respect-validation/docs/rules/DateTimeDiff.md

DateTimeDiff

• DateTimeDiff(string $type, Validatable $rule)
• DateTimeDiff(string $type, Validatable $rule, string $format)

Validates the difference of date/time against a specific rule.

The $format argument should follow PHP's date() function. When the $format is not given, this rule accepts Supported Date and Time Formats by PHP (see strtotime()).

v::dateTimeDiff('years', v::equals(7))->validate('7 years ago'); // true
v::dateTimeDiff('years', v::equals(7))->validate('7 years ago + 1 minute'); // false

v::dateTimeDiff('years', v::greaterThan(18), 'd/m/Y')->validate('09/12/1990'); // true
v::dateTimeDiff('years', v::greaterThan(18), 'd/m/Y')->validate('09/12/2023'); // false

v::dateTimeDiff('months', v::between(1, 18))->validate('5 months ago'); // true

The supported types are:

• years
• months
• days
• hours
• minutes
• seconds
• microseconds

Categorization

• Date and Time

Changelog

Version	Description
3.0.0	Created from Age, MinAge, and MaxAge

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See also:

• Date
• DateTime
• Max
• Min
• Time