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Usage
[edit]{{YEAR|string formatted as a valid date}}
Specify optional parameter {{{2}}} to get soft error rather than a hard {{error}}
{{YEAR|1999}}gives: 1999{{YEAR|1999-12-12}}gives: 1999{{YEAR|January 1999}}gives: 1999{{YEAR|1 January 1999}}gives: 1999{{YEAR|January 1, 1999}}gives: 1999{{YEAR|1-2-1990}}gives: 1990{{YEAR|1/2/1990}}gives: 1990{{YEAR|2239-10-23}}gives: 2239
Reports "Error" if given bad input:
{{YEAR|1-14-1990}}gives: Error
Reason for the error: there are not 14 months.{{YEAR|61 January 1999}}gives: Error
Reason for the error: no month has 61 days.{{YEAR|1 MyMonth 1999}}gives: Error
Reason for the error: there is no such month name.{{YEAR|some text which is not a date}}gives: Error
Reason for the error: no date information to parse.{{YEAR|on approximately 1999-12-12}}gives: Error
Reason for the error: includes extraneous content.
If used with a year range, it returns only the first match:
{{YEAR|1999-2001}}gives: 1999
This presently only works when the year range is specified with a hyphen; if correctly given with an en dash, it reports an error (this will probably not be fixed, because handling ranges is not the template's function; that it kinda-sorta works on something like 1999-2001 with a hyphen is basically just an accident):
{{YEAR|1999–2001}}gives: Error
If used without input, it simply outputs the current year:
{{YEAR}}gives: 2025
It can be cleanly substituted for this purpose. If fed invalid data when substituted, it produces a larger, red error.
See also
[edit]{{date}}– outputs the current date in various parameter-controlled formats{{DATE}}– a subst-only convenience template used inside cleanup/dispute templates;{{subst:DATE}}produces: date=December 2025- Category:Time, date and calendar templates – numerous date computing, formatting, annotating, and navigation templates