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This question attribute can be used to set the minimum value for the date question. It applies to both, the popup-variant of the calendar and the dropdown fields.
This question attribute can be used to set the minimum value for the date question. It applies to both, the popup-variant of the calendar and the dropdown fields.
Besides validation via Expression Manager, the slection of days in the popup calender is also limited accordingly.
Besides validation via Expression Manager, the slection of days in the popup calender is also limited accordingly.
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Revision as of 17:53, 23 January 2014


Minimum date (date_min) (New in 2.05 )

Description

This question attribute can be used to set the minimum value for the date question. It applies to both, the popup-variant of the calendar and the dropdown fields. Besides validation via Expression Manager, the slection of days in the popup calender is also limited accordingly.

Valid values

  1. Any date value in format YYYY-MM-DD (eg., 2013-08-24)
  2. Any year value
  3. Reference to another date/time question(eg., dateofbirth)
  4. Expressions With expressions, a minimum date can be dynamically calculated. For example, you can use a date from a previous answer + 3 days as a minimum for the present question by entering: date("Y-m-d H:i",strtotime(departuredate)+3*60*60*24).