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NAME

Validation::Class::Directive::Date - Date Directive for Validation Class Field Definitions

VERSION

version 7.900059

SYNOPSIS

my $rules = Validation::Class::Simple->new(
fields => {
creation_date => {
date => 1
}
}
);
# set parameters to be validated
$rules->params->add($parameters);
# validate
unless ($rules->validate) {
# handle the failures
}

DESCRIPTION

Validation::Class::Directive::Date is a core validation class field directive that provides validation of simple date formats.

  • alternative argument: an-array-of-options

  • option: dmy e.g. 27-12-2006 or 27-12-06

  • option: mdy e.g. 12-27-2006 or 12-27-06

  • option: ymd e.g. 2006-12-27 or 06-12-27

  • option: dMy e.g. 27 December 2006 or 27 Dec 2006

  • option: Mdy e.g. December 27, 2006 or Dec 27, 2006 (comma optional)

  • option: My e.g. December 2006 or Dec 2006

  • option: my e.g. 12/2006

    This directive can be passed a single value or an array of values:

    fields => {
    creation_date => {
    date => ['dmy', 'mdy']
    }
    }

AUTHOR

Al Newkirk <anewkirk@ana.io>

COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE

This software is copyright (c) 2011 by Al Newkirk.

This is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as the Perl 5 programming language system itself.