CFML Reference
ColdFusion Functions

IsNumericDate

Description

Evaluates the "real value" of a date/time object.

Return value

True, if number represents "real value" of a date/time object; otherwise, False.

Category

Date and time functions, Decision functions

Syntax

IsNumericDate(number) 

See also

IsDate, ParseDateTime

Parameters

Parameter	Description
number	A real number

Example

<h3>IsNumericDate Example</h3>
<cfif IsDefined("FORM.theTestValue")>
<!--- test if the value is Numeric or a pre-formatted Date value --->
  <cfif IsNumeric(FORM.theTestValue) or IsDate(FORM.theTestValue)>
<!--- if this value is a numericDate value, then pass --->
    <cfif IsNumericDate(FORM.theTestValue)>
    <h3>The string <cfoutput>#DE(FORM.theTestValue)#</cfoutput> is a 
valid numeric date</h3>
    <cfelse>
    <h3>The string <cfoutput>#DE(FORM.theTestValue)#</cfoutput> is not a 
valid numeric date</h3>
    </cfif>
  <cfelse>
  <h3>The string <cfoutput>#DE(FORM.theTestValue)#</cfoutput> is not a 
valid numeric date</h3>
  </cfif>
</cfif>
<form action = "isNumericDate.cfm">
<p>Enter a string, and discover if it can be evaluated to a date value.
<p><input type = "Text" name = "TheTestValue" value = "<cfoutput>#Now()#
 </cfoutput>">
<input type = "Submit" value = "Is it a Date?" name = "">
</form>

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