public function setDate($val)
{
if ($val == "0000-00-00 in press") {
//handle non dates
$val = "";
}
$this["published"] = trim($val) == "" ? "in press" : $val;
//we can't really reliably determine this, we should also store it as text
if (empty($val)) {
return $this->published_at = null;
}
if (preg_match("/^\\d{4}\$/", $val)) {
//strtotime can't handle YYYY
$val = "Jan 1, " . $val;
}
$range = DateRange::parseString($val);
if (isset($range)) {
//try date range
return $this->published_at = DTStore::date($range->getStartDate());
} else {
if (strtotime($val) !== false) {
//try regular parse
return $this->published_at = DTStore::date(strtotime($val));
} else {
if (preg_match("/(\\d{4})/", $val, $matches)) {
//try just a year
return $this->published_at = DTSTore::date(strtotime("Jan 1, " . $matches[1]));
} else {
return $this->published_at = null;
}
}
}
//give up
}
