My question was directed more to the intelligence of the Calendar class. I think it knows when a year is a leap year. And if you set Calendar.setLenient( true ), it will even roll over to the proper date if a user enters something like Feb 30, 2003.
Mark -----Original Message----- From: James Childers [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, July 23, 2003 4:40 PM To: Struts Users Mailing List Subject: RE: Birthdate validation ? Because, except on leap years, there is no 2/29. Silly person. -= J > -----Original Message----- > From: Mark Galbreath [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, July 23, 2003 3:32 PM > To: 'Struts Users Mailing List' > Subject: RE: Birthdate validation ? > > > What makes you say that? Why would Calendar make 2/29 3/1? > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Alex Shneyderman [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, July 23, 2003 8:21 PM > > Be carefull with that because if you set Feb 29, 2003 your > date is going to > be March 1, 2003 and Calendar will not say a thing. You > should probably fix > a birthdate validator. > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Adam Levine [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Wednesday, July 23, 2003 2:18 PM > > > > Use Calendar, more than likely the concrete GregorianCalendar. > > > > Calendar.setField(<field>, <field value>); x3 > > > > Calendar.getTime() -> Date > > > > > > From: Erez Efrati <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Reply-To: "Struts Users Mailing List" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: 'Struts Users Mailing List' <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Subject: Birthdate validation ? > > Date: Wed, 23 Jul 2003 21:03:53 +0200 > > > > I have a birth date field composed of three different fields of day > > month and a year. Now, what is the best way to receive > those three and > > combine them into a java.sql.Date class and performing validation > > using the validator? > > > > Hope someone been there done that.. > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
