This Field Type represents a date without time information.
| Name | Internal name | Expected input type |
|---|---|---|
Date | ezdate | mixed |
Table of contents:
Description
This Field Type makes it possible to store and retrieve date information.
Input expectations
If input value is of type string or integer, it will be passed directly to the PHP's built-in \DateTime class constructor, therefore the same input format expectations apply.
It is also possible to directly pass an instance of \DateTime.
| Type | Example |
|---|---|
string | "2012-08-28 12:20 Europe/Berlin" |
integer | 1346149200 |
\DateTime | new \DateTime() |
Time information is not stored.
Before storing, the provided input value will be set to the the beginning of the day in the given or the environment timezone.
Value object
Properties
The Value class of this field type contains the following properties:
| Property | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
$date | \DateTime | This property will be used for the text content. |
String representation
String representation of the date value will generate the date string in the format "l d F Y" as accepted by PHP's built-in date() function.
Example:
Wednesday 22 May 2013
Constructor
The constructor for this value object will initialize a new Value object with the value provided. It accepts an instance of PHP's built-in \DateTime class.
Hash format
Hash value of this Field Type is an array with two keys:
Key | Type | Description | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| integer | Time information as a timestamp. |
|
| string | Time information as a string in RFC 850 date format. As input, this will have higher precedence over the | "Friday, 23-May-14 14:56:14 GMT+0000" |
Validation
This Field Type does not perform any special validation of the input value.
Settings
The field definition of this Field Type can be configured with one option:
| Name | Type | Default value | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
defaultType | mixed | Type::DEFAULT_EMPTY | One of the See below for more details. |
Following defaultType default value options are available as constants in the eZ\Publish\Core\FieldType\Date\Type class:
| Constant | Description |
|---|---|
DEFAULT_EMPTY | Default value will be empty. |
DEFAULT_CURRENT_DATE | Default value will use current date. |