Date
Summary
Validates and stores a date value.Properties
| Name | Internal name | Searchable | Information collector |
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | ezdate | Yes. | No. |
Description
This datatype allows the validation, storage and retrieval of dates consisting of a year, month and day value. The valid input range is 01.01.1970 - 19.01.2038. The following screenshot shows the class attribute edit interface of this datatype.
Class attribute edit interface for the "Date" datatype.
Default value
The "Default value" parameter has two options: "Empty" and "Current date". The default setting is "Empty", which means that when a new object is created, the attribute using this datatype will be empty. If the "Current date" setting is used, the current date will be set when a new object is created.
Object attribute edit interface
The following screenshot shows the object attribute edit interface for this datatye.
Object attribute edit interface for the "Date" datatype.
Raw output
The ".content" of an ezcontentobjectattribute object using this datatype returns an ezdate object.
Balazs Halasy (21/02/2005 2:36 pm)
Balazs Halasy (02/05/2005 7:59 am)
Comments
Ridiculous lower limit on date.
Thursday 06 April 2006 9:05:59 pm
TC
Yes, I know about epoc. Still there are no reasons to implement such limits in any system.
What is the proper way to register dates before 1970 in eZ?