DATE keyword
Applies To
Form components with the data type DATE
Property defaults with the data type DATE
Component properties: Data format
Description
Specifies that the value of a component with the DATE data type consists only of a date.
Syntax
DATE( )
Remarks
A component with the DATE data type can parse, validate, and display both date and time user input. The DATE keyword specifies that the component contain only a date. With DATE specified, the value of a component returned by a script is a date, although the property to which the component is bound may contain both date and time data.
The keyword can serve as a parameter of the DEFAULTFORMAT keyword in data-type specifications. See DEFAULTFORMAT, TIME, and DATETIME in Related Topics.
Example
With the following data-type specification, a component displays only a date, and it parses and validates only the date portion of user input.
DATATYPE(DATE) DEFAULTFORMAT(DATE())