Class DateManager

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class DateManager

Manager class that provides static methods to manage the DateBox and DateDialog classes. A static object of this class is avaialable with name DateMgr.

var DateMgr = new DateManager();

The Date Formating Symbols

The Date Formatting Symbols are as follows:

• yy   - Two-digit year
• yyyy - Four-digit year
• mm   - Two-digit month
• mmm  - Month name (short form)
• mmmm - Month name (long form)
• dd   - Day of month
• ddd  - Week Day (sort form)
• dddd - Week Day (Long form)
• hh   - Hour
• nn   - Minute
• ss   - Second
• ss   - Second
• Integer - The value is an Integer
• Parse - The value is parsed with Date.parse() method.
• today - The current date according to the browser's clock.

The today reserved word

If today reserved word is used as a date value it is substituted with the current date according to the browser's clock.

The Relative Date Definitions

The date values can be defined relatively by using relative date definition symbols after the date values.

Examples:

2007.01.01 +1y	One year ago from the date
today -1m	One month ago from today
today +10d	10 days later

 
Defined in Date.js

Constructor Detail

DateManager

DateManager()

calendarDateStatusHandler

Object calendarDateStatusHandler(date)

calendarSelectHandler

void calendarSelectHandler(cal, date)

closeCalendarIfTab

Object closeCalendarIfTab(e)

convertDate

Object convertDate(value, iformat, oformat, silent)

Converts a date from one format to another and returns it.

Parameters:
value - The string that contains a date in input format
iformat - The input format
oformat - The output format
silent - Specify true if no error message should be alerted when an exception occurs

dateChanged

void dateChanged(node)

Informs the DateBox object that there is a change in the date.

Parameters:
node - The DOM node of the HTML INPUT Element that has changed

dayChanged

void dayChanged(node)

Informs the DataDialog object about the change in the Day.

Parameters:
node - The DOM node of the Day element node that has changed

destroyCal

void destroyCal()

formatDate

Object formatDate(theDate, formatStr)

Builds a formatted data string and returns it.

Parameters:
theDate - The data as Date object
formatStr - The format string. See Date Formatting Symbols

getDefaultDate

Object getDefaultDate(f,props)

getFromDate

Object getFromDate(f,props)

getToDate

Object getToDate(f,props)

getValueByFormat

Object getValueByFormat(theDate, format)

hideCalendar

void hideCalendar()

monthChanged

void monthChanged(node)

Informs the DataDialog object about the change in the Month.

Parameters:
node - The DOM node of the Month element node that has changed

parseDate

Object parseDate(valueStr, formatStr, defValue)

Parses the date given in the value string according to the specified format and returns it.

Parameters:
valueStr - The string that keeps the date to parse. See Date Formatting Symbols
formatStr - The string that keeps format for parsing. See Date Formatting Symbols
defValue - The default value to return when parsing fails. If this parameter s not provided and parsig fails the cause of the error is alerted.

parseIfExists

Object parseIfExists(formatStr,format,valueStr,def)

parseLongDay

Object parseLongDay(day)

parseLongMonth

Object parseLongMonth(month)

parseShortDay

Object parseShortDay(day)

parseShortMonth

Object parseShortMonth(month)

parseUnitValue

Object parseUnitValue(format,valueStr)

parseValueDate

Object parseValueDate(value,f,props)

showCalendar

void showCalendar(node)

yearChanged

void yearChanged(node)

Informs the DataDialog object about the change in the Year.

Parameters:
node - The DOM node of the Year element node that has changed