Hi Joe, You could just handle the error.
['1/22/2016' asDate class = Date ] on: Error do: [:ex | ^false] returns true ['15/22/2016' asDate class = Date ] on: Error do: [:ex | ^false] returns false Or even [myDate := '1/22/2016' asDate] on: Error do: [:ex | ^nil]. Then you can just check if myDate isNil. All the best, Ron Teitelbaum Head Of Engineering 3D Immersive Collaboration Consulting r...@3dicc.com Follow Me On Twitter: @RonTeitelbaum www.3Dicc.com https://www.google.com/+3Dicc > -----Original Message----- > From: beginners-boun...@lists.squeakfoundation.org [mailto:beginners- > boun...@lists.squeakfoundation.org] On Behalf Of Joseph Alotta > Sent: Tuesday, March 29, 2016 8:07 PM > To: beginners@lists.squeakfoundation.org > Subject: [Newbies] How to test a String if it is a valid date? > > Greetings, > > I want to test a String to see if it can be a Date using mm/dd/yyyy format. I > want something that won’t cause a walkback window. Is there a String > method isValidAsADate? > > Sincerely, > > Joe. > > > > _______________________________________________ > Beginners mailing list > Beginners@lists.squeakfoundation.org > http://lists.squeakfoundation.org/mailman/listinfo/beginners _______________________________________________ Beginners mailing list Beginners@lists.squeakfoundation.org http://lists.squeakfoundation.org/mailman/listinfo/beginners