Mage_Eav_Model_Entity_Attribute_Backend_Datetime Class Reference

Inheritance diagram for Mage_Eav_Model_Entity_Attribute_Backend_Datetime:

List of all members.

Public Member Functions
	beforeSave ($object)
	formatDate ($date)

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Detailed Description

Definition at line 27 of file Datetime.php.

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Member Function Documentation

beforeSave

(

$

object

)

Reimplemented from Mage_Eav_Model_Entity_Attribute_Backend_Abstract.

Reimplemented in Mage_Catalog_Model_Product_Attribute_Backend_Startdate.

Definition at line 29 of file Datetime.php.

    {
        $_formated = $object->getData($this->getAttribute()->getName() . '_is_formated');
        if (!$_formated) {
            try {
                $value = $this->formatDate($object->getData($this->getAttribute()->getName()));
            } catch (Exception $e) {
                throw new Exception("Invalid date.");
            }
            $object->setData($this->getAttribute()->getName(), $value);
            $object->setData($this->getAttribute()->getName() . '_is_formated', true);
        }
    }

formatDate

(

$

date

)

Prepare date for save in DB

string format used from input fields (all date input fields need apply locale settings) int value can be declared in code (this meen whot we use valid date)

Parameters:

string

| int $date

Returns:

string

Definition at line 52 of file Datetime.php.

    {
        if (empty($date)) {
            return null;
        }
        // unix timestamp given - simply instantiate date object
        if (preg_match('/^[0-9]+$/', $date)) {
            $date = new Zend_Date((int)$date);
        }
        // parse this date in current locale, do not apply GMT offset
        else {
            $date = Mage::app()->getLocale()->date($date,
               Mage::app()->getLocale()->getDateFormat(Mage_Core_Model_Locale::FORMAT_TYPE_SHORT),
               null, false
            );
        }
        return $date->toString(Varien_Date::DATETIME_INTERNAL_FORMAT);
    }

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The documentation for this class was generated from the following file:

• app/code/core/Mage/Eav/Model/Entity/Attribute/Backend/Datetime.php