DateTime::Incomplete uses a 'base' attribute, which you can set to an arbitrary value:
base => DateTime->now base => DateTime->today Flávio 2009/5/31 Shane McCarron <sh...@aptest.com>: > I would also mention that, at least this year, there are timezones such as > in Egypt that have no time 00:00:00 on the day when the clocks move ahead - > their timezone definition goes from 23:59:59 to 01:00:00 on that day. > > Steven Schubiger wrote: >> >> DateTime::Format::Natural currently does calculate its dates and times >> with an initial DateTime object received by "DateTime->now" (with timezone >> support). As a consequence thereof, many resulting final DateTime objects >> within DateTime::Format::Natural will retain for units that have not been >> altered the initial values. >> >> Clayton L. Scott suggested to introduce a "date_only" option, which would >> ignore (or reset) the time part for date-only strings. I intend to provide >> the names of the units to reset through according metadata entries in the >> grammar class. Later when post-processing data, the units would be >> resetted. >> >> Some examples from the adjusted and yet unreleased tests: >> >> * 27/5/1979 >> (without date_only: 27.05.1979 01:13:00) (with date_only: >> 27.05.1979 00:00:00) >> * yesterday (without date_only: 23.11.2006 01:13:08) >> (with date_only: 23.11.2006 00:00:00) >> * next hour >> (without date_only: 24.11.2006 02:13:08) >> (with date_only: 24.11.2006 02:00:00) >> * sunday 11:00 (without date_only: 26.11.2006 11:00:08) (with >> date_only: 26.11.2006 11:00:00) >> >> As mentioned above, I concur that it is worthwhile to implement (i.e., >> set the option per default and leave it open to the user to disable it), >> but I'm a bit unsure that "date_only" is the most suitable name for this >> new constructor option (given that it does not always reset just all time >> components). >> >> Suggestions and ideas welcome. >> >> Thanks, >> > > -- > Shane P. McCarron Phone: +1 763 786-8160 x120 > Managing Director Fax: +1 763 786-8180 > ApTest Minnesota Inet: sh...@aptest.com > > >
