/**
* Validates a datetime value. All values matching the "date" core validation rule, and the "time"
* one will be valid
*
* @param String dateTimeString
* @param List<String> format. The possible formats to pass to the function are : dmy 05-12-2011
* or 05-12-11 separators can be a space, period, dash, forward slash mdy 12-05-2011 or
* 12-05-11 separators can be a space, period, dash, forward slash ymd 2011-12-05 or 11-12-05
* separators can be a space, period, dash, forward slash dMy 05 December 2011 or 05 Dec 2011
* Mdy December 05, 2011 or Dec 05, 2011 comma is optional My December 2011 or Dec 2011 my
* 12/2011 separators can be a space, period, dash, forward slash
* @param String regex. This argument is optional. If a custom regular expression is used this is
* the only validation that will occur
* @return boolean true when the string is a valid datetime or false when it is not
*/
public static boolean checkDateTime(String dateString, List<String> format, String regex) {
// variable holding the end result
boolean valid = false;
// Get the various parts of the dateString.
String[] parts = dateString.split(" ");
if (parts != null && parts.length > 1) {
// Get the time part
String time = parts[parts.length - 1];
// Reconstruct the date parts
String date = parts[0];
for (int i = 1; i < parts.length - 2; i++) {
date += " " + parts[i];
}
// pass to the validation function
valid = Validation.checkDate(date, format, regex) && Validation.checkTime(time);
}
return valid;
}
