Re: [rt.cpan.org #23314] Feature request - return partial dates

[Flavio S. Glock]

Forwarding to the DateTime list for discussion:

2006/11/15, via RT <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:

     Subject: Feature request - return partial dates
    Severity: Wishlist


Hi Flavio

I would like to to consider adding two features:

1) The ability to make the $UNDEF_CHAR specifiable when (eg) $date->ymd
is called.  This would make it easier to convert dates to (eg)
1970-00-00 for MySQL

and

2) The ability to print partial dates, so if you have 1970-10-xx, it
will return 1970-10, but if you have xxxx-10-24, it will return 10-24.
I realise this is a bit tricker, because 1970-xx-24 doesn't have a
meaningful return value...

thanks

Clint

- Flavio S. Glock