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Date table sorting is used to correctly sort and display dates in a sortable table (see Help:Sortable tables). What it solves Dates in their customary formats, if simply treated as alphanumeric text strings, sort in nonsensical ways:
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Makes code to sort a table cell by text while also displaying text in the cell. Other content, for example a reference, can be written after the template without affecting sorting. There are two optional parameters: {{sad|text|before=|after=}} The value of before and after will be displayed respectively before and after text without affecting ...
Date table sorting is used to correctly sort and display dates in a sortable table (see Help:Sortable tables). What it solves [ edit ] Dates in their customary formats, if simply treated as alphanumeric text strings, sort in nonsensical ways:
This template is used to create a table cell with a date range that will sort correctly based on the first parameter (the "from" date). A line break is inserted before the "to" date unless a third parameter is given (any value will work).
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The simplest way to format sortable dates in a table is to use the {{Date table sorting}} template. A redirect: {} It can be used with many date formats mixed together. Note the many formats used here. See Template:Date table sorting for more info. See example tables below. They all sort correctly.
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