The FlowerDocs data model allows you to define tags of type DATE.
Stored value
The stored value of a DATE tag is the timestamp associated with the date.
This timestamp corresponds to the number of milliseconds elapsed since 1st January 1970 UTC. In the case of a date prior to this reference date, the number of milliseconds is negative.
Display format
Although the value of a DATE tag is stored as a timestamp, it can be displayed in different ways.
Configuring the format in which a date is displayed allows you to define how it will be presented to users.
This configuration can be carried out using the pattern field at the level of a tag class or tag reference, and accepts the following formats:
| Name | Description | Example |
|---|---|---|
| DATE_FULL | Full date | Friday 23rd October 2020 |
| DATE_LONG | Long date | 23rd October 2020 |
| DATE_MEDIUM | Medium date | 23rd Oct. 2020 |
| DATE_SHORT | Short date | 23/10/2020 |
| DATE_TIME_FULL | Full date + time | Friday 23rd October 2020 00:00:00 UTC+2 |
| DATE_TIME_LONG | Long date + time | 23rd October 2020 00:00:00 UTC+2 |
| DATE_TIME_MEDIUM | Medium date + time | 23 Oct. 2020 00:00:00 |
| DATE_TIME_SHORT | Short date + time | 23/10/2020 00:00 |
| ISO_8601 | ISO 8601 | 2020-10-23T00:00:00.000+02:00 |
| RFC_2822 | RFC 2822 | Fri, 23 Oct 2020 00:00:00 +0200 |