cakephp-2.0 > Validation :: date()
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date

line:296 at /lib/Cake/Utility/Validation.php
Date validation, determines if the string passed is a valid date. keys that expect full month, day and year will validate leap years

Method

(boolean) public date ($check, $format = 'ymd', $regex = null)

Parameters

ParameterTypeCommentDefault
$check string required a valid date string
$format mixed optional Use a string or an array of the keys below. Arrays should be passed as array('dmy', 'mdy', etc) Keys: dmy 27-12-2006 or 27-12-06 separators can be a space, period, dash, forward slash mdy 12-27-2006 or 12-27-06 separators can be a space, period, dash, forward slash ymd 2006-12-27 or 06-12-27 separators can be a space, period, dash, forward slash dMy 27 December 2006 or 27 Dec 2006 Mdy December 27, 2006 or Dec 27, 2006 comma is optional My December 2006 or Dec 2006 my 12/2006 separators can be a space, period, dash, forward slash 'ymd'
$regex string optional If a custom regular expression is used this is the only validation that will occur. null

Return

boolean

Comment

Date validation, determines if the string passed is a valid date.
keys that expect full month, day and year will validate leap years

@param string $check a valid date string
@param mixed $format Use a string or an array of the keys below. Arrays should be passed as array('dmy', 'mdy', etc)
Keys: dmy 27-12-2006 or 27-12-06 separators can be a space, period, dash, forward slash
mdy 12-27-2006 or 12-27-06 separators can be a space, period, dash, forward slash
ymd 2006-12-27 or 06-12-27 separators can be a space, period, dash, forward slash
dMy 27 December 2006 or 27 Dec 2006
Mdy December 27, 2006 or Dec 27, 2006 comma is optional
My December 2006 or Dec 2006
my 12/2006 separators can be a space, period, dash, forward slash
@param string $regex If a custom regular expression is used this is the only validation that will occur.
@return boolean Success