LSIsDate |
Description
Determines whether a string is a valid representation of a date/time value in the current locale.
Returns
True, if the string can be formatted as a date/time value in the current locale; False, otherwise.
Category
Date and time functions, Display and formatting functions, International functions
Function syntax
    LSIsDate(string)
See also
CreateDateTime, GetLocale, IsNumericDate, LSDateFormat, ParseDateTime, SetLocale
History
ColdFusion MX: Changed formatting behavior: this function might return a different result than in earlier releases. This function uses Java standard locale formatting rules on all platforms. Changed behavior: this function accepts a dash or hyphen character only in the Dutch(Standard) and Portuguese (Standard) locales. If called this way (for example, LsIsDate("3-1-2002") in any other locale, this function returns False. (Earlier releases returned True.) Changed behavior: when using the SUN JRE 1.3.1 on an English(UK) locale, this function returns False for a date that has a one-digit month or day (for example, 1/1/01). To work around this, insert a zero in a one-digit month or day (for example, 01/01/01).
Parameters
Parameter | Description
string | A string or a variable that contains one
Usage
A date/time object is in the range 100 AD-9999 AD.
To set the default display format of date, time, number, and currency values, use the SetLocale function.
Example
    <h3>LSIsDate Example</h3>
    <cfif IsDefined("FORM.locale")>
       <!--- if locale is defined, set locale to that entry --->
       <cfset NewLocale = SetLocale(FORM.locale)>
       <p>Is the value "<cfoutput>#FORM.myValue#</cFOUTPUT>" a proper date
    value for <cfoutput>#GetLocale()#</cfoutput>?
       <p>Answer: <cfoutput>#LSIsDate(FORM.myValue)#</cfoutput>
    </cfif>
    <p><form action = "LSIsDate.cfm">
    <p>Select a locale for which you would like to check a date value:
    <!--- check the current locale for server --->
    <cfset serverLocale = GetLocale()>

string |
A string or a variable that contains one