Date.rst

Date

Validates that a value is a valid date, meaning either a DateTime object or a string (or an object that can be cast into a string) that follows a valid YYYY-MM-DD format.

Applies to	:ref:`property or method<validation-property-target>`
Options	message
Class	:class:`Symfony\\Component\\Validator\\Constraints\\Date`
Validator	:class:`Symfony\\Component\\Validator\\Constraints\\DateValidator`

Basic Usage

.. configuration-block::

    .. code-block:: yaml

        # src/Acme/BlogBundle/Resources/config/validation.yml
        Acme\BlogBundle\Entity\Author:
            properties:
                birthday:
                    - Date: ~

    .. code-block:: php-annotations

        // src/Acme/BlogBundle/Entity/Author.php
        use Symfony\Component\Validator\Constraints as Assert;

        class Author
        {
            /**
             * @Assert\Date()
             */
             protected $birthday;
        }

Options

message

type: string default: This value is not a valid date

This message is shown if the underlying data is not a valid date.