Template:THDayofWeek: Difference between revisions

Revision as of 03:31, 16 November 2008

Returns the day of the week in the game of today

Today is {{THDayofWeek}} returns:
Today is Winsday

@@ Line 1: / Line 1: @@
-<includeonly>Today is: {{#switch:
+<!-- This function works by finding the number of days which have elapsed since the 16th November 2008, which was a Sunday, and which also was the day after this function was (first) made. -->
+<includeonly>{{#switch: <!-- SWITCH for determining name of day -->
    {{#expr: ({{CURRENTDAY}}
       + {{#switch:{{CURRENTMONTH}}|01=0|02=31|03=59|04=90|05=120|06=151|07=181|08=212|09=243|10=273|11=304|12=334}}
-      + ({{CURRENTYEAR}} - 2000) * 365
+      + ({{CURRENTYEAR}} - 2004) * 365
-      + ((({{CURRENTYEAR}} - 2002) / 4) round 0) - (({{CURRENTYEAR}} mod 4 = 0) and (({{CURRENTMONTH}} = 01) or ({{CURRENTMONTH}} = 02)))
+      + ((({{CURRENTYEAR}} - 2006) / 4) round 0) - (({{CURRENTYEAR}} mod 4 = 0) and (({{CURRENTMONTH}} = 01) or ({{CURRENTMONTH}} = 02)))
-      - 3237
+      - 1776 <!-- Day number for the 16th November 2008 using this formula -->
       + (({{#time: H}} <= 4) and ({{#time: i}} <= 10))) mod 6}}
    |0=Sunday
@@ Line 16: / Line 17: @@
 ==Variable==
 Returns the day of the week in the game of today
+==Sample==
+<nowiki>Today is {{THDayofWeek}} returns:</nowiki><br>
+Today is {{THDayofWeek}}
 </noinclude>