[TYPO3-mvc] Extbase Property Mapper doesn't handle DateTime yet

[Xavier Perseguers]

Hi Jochen,

>> or am i on the wrong way and there is a much easier solution for
>> dateTime objects set via fluid form data?
> 
> You are right. That's because the property mapper was taken from FLOW3. 
> And in FLOW3 there will be a more general concept of property editing 
> available in the future (AFAIK). But it can also be a bug.
> 
> I have implemented a simple string to DateTime mapping in Extbase now. 
> It should also work, if you have your own DateTime class extending the 
> one from PHP.

Sounds like you're talking from what I did ;-) I remember having had problems with my own subclass of DateTime.

> The string entered in the form field is directly passed to the DateTime 
> constructor. Thus, all of the following strings should work:
> 
> 2.10.2009
> 2009-11-17
> now +1 week
> today
> next Monday

Thanks for this enhancement.

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