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Test cases, 12 June 2013
Confirming example in description
{{Expand section|{{subst:DATE}}}}
Current:
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Current: '"`UNIQ--templatestyles-0000001D-QINU`"'<tableclass="box-Expand_section plainlinks metadata ambox mbox-small-left ambox-content"role="presentation"><tr><tdclass="mbox-image">[[File:Wiki letter w cropped.svg|20px|alt=[icon]]]</td><tdclass="mbox-text"><divclass="mbox-text-span">This section '''needs expansion'''. You can help by [//en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Template:Expand_section/testcases&action=edit§ion= adding to it].<spanclass="hide-when-compact"> ([[Template talk:Expand section/testcases##|talk]])</span><spanclass='date-container'><i>(<spanclass='date'>June 2013</span>)</i></span></div></td></tr></table>
Sandbox: '"`UNIQ--templatestyles-0000001E-QINU`"'<tableclass="box-Expand_section plainlinks metadata ambox mbox-small-left ambox-content"role="presentation"style="width: auto;"><tr><tdclass="mbox-image">[[File:Wiki letter w cropped.svg|20px|alt=[icon]]]</td><tdclass="mbox-text"style="width: auto;"><divclass="mbox-text-span">This section '''needs expansion'''. You can help by [//en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Template:Expand_section/testcases&action=edit§ion= adding to it].<spanclass="hide-when-compact"> ([[Template talk:Expand section/testcases##|talk]])</span><spanclass='date-container'><i>(<spanclass='date'>June 2013</span>)</i></span></div></td></tr></table>
But is it really working: Trying an earlier date
{{Expand section|1 January 2010}}
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Current: '"`UNIQ--templatestyles-00000022-QINU`"'<tableclass="box-Expand_section plainlinks metadata ambox mbox-small-left ambox-content"role="presentation"><tr><tdclass="mbox-image">[[File:Wiki letter w cropped.svg|20px|alt=[icon]]]</td><tdclass="mbox-text"><divclass="mbox-text-span">This section '''needs expansion''' with: 1 January 2010. You can help by [//en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Template:Expand_section/testcases&action=edit§ion= adding to it].<spanclass="hide-when-compact"> ([[Template talk:Expand section/testcases##|talk]])</span></div></td></tr></table>
Sandbox: '"`UNIQ--templatestyles-00000023-QINU`"'<tableclass="box-Expand_section plainlinks metadata ambox mbox-small-left ambox-content"role="presentation"style="width: auto;"><tr><tdclass="mbox-image">[[File:Wiki letter w cropped.svg|20px|alt=[icon]]]</td><tdclass="mbox-text"style="width: auto;"><divclass="mbox-text-span">This section '''needs expansion''' with: 1 January 2010. You can help by [//en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Template:Expand_section/testcases&action=edit§ion= adding to it].<spanclass="hide-when-compact"> ([[Template talk:Expand section/testcases##|talk]])</span></div></td></tr></table>
OK, so there's special code in {{Ambox}} that checks for {{subst:Date}}.
Once I look at this saved page, I see {{subst:DATE}} has actually been changed to "date=June 2013". (C.f. {{subst:CURRENTDATE}}:"03:01, Wednesday June 12, 2013 (UTC)") Note also {{DATE}}:"date={{subst:CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{subst:CURRENTYEAR}}", which will be identical when I save, but the difference is it isn't substed in the preview until the template page is used (transcribed).
