August 2003
Intermediate to advanced
1140 pages
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English
IsDate
IsDate(string)Returns true if the specified string can be
converted to a valid date/time object or false if
it can’t. Valid dates must be in the range AD
100-9999. For information on how ColdFusion MX handles two-digit
years, see CreateDate( ). Examples:
<cfoutput>
Now( ): #IsDate(Now( ))#<br>
04/15/2003: #IsDate('04/15/2003')#<br>
15/04/2003: #IsDate('15/04/2003')#<br>
13/13/2003: #IsDate('13/13/2003')#<br>
August 15, 2003: #IsDate('August 15, 2003')#<br>
15 Apr 2003: #IsDate('15 Apr 2003')#<br>
August fifteenth, nineteen hundred ninety eight : #IsDate('August fifteenth,
nineteen hundred ninety eight')#<br>
7 p.m.: #IsDate('7 p.m.')#<br>
7pm: #IsDate('7pm')#<br>
19:00: #IsDate('19:00')#<br>
six thirty: #IsDate('six thirty')#
</cfoutput>