Template:MONTHNUMBER
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Template Documentation
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}}→ 1{{MONTHNUMBER|february}}→ 2{{MONTHNUMBER|march}}→ 3{{MONTHNUMBER|april}}→ 4{{MONTHNUMBER|may}}→ 5{{MONTHNUMBER|june}}→ 6{{MONTHNUMBER|july}}→ 7{{MONTHNUMBER|august}}→ 8{{MONTHNUMBER|september}}→ 9{{MONTHNUMBER|october}}→ 10{{MONTHNUMBER|november}}→ 11{{MONTHNUMBER|december}}→ 12
Examples for all abbreviated English month names
{{MONTHNUMBER|jan}}→ 1{{MONTHNUMBER|feb}}→ 2{{MONTHNUMBER|mar}}→ 3{{MONTHNUMBER|apr}}→ 4{{MONTHNUMBER|may}}→ 5{{MONTHNUMBER|jun}}→ 6{{MONTHNUMBER|jul}}→ 7{{MONTHNUMBER|aug}}→ 8{{MONTHNUMBER|sep}}→ 9{{MONTHNUMBER|oct}}→ 10{{MONTHNUMBER|nov}}→ 11{{MONTHNUMBER|dec}}→ 12
Examples for all standard month numbers
{{MONTHNUMBER|1}}→ 1{{MONTHNUMBER|2}}→ 2{{MONTHNUMBER|3}}→ 3{{MONTHNUMBER|4}}→ 4{{MONTHNUMBER|5}}→ 5{{MONTHNUMBER|6}}→ 6{{MONTHNUMBER|7}}→ 7{{MONTHNUMBER|8}}→ 8{{MONTHNUMBER|9}}→ 9{{MONTHNUMBER|10}}→ 10{{MONTHNUMBER|11}}→ 11{{MONTHNUMBER|12}}→ 12
Examples for month numbers with extra leading zero
{{MONTHNUMBER|01}}→ 1{{MONTHNUMBER|02}}→ 2{{MONTHNUMBER|03}}→ 3{{MONTHNUMBER|04}}→ 4{{MONTHNUMBER|05}}→ 5{{MONTHNUMBER|06}}→ 6{{MONTHNUMBER|07}}→ 7{{MONTHNUMBER|08}}→ 8{{MONTHNUMBER|09}}→ 9
Examples for month number underflows and overflows, from computed values
{{MONTHNUMBER|-1200}}→ 12{{MONTHNUMBER|-1201}}→ 11{{MONTHNUMBER|-1212}}→ 12{{MONTHNUMBER|-12}}→ 12{{MONTHNUMBER|-11}}→ 1{{MONTHNUMBER|-10}}→ 2{{MONTHNUMBER|-9}}→ 3{{MONTHNUMBER|-8}}→ 4{{MONTHNUMBER|-7}}→ 5{{MONTHNUMBER|-6}}→ 6{{MONTHNUMBER|-5}}→ 7{{MONTHNUMBER|-4}}→ 8{{MONTHNUMBER|-3}}→ 9{{MONTHNUMBER|-2}}→ 10{{MONTHNUMBER|-1}}→ 11{{MONTHNUMBER|-0.9999}}→ 11{{MONTHNUMBER|-0.5}}→ 11{{MONTHNUMBER|-0.0001}}→ 11{{MONTHNUMBER|0}}→ 12{{MONTHNUMBER|0.0001}}→ 12{{MONTHNUMBER|0.5}}→ 12{{MONTHNUMBER|0.9999}}→ 12{{MONTHNUMBER|12.0001}}→ 12{{MONTHNUMBER|12.5}}→ 12{{MONTHNUMBER|12.9999}}→ 12{{MONTHNUMBER|13}}→ 1{{MONTHNUMBER|14}}→ 2{{MONTHNUMBER|24}}→ 12{{MONTHNUMBER|1200}}→ 12{{MONTHNUMBER|1201}}→ 1{{MONTHNUMBER|1212}}→ 12
Example for invalid month name
{{MONTHNUMBER|xx}}→ Expression error: Unrecognized word "xx".
TemplateData
Returns the cyclic integer month number (between 1 and 12) of the month whose real number is in parameter.
| Parameter | Description | Type | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month Number | 1 | The number to input for a month.
| Number | required |