Date
Date()Date(string $format)
Validates if input is a date. The $format argument should be in accordance to
PHP's date() function, but only those are allowed:
| Format | Description | Values |
|---|---|---|
d |
Day of the month, 2 digits with leading zeros | 01 to 31 |
j |
Day of the month without leading zeros | 1 to 31 |
S |
English ordinal suffix for the day of the month, 2 characters | st, nd, rd or th |
F |
A full textual representation of a month, such as January or March | January to December |
m |
Numeric representation of a month, with leading zeros | 01 to 12 |
M |
A short textual representation of a month, three letters | Jan to Dec |
n |
Numeric representation of a month, without leading zeros | 1 to 12 |
Y |
A full numeric representation of a year, 4 digits | Examples: 1988 or 2017 |
y |
A two digit representation of a year | Examples: 88 or 17 |
When a $format is not given its default value is Y-m-d.
v::date()->validate('2017-12-31'); // true
v::date()->validate('2020-02-29'); // true
v::date()->validate('2019-02-29'); // false
v::date('m/d/y')->validate('12/31/17'); // true
v::date('F jS, Y')->validate('May 1st, 2017'); // true
v::date('Ydm')->validate(20173112); // true
Categorization
- Date and Time
Changelog
| Version | Description |
|---|---|
| 2.0.0 | Changed to only validate dates |
| 0.3.9 | Created as Date |
See also: