# Class Date

The Date complex data type

  AlphaType
  Date implements AlphaTypeInterface

Package: alpha::model::types
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License: The BSD License
Author: John Collins <dev@alphaframework.org>
Version: $Id: Date.inc 1548 2012-07-29 17:07:07Z alphadevx $
Since: 1.0
Located at model/types/Date.inc

Methods summary
`public` | # `__construct( string $date = '' )` Constructor. Leave $date param empty to default to now. Constructor. Leave $date param empty to default to now. #### Parameters $date `string` $date Date string in the ISO format YYYY-MM-DD. #### Throws ``IllegalArguementException`` #### Since 1.0
`public` | # `setValue( string $date )` Accepts a full date string in ISO YYYY-mm-dd format and populates relevent Date attributes. Accepts a full date string in ISO YYYY-mm-dd format and populates relevent Date attributes. #### Parameters $date `string` $date #### Throws ``IllegalArguementException`` #### Since 1.0 #### Implementation of `AlphaTypeInterface::setValue()`
`public` | # `setDateValue( integer $year, integer $month, integer $day )` Set the Date attributes to match the three values provided Set the Date attributes to match the three values provided #### Parameters $year `integer` $year $month `integer` $month $day `integer` $day #### Throws ``IllegalArguementException`` #### Since 1.0
`public string` | # `getValue( )` Get the date value as a string in the format "YYYY-MM-DD" Get the date value as a string in the format "YYYY-MM-DD" #### Returns `string` #### Since 1.0 #### Implementation of `AlphaTypeInterface::getValue()`
`public integer` | # `getUnixValue( )` Return the value in UNIX timestamp format Return the value in UNIX timestamp format #### Returns `integer` #### Since 1.0
`public string` | # `getEuroValue( )` Get the date value as a string in the format "DD/MM/YYYY" Get the date value as a string in the format "DD/MM/YYYY" #### Returns `string` #### Since 1.0
`public string` | # `getUSValue( )` Get the date value as a string in the format "MM/DD/YYYY" Get the date value as a string in the format "MM/DD/YYYY" #### Returns `string` #### Since 1.0
`public integer` | # `getYear( )` Get the year part Get the year part #### Returns `integer` #### Since 1.0
`public integer` | # `getMonth( )` Get the month part Get the month part #### Returns `integer` #### Since 1.0
`public integer` | # `getDay( )` Get the day part Get the day part #### Returns `integer` #### Since 1.0
`public string` | # `getWeekday( )` Get the textual weekday part, e.g. Monday Get the textual weekday part, e.g. Monday #### Returns `string` #### Since 1.0
`public` | # `populateFromString( string $date )` Accepts a full date string in YYYY-MM-DD format and populates relevent Date attributes. Accepts a full date string in YYYY-MM-DD format and populates relevent Date attributes. #### Parameters $date `string` $date #### Throws ``IllegalArguementException`` #### Since 1.0
`public string` | # `getRule( )` Get the validation rule Get the validation rule #### Returns `string` #### Since 1.0
`public` | # `setRule( string $rule )` Set the validation rule Set the validation rule #### Parameters $rule `string` $rule #### Since 1.0

Methods inherited from AlphaType
`__toString(), getHelper(), setHelper()`

Properties summary
`private integer` | $year | `` | # The year part The year part #### Since 1.0
`private integer` | $month | `` | # The month part The month part #### Since 1.0
`private integer` | $day | `` | # The day part The day part #### Since 1.0
`private string` | $weekday | `` | # The textual version of the day, e.g. Monday The textual version of the day, e.g. Monday #### Since 1.0
`private string` | $validationRule | `` | # The validation rule (reg-ex) applied to Date values The validation rule (reg-ex) applied to Date values #### Since 1.0
`protected string` | $helper | `'Not a valid date value! A date should be in the ISO format YYYY-MM-DD.'` | # The error message returned for invalid values The error message returned for invalid values #### Since 1.0