docs/validators/Date.md
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()->assert('2017-12-31');
// Validation passes successfully
v::date()->assert('2020-02-29');
// Validation passes successfully
v::date()->assert('2019-02-29');
// → "2019-02-29" must be a date in the "2005-12-30" format
v::date('m/d/y')->assert('12/31/17');
// Validation passes successfully
v::date('F jS, Y')->assert('May 1st, 2017');
// Validation passes successfully
v::date('Ydm')->assert(20173112);
// Validation passes successfully
Date::TEMPLATE_STANDARD| Mode | Template |
|---|---|
default | {{subject}} must be a date in the {{sample}} format |
inverted | {{subject}} must not be a date in the {{sample}} format |
| Placeholder | Description |
|---|---|
subject | The validated input or the custom validator name (if specified). |
sample |
| Version | Description |
|---|---|
| 3.0.0 | Templates changed |
| 2.0.0 | Changed to only validate dates |
| 0.3.9 | Created as Date |