void constructor HTML_QuickForm_date::HTML_QuickForm_date (
string $elementName
= null
, mixed $elementLabel
= null
, array $options = array()
, mixed $attributes
= null
)
The $options
parameter controls the element's appearance. It is an associative array of the form 'option name' => 'option value'.
'language'
'en'
.
date element supports many languages. If your one is not supported, send us the translation, we'll gladly include it.
'format'
Format string for the date, based on PHP's date() function. The following characters are recognised:
Default is 'dMY'
.
'minYear'
Minimum year in year select. Default is 2001.
'maxYear'
Maximum year in year select. Default is 2010.
On'minYear'
and'maxYear'
When
'minYear'
>'maxYear'
the years in the select will be displayed in descending order.
'addEmptyOption'
Should an empty option be added to the top of each select box? Default is FALSE. This may be set for individual fields also, if one passes an array of the form array('format char' => TRUE, ..., 'another format char' => FALSE)
'emptyOptionValue'
The value passed by the empty option. Default is ''
.
'emptyOptionText'
The text displayed for the empty option. Default is ' '
.
This may be set for individual fields also, if one passes an array of the form
array('format char' => 'some text', ..., 'another format char' => 'some other text')
'optionIncrement'
Step to increase the option values by. Works for 'i'
and 's'
formats currently. Default is array('i' => 1, 's' => 1).
$elementName
Element's name
$elementLabel
Label(s) for an element
$options
Options to control the element's display
$attributes
Either a typical HTML attribute string or an associative array
throws no exceptions thrown
This function can not be called statically.