Class PTDateValidator

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class PTDateValidator

Static class for validating dates using known format patterns for a given language.

Usage:	
 	PTDateValidator.validateDate('4/6/2005', 'en');
 

- PTDate
- PTNumberUtil
- PTStringUtil
- PTStringBuffer

Field Detail

TIME_POLICY_ALLOW_TIMES

<static> <final> Number TIME_POLICY_ALLOW_TIMES

Allow Times time-policy constant

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TIME_POLICY_FORBID_TIMES

<static> <final> Number TIME_POLICY_FORBID_TIMES

Forbid Times time-policy constant

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TIME_POLICY_REQUIRE_TIMES

<static> <final> Number TIME_POLICY_REQUIRE_TIMES

Require Times time-policy constant

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VERSION

<static> <final> Object VERSION

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PTDateValidator

PTDateValidator()

PTDateValidator static Object constructor

Returns:
a PTDateValidator Object Author Patrick Corcoran

Requires:
- PTDate
- PTNumberUtil
- PTStringUtil
- PTStringBuffer

validateDate

<static> Boolean validateDate(dateString, locale, alertOnFailure, timePolicy, formatList)

Validate a string to determine if it is a valid date

Parameters:
dateString - String to validate (String)
locale - Locale to use for validation purposes (String)
alertOnFailure - Whether or not to alert on failure, optional (boolean)
timePolicy - Policy to use regarding times, optional (integer)
formatList - Array of format strings for comparison, optional (Array)

Returns:
true if the arguments represent a valid date