get_contain_date()

Description

get the date expression contained in item text
Works with the following date formats

• today, tomorrow, yesterday, the day before yesterday, the day after tomorrow
• [next|last] Mon. Monday, Tues. Tuesday, etc.
• Jan. 10, February 12, etc
• 12/31, 11-25, etc
• 2008-8-1, 2009/9/1
• mm-dd-yyyy, mm/dd/yyyy

where the year is not specified the current year is assumed

Relative date expression may be used to calulate a date in the future

• +(-)xd plus or minus "x" days (eg. +5d, -27d)
• +(-)xw plus or minus "x" weeks
• +(-)xm plus or minus "x" months
• +(-)xy plus or minus "x" years
• -2y9m 6w2d (calculates from "today")

Examples

get_contain_date() for each of the following will return the indicated child item
2007/5/5
20070505

+5d
returns the date 5 days from the current date

2007/5/5+5d
20070510

Other examples of valid date expression

• 9/17 + 60d (September 17 plus 60 days)
• tomorrow + 4m
• last Friday - 7w
• next Tues + 1y4m3d (next Tuesday plus 1 year, 4 months and 3 days)
• 2009/5/22 + 2y 7m 19d

Related Rules

has_contain_date()