To validate the date parameter

Hi all,
Could anyone help me how to validate the date parameter...i want to check the correct format of date(yyyy-mm-dd) while user entering this as parameter....

Thanks
Sankari.S

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mwilliams

Hi Sankari,

What is the purpose for checking this? I believe that as long as the user enters a valid date, it should work.

keith_c06

Sankari,

This has worked for me. It displays an exception if it fails:
// begin code for validate event of parameter
importPackage(java.text);

var dateFormatter = new SimpleDateFormat("yyyy-MM-dd");

try {
var tmp = dateFormatter.parse(params["yourDateParameter"].value;
true;
} catch (err) {
false;
}
// end code

This is based on the java.text.SimpleDateFormat class (I use it regularly in my java programming).

Good luck,

Keith