function date_text_input_value in Date 6

Same name and namespace in other branches

1. 5.2 date_api_elements.inc \date_text_input_value()
2. 6.2 date_api_elements.inc \date_text_input_value()

Helper function for extracting a date value out of user input.

1 call to date_text_input_value()

date_text_validate in ./date_api_elements.inc

Validation for text input.

File

./date_api_elements.inc, line 445

Date API elements themes and validation. This file is only included during the edit process to reduce memory usage.

Code

function date_text_input_value($element) {
  $form_values = $element['#value'];
  $input = $form_values['date'];
  if (!$element['#required'] && trim($input) == '') {
    return NULL;
  }
  $value = date_convert_from_custom($input, $element['#date_format']);

  // If it creates a valid date, use it.
  if (date_is_valid($value)) {
    return $value;
  }
  else {
    $date = strtotime($input, 0);
    if (date_is_valid($date, DATE_UNIX)) {
      return date_convert($date, DATE_UNIX, DATE_DATETIME);
    }
  }
  return NULL;
}