v::date()
v::date(string $format)
Validates if input is a date:
v::date()->validate('2009-01-01'); //true
Also accepts strtotime values:
v::date()->validate('now'); //true
And DateTime instances:
v::date()->validate(new DateTime); //true
You can pass a format when validating strings:
v::date('Y-m-d')->validate('01-01-2009'); //false
Format has no effect when validating DateTime instances.
Message template for this validator includes {{format}}
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See also: