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More precise date comparisons
- Posted by Jason Morehead
- June 22, 2009
- 1 person has found this tip helpful.
As with most EE variables, you can do comparisons on date variables, like so:
{if date_variable == "foo"}
Do something
{/if}
However, if you need more precise date comparisons, you can do something like this:
{if "{date_variable format='%m/%d/%Y'}" == "01/01/2009"}
Do something
{/if}
You can also use this to compare two date variables (for example, comparing a start and end date for an event):
{if "{start_date format='%m%d%Y'}" == "{end_date format='%m%d%Y'}"}
{start_date format="%F %j, %Y"}
{if:else}
{start_date format="%F %j"}-{end_date format="%j, %Y"}
{/if}
I recently used this on a project, and it came in very handy.
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