Form Validation - Date Method

Value should be a valid date

2 files changed, 26 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/system/language/english/form_validation_lang.php b/system/language/english/form_validation_lang.php
index 3bc4515f5..1230ce566 100644
--- a/system/language/english/form_validation_lang.php
+++ b/system/language/english/form_validation_lang.php
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ $lang['form_validation_greater_than']		= 'The {field} field must contain a numbe
 $lang['form_validation_greater_than_equal_to']	= 'The {field} field must contain a number greater than or equal to {param}.';
 $lang['form_validation_between']		= 'The {field} field must contain a number between {param}.';
 $lang['form_validation_in']		= 'The {field} field must be within a predetermined list: {param}.';
+$lang['form_validation_date']		= 'The {field} field must be a proper date.';
 
 /* End of file form_validation_lang.php */
 /* Location: ./system/language/english/form_validation_lang.php */
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/system/libraries/Form_validation.php b/system/libraries/Form_validation.php
index e98c87f81..3e8204eee 100644
--- a/system/libraries/Form_validation.php
+++ b/system/libraries/Form_validation.php
@@ -1475,6 +1475,31 @@ class CI_Form_validation {
 	// --------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 	/**
+	 * Value should be a valid date
+	 *
+	 * @param	string
+	 * @return	bool
+	 */
+	public function date($date)
+	{
+		if (strtotime($date) === FALSE)
+		{
+			return FALSE;
+		}
+
+		if ($date instanceof DateTime)
+		{
+			return TRUE;	
+		}
+
+		$date = date_parse($date);
+
+		return checkdate($date['month'], $date['day'], $date['year']);
+	}
+
+	// --------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+	/**
 	 * Is a Natural number  (0,1,2,3, etc.)
 	 *
 	 * @param	string