| LSISDATE | |
| Description
Determines whether a string is a valid representation of a date/time value in the current locale. |
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True, if the string can be formatted as a date/time value in the current locale; False, otherwise. |
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| Category
Date and time functions, Display and formatting functions, International functions |
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Function syntaxLSIsDate(string) |
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| See also
CreateDateTime, GetLocale, IsNumericDate, LSDateFormat, ParseDateTime, SetLocale; "Handling data in ColdFusion MX" in Chapter 17, "Developing Globalized Applications," in ColdFusion MX Developer's Guide |
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| History
ColdFusion MX:
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| Usage
A date/time object is in the range 100 AD-9999 AD. To set the default display format of date, time, number, and currency values, use the SetLocale function. |
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Example<h3>LSIsDate Example</h3>
<cfif IsDefined("FORM.locale")>
<!--- if locale is defined, set locale to that entry --->
<cfset NewLocale = SetLocale(FORM.locale)>
<p>Is the value "<cfoutput>#FORM.myValue#</cFOUTPUT>" a proper date
value for <cfoutput>#GetLocale()#</cfoutput>?
<p>Answer: <cfoutput>#LSIsDate(FORM.myValue)#</cfoutput>
</cfif>
<p><form action = "LSIsDate.cfm">
<p>Select a locale for which you would like to check a date value:
<!--- check the current locale for server --->
<cfset serverLocale = GetLocale()>
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