Rose::DateTime::Parser(3pm) User Contributed Perl Documentation Rose::DateTime::Parser(3pm)
NAME
Rose::DateTime::Parser - DateTime parser object.
SYNOPSIS
use Rose::DateTime::Parser;
$parser = Rose::DateTime::Parser->new(time_zone => 'UTC');
$dt = $parser->parse_date('4/30/2001 8am')
or warn $parser->error;
DESCRIPTION
Rose::DateTime::Parser encapsulates a particular kind of call to Rose::DateTime::Util's parse_date and parse_european_date functions. The
object maintains the desired time zone, which is then passed to each call.
This class inherits from, and follows the conventions of, Rose::Object. See the Rose::Object documentation for more information.
CONSTRUCTOR
new PARAMS
Constructs a new Rose::DateTime::Parser object based on PARAMS, where PARAMS are name/value pairs. Any object method is a valid
parameter name.
OBJECT METHODS
error [ERROR]
Get or set the error message string.
european [BOOL]
Get or set a boolean value that controls how the parse_date method will interpret "xx/xx/xxxx" dates: either month/day/year or
year/month/day.
If true, then the parse_date method will pass its arguments to Rose::DateTime::Util's parse_european_date function, which interprets
such dates as "dd/mm/yyyy".
If false, then the parse_date method will temporarily force non-European date parsing and then call Rose::DateTime::Util's parse_date
function, which will interpret the date as "mm/dd/yyyy".
This attribute defaults to the value returned by the Rose::DateTime::Util->european_dates class method called at the time the
Rose::DateTime::Parser object is constructed.
If the BOOL argument is undefined (instead of "false, but defined") then the attribute will return to its default value by calling the
Rose::DateTime::Util->european_dates class method again. To unambiguously set the attribute to true or false, pass a defined value
like 1 or 0.
parse_date STRING
Attempt to parse STRING by passing it to Rose::DateTime::Util's parse_date or parse_european_date function. The choice is controlled
by the european attribute.
If parsing is successful, the resulting DateTime object is returned. Otherwise, error is set and false is returned.
parse_datetime STRING
This method is an alias for parse_date()
parse_european_date STRING
Attempt to parse STRING by passing it to Rose::DateTime::Util's parse_european_date function (regardless of the value of the european
attribute). If parsing is successful, the resulting DateTime object is returned. Otherwise, error is set and false is returned.
time_zone [STRING]
Get or set the time zone string passed to Rose::DateTime::Util's parse_date function. Defaults to the value returned by the
Rose::DateTime::Util->time_zone class method.
AUTHOR
John C. Siracusa (siracusa@gmail.com)
LICENSE
Copyright (c) 2010 by John C. Siracusa. All rights reserved. This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
under the same terms as Perl itself.
perl v5.12.3 2010-03-23 Rose::DateTime::Parser(3pm)