function date_default_date

Create a date object from a datetime string value.

File

core/modules/date/date.elements.inc, line 143

Date forms and form themes and validation.

Code

function date_default_date($element) {
  $granularity = date_format_order($element['#date_format']);
  $default_value = $element['#default_value'];
  $format = DATE_FORMAT_DATETIME;

  // The text and popup widgets might return less than a full datetime string.
  if (strlen($element['#default_value']) < 19) {
    switch (strlen($element['#default_value'])) {
      case 16:
        $format = 'Y-m-d H:i';
        break;

      case 13:
        $format = 'Y-m-d H';
        break;

      case 10:
        $format = 'Y-m-d';
        break;

      case 7:
        $format = 'Y-m';
        break;

      case 4:
        $format = 'Y';
        break;
    }
  }
  $date = new BackdropDateTime($default_value, $element['#date_timezone'], $format);
  if (is_object($date)) {
    $date->limitGranularity($granularity);
    if ($date->validGranularity($granularity, $element['#date_flexible'])) {
      date_increment_round($date, $element['#date_increment']);
    }
    return $date;
  }
  return NULL;
}