/**
* Returns the Max year to display from Config
*
* @static
* @access public
* @return string integer with the max year to show in the calendar
*/
public static function getMinYear()
{
$params = JComponentHelper::getParams(JEV_COM_COMPONENT);
$minyear = $params->get("com_earliestyear", 1970);
$minyear = JEVHelper::getYearNumber($minyear);
//Just in case we got text here.
if (!is_numeric($minyear)) {
$minyear = "1970";
}
return $minyear;
}
