Age

  • v::age(int $minAge)
  • v::age(int $minAge, int $maxAge)
  • v::age(null, int $maxAge)

Validates ranges of years.

The validated values can be any date value; internally they will be transformed into DateTime objects according to the defined locale settings.

The examples below validate if the given dates are lower or equal to 18 years ago:

v::age(18)->validate('17 years ago'); // false
v::age(18)->validate('18 years ago'); // true
v::age(18)->validate('19 years ago'); // true
v::age(18)->validate('1970-01-01'); // true
v::age(18)->validate('today'); // false

The examples below validate if the given dates are between 10 and 50 years ago:

v::age(10, 50)->validate('9 years ago'); // false
v::age(10, 50)->validate('10 years ago'); // true
v::age(10, 50)->validate('30 years ago'); // true
v::age(10, 50)->validate('50 years ago'); // true
v::age(10, 50)->validate('51 years ago'); // false

The examples below validate if the given dates are greater than or equal to 70 years ago:

v::age(null, 70)->validate('today'); // true
v::age(null, 70)->validate('70 years ago'); // true
v::age(null, 70)->validate('71 years ago'); // false

Message template for this validator includes {{minAge}} and {{maxAge}}.


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