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	== Usage ==		== Usage ==
	===Syntax===		===Syntax===
			;Common usage
			: <code><nowiki>{{Start date and age\|yyyy\|mm\|dd}}</nowiki></code> to display formatted as:
			: {{xt\|{{Start date and age\|2010\|03\|25}}}}
			: <code><nowiki>{{Start date and age\|yyyy\|mm\|dd\|df=yes}}</nowiki></code> to display formatted as:
			: {{xt\|{{Start date and age\|2010\|03\|25\|df=yes}}}}

	;Full syntax		;Full syntax
	:<code><nowiki>{{Start date and age\|yyyy\|mm\|dd\|df=yes\|br=yes}}</nowiki></code>		: <code><nowiki>{{Start date and age\|yyyy\|mm\|dd\|df=yes\|p=yes\|br=yes}}</nowiki></code> to display formatted as:
			: {{xt\|{{Start date and age\|2010\|03\|25\|df=yes\|p=yes\|br=yes}}}}
	~~;Common usage~~
	:~~<code><nowiki>{{Start date and age\|yyyy\|mm\|dd}}</nowiki></code> to display result in~~ {{xt\|~~March 4, 2010; 4 months ago}} format~~
	~~:<code><nowiki>~~{{Start date and age\|~~yyyy~~\|mm\|dd\|df=yes}}~~</nowiki></code> to display result in {{xt\|4 March 2010; 4 months ago~~}} ~~format~~

	;Description of parameters		;Description of parameters

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	\|The optional parameter '''df''' can either be set to '''yes''' or anything other than '''yes'''. When set to '''yes''', date will be displayed in DMY format: {{xt\|4 March 2010}}. When set something other than '''yes''' or when this parameter is not included, date will be displayed in MD,Y format: {{xt\|March 4, 2010}}.		\|The optional parameter '''df''' can either be set to '''yes''' or anything other than '''yes'''. When set to '''yes''', date will be displayed in DMY format: {{xt\|4 March 2010}}. When set something other than '''yes''' or when this parameter is not included, date will be displayed in MD,Y format: {{xt\|March 4, 2010}}.

	~~As for choosing the right format to use, consult [[Wikipedia:MOSNUM#Full date formatting\|Manual of Style (dates and numbers): Full date formatting]].~~
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== Usage ==
===Syntax===
;Full syntax
:<code><nowiki>{{Start date and age|yyyy|mm|dd|df=yes|br=yes}}</nowiki></code>

;Common usage
:<code><nowiki>{{Start date and age|yyyy|mm|dd}}</nowiki></code> to display result in {{xt|March 4, 2010; 4 months ago}} format
:<code><nowiki>{{Start date and age|yyyy|mm|dd|df=yes}}</nowiki></code> to display result in {{xt|4 March 2010; 4 months ago}} format

;Description of parameters
:{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Parameter
! Description
|-
|''yyyy''
|Four digits indicating the year. The year must always appear in a 4-digits form.
|-
|''mm''
|A number between 1 to 12, indicating the month. Leading zeros in the number are ignored.
|-
|''dd''
|A number between 1 to 31, indicating the day of the month. Leading zeros in the number are ignored.
|-
|''df=''
|The optional parameter '''df''' can either be set to '''yes''' or anything other than '''yes'''. When set to '''yes''', date will be displayed in DMY format: {{xt|4 March 2010}}. When set something other than '''yes''' or when this parameter is not included, date will be displayed in MD,Y format: {{xt|March 4, 2010}}.

As for choosing the right format to use, consult [[Wikipedia:MOSNUM#Full date formatting|Manual of Style (dates and numbers): Full date formatting]].
|-
|''br=''
|The optional parameter '''br''' can either be set to '''yes''' or anything other than '''yes'''. When set to '''yes''', a line break will be inserted between the date and the age. When set something other than '''yes''' or when this parameter is not included, a breaking space will be inserted between the date and the age. In either case, a semicolon separates the date and age, immediately before the line break or space.
|}

===Examples===
{| class="wikitable"
!Syntax!!Result
|-
|<nowiki>{{Start date and age|2010|01|02}}</nowiki>||{{Start date and age|2010|01|02}}
|-
|<nowiki>{{Start date and age|2008|08|09}}</nowiki>||{{Start date and age|2008|08|09}}
|-
|<nowiki>{{Start date and age|2003|07|05}}</nowiki>||{{Start date and age|2003|07|05}}
|-
|<nowiki>{{Start date and age|2010|1|2|df=yes}}</nowiki>||{{Start date and age|2010|1|2|df=yes}}
|-
|<nowiki>{{Start date and age|2008|8|9|df=yes}}</nowiki>||{{Start date and age|2008|8|9|df=yes}}
|-
|<nowiki>{{Start date and age|2003|7|5|df=yes}}</nowiki>||{{Start date and age|2003|7|5|df=yes}}
|-
|<nowiki>{{Start date and age|2009|9|9|br=yes}}</nowiki>||{{Start date and age|2009|9|9|br=yes}}
|-
|Today:<br /><nowiki>{{Start date and age|</nowiki>{{#time:Y|now}}|{{#time:n|now}}|{{#time:j|now}}}}||{{Start date and age|{{#time:Y|now}}|{{#time:n|now}}|{{#time:j|now}}}}
|-
|Yesterday:<br /><nowiki>{{Start date and age|</nowiki>{{#time:Y|now-1 days}}|{{#time:n|now-1 days}}|{{#time:j|now-1 days}}}}||{{Start date and age|{{#time:Y|now-1 days}}|{{#time:n|now-1 days}}|{{#time:j|now-1 days}}}}
|}

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