Test cases, 2011-12-22
Parameter |with= equivalent to |1=
{{Expand section/sandbox|with=Foo bar baz quux|{{subst:DATE}}}}
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Old {{{1}}}: '"`UNIQ--templatestyles-0000002B-QINU`"'<tableclass="box-Expand_section plainlinks metadata ambox mbox-small-left ambox-content"role="presentation"><tr><tdclass="mbox-image">[[File:Wiki letter w cropped.svg|20px|alt=[icon]]]</td><tdclass="mbox-text"><divclass="mbox-text-span">This section '''needs expansion''' with: Foo bar baz quux. You can help by [//en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Template:Expand_section/testcases&action=edit§ion= adding to it].<spanclass="hide-when-compact"> ([[Template talk:Expand section/testcases##|talk]])</span><spanclass='date-container'><i>(<spanclass='date'>December 2011</span>)</i></span></div></td></tr></table>
New {{{with}}}: '"`UNIQ--templatestyles-0000002C-QINU`"'<tableclass="box-Expand_section plainlinks metadata ambox mbox-small-left ambox-content"role="presentation"style="width: auto;"><tr><tdclass="mbox-image">[[File:Wiki letter w cropped.svg|20px|alt=[icon]]]</td><tdclass="mbox-text"style="width: auto;"><divclass="mbox-text-span">This section '''needs expansion''' with: Foo bar baz quux. You can help by [//en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Template:Expand_section/testcases&action=edit§ion= adding to it].<spanclass="hide-when-compact"> ([[Template talk:Expand section/testcases##|talk]])</span><spanclass='date-container'><i>(<spanclass='date'>December 2011</span>)</i></span></div></td></tr></table>
Line break in code fixes start-of-line display errors (lists, indents, etc.)
{{Expand section/sandbox|1=
*Foo bar
*Baz quux
|{{subst:DATE}}
Old: '"`UNIQ--templatestyles-00000030-QINU`"'<tableclass="box-Expand_section plainlinks metadata ambox mbox-small-left ambox-content"role="presentation"><tr><tdclass="mbox-image">[[File:Wiki letter w cropped.svg|20px|alt=[icon]]]</td><tdclass="mbox-text"><divclass="mbox-text-span">This section '''needs expansion''' with: *Foo bar *Baz quux. You can help by [//en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Template:Expand_section/testcases&action=edit§ion= adding to it].<spanclass="hide-when-compact"> ([[Template talk:Expand section/testcases##|talk]])</span><spanclass='date-container'><i>(<spanclass='date'>December 2011</span>)</i></span></div></td></tr></table>
New: '"`UNIQ--templatestyles-00000031-QINU`"'<tableclass="box-Expand_section plainlinks metadata ambox mbox-small-left ambox-content"role="presentation"style="width: auto;"><tr><tdclass="mbox-image">[[File:Wiki letter w cropped.svg|20px|alt=[icon]]]</td><tdclass="mbox-text"style="width: auto;"><divclass="mbox-text-span">This section '''needs expansion''' with: *Foo bar *Baz quux. You can help by [//en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Template:Expand_section/testcases&action=edit§ion= adding to it].<spanclass="hide-when-compact"> ([[Template talk:Expand section/testcases##|talk]])</span><spanclass='date-container'><i>(<spanclass='date'>December 2011</span>)</i></span></div></td></tr></table>
Line break in code -- current workaround
{{Expand section/sandbox|1=<nowiki />
*Foo bar
*Baz quux
|{{subst:DATE}}
Old: '"`UNIQ--templatestyles-00000036-QINU`"'<tableclass="box-Expand_section plainlinks metadata ambox mbox-small-left ambox-content"role="presentation"><tr><tdclass="mbox-image">[[File:Wiki letter w cropped.svg|20px|alt=[icon]]]</td><tdclass="mbox-text"><divclass="mbox-text-span">This section '''needs expansion''' with: *Foo bar *Baz quux. You can help by [//en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Template:Expand_section/testcases&action=edit§ion= adding to it].<spanclass="hide-when-compact"> ([[Template talk:Expand section/testcases##|talk]])</span><spanclass='date-container'><i>(<spanclass='date'>December 2011</span>)</i></span></div></td></tr></table>
New: '"`UNIQ--templatestyles-00000038-QINU`"'<tableclass="box-Expand_section plainlinks metadata ambox mbox-small-left ambox-content"role="presentation"style="width: auto;"><tr><tdclass="mbox-image">[[File:Wiki letter w cropped.svg|20px|alt=[icon]]]</td><tdclass="mbox-text"style="width: auto;"><divclass="mbox-text-span">This section '''needs expansion''' with: *Foo bar *Baz quux. You can help by [//en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Template:Expand_section/testcases&action=edit§ion= adding to it].<spanclass="hide-when-compact"> ([[Template talk:Expand section/testcases##|talk]])</span><spanclass='date-container'><i>(<spanclass='date'>December 2011</span>)</i></span></div></td></tr></table>