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== Methods ==

The module "{{BASEPAGENAME}}" contains the following methods, that allow the calling script to retrieve the value for any property from Wikidata by supplying the property ID as the first parameter:

* <tt>getValue</tt>: Returns wiki-linked values, if applicable. All other values withwill be output like <tt><nowiki>{{#property:}}</nowiki></tt>,. regardlessIf ofvalues theirwith preferred rank exist, then only they are returned.

* <tt>getRawValue</tt>: Returns non-linked property values and numbers with the thousand separator. All other values withwill be output like <tt><nowiki>{{#property:}}</nowiki></tt>.

* <tt>getDateValue</tt>: Special method to return formatted dates. The default date format is [day month year]; an optional third parameter can be added for other date formats: for [month day, year], add "mdy"; for [month year], add "my"; for year only, add "y". A further optional parameter, which must be fourth, such as "BCE", may be added to override the default "BC" whichthat is suffixed for dates BC.

Wikidata qualifier values (if present) can be retrieved by the following methods: