Common Era) or AD (Anno Domini) use BP for Before Present years use AH for dates in Islamic calendar	empty	required
parameter #2 (2)	date	empty	required
lang	language code (only needs to be provided if the language shall be fixed and independent of the user's preferences)	language code of the user language	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:
{{LangSwitch}}

See also

{{Other date}}

Localization

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