WP_Date_Query::validate_date_values( array $date_query = array() )

Validates the given date_query values and triggers errors if something is not valid.


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Note that date queries with invalid date ranges are allowed to continue (though of course no items will be found for impossible dates). This method only generates debug notices for these cases.


Parameters Parameters

$date_query

(array) (Optional) The date_query array.

Default value: array()


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Return Return

(bool) True if all values in the query are valid, false if one or more fail.


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Source Source

File: wp-includes/class-wp-date-query.php

	public function validate_date_values( $date_query = array() ) {
		if ( empty( $date_query ) ) {
			return false;
		}

		$valid = true;

		/*
		 * Validate 'before' and 'after' up front, then let the
		 * validation routine continue to be sure that all invalid
		 * values generate errors too.
		 */
		if ( array_key_exists( 'before', $date_query ) && is_array( $date_query['before'] ) ) {
			$valid = $this->validate_date_values( $date_query['before'] );
		}

		if ( array_key_exists( 'after', $date_query ) && is_array( $date_query['after'] ) ) {
			$valid = $this->validate_date_values( $date_query['after'] );
		}

		// Array containing all min-max checks.
		$min_max_checks = array();

		// Days per year.
		if ( array_key_exists( 'year', $date_query ) ) {
			/*
			 * If a year exists in the date query, we can use it to get the days.
			 * If multiple years are provided (as in a BETWEEN), use the first one.
			 */
			if ( is_array( $date_query['year'] ) ) {
				$_year = reset( $date_query['year'] );
			} else {
				$_year = $date_query['year'];
			}

			$max_days_of_year = gmdate( 'z', mktime( 0, 0, 0, 12, 31, $_year ) ) + 1;
		} else {
			// otherwise we use the max of 366 (leap-year)
			$max_days_of_year = 366;
		}

		$min_max_checks['dayofyear'] = array(
			'min' => 1,
			'max' => $max_days_of_year,
		);

		// Days per week.
		$min_max_checks['dayofweek'] = array(
			'min' => 1,
			'max' => 7,
		);

		// Days per week.
		$min_max_checks['dayofweek_iso'] = array(
			'min' => 1,
			'max' => 7,
		);

		// Months per year.
		$min_max_checks['month'] = array(
			'min' => 1,
			'max' => 12,
		);

		// Weeks per year.
		if ( isset( $_year ) ) {
			/*
			 * If we have a specific year, use it to calculate number of weeks.
			 * Note: the number of weeks in a year is the date in which Dec 28 appears.
			 */
			$week_count = gmdate( 'W', mktime( 0, 0, 0, 12, 28, $_year ) );

		} else {
			// Otherwise set the week-count to a maximum of 53.
			$week_count = 53;
		}

		$min_max_checks['week'] = array(
			'min' => 1,
			'max' => $week_count,
		);

		// Days per month.
		$min_max_checks['day'] = array(
			'min' => 1,
			'max' => 31,
		);

		// Hours per day.
		$min_max_checks['hour'] = array(
			'min' => 0,
			'max' => 23,
		);

		// Minutes per hour.
		$min_max_checks['minute'] = array(
			'min' => 0,
			'max' => 59,
		);

		// Seconds per minute.
		$min_max_checks['second'] = array(
			'min' => 0,
			'max' => 59,
		);

		// Concatenate and throw a notice for each invalid value.
		foreach ( $min_max_checks as $key => $check ) {
			if ( ! array_key_exists( $key, $date_query ) ) {
				continue;
			}

			// Throw a notice for each failing value.
			foreach ( (array) $date_query[ $key ] as $_value ) {
				$is_between = $_value >= $check['min'] && $_value <= $check['max'];

				if ( ! is_numeric( $_value ) || ! $is_between ) {
					$error = sprintf(
						/* translators: Date query invalid date message. 1: Invalid value, 2: Type of value, 3: Minimum valid value, 4: Maximum valid value. */
						__( 'Invalid value %1$s for %2$s. Expected value should be between %3$s and %4$s.' ),
						'<code>' . esc_html( $_value ) . '</code>',
						'<code>' . esc_html( $key ) . '</code>',
						'<code>' . esc_html( $check['min'] ) . '</code>',
						'<code>' . esc_html( $check['max'] ) . '</code>'
					);

					_doing_it_wrong( __CLASS__, $error, '4.1.0' );

					$valid = false;
				}
			}
		}

		// If we already have invalid date messages, don't bother running through checkdate().
		if ( ! $valid ) {
			return $valid;
		}

		$day_month_year_error_msg = '';

		$day_exists   = array_key_exists( 'day', $date_query ) && is_numeric( $date_query['day'] );
		$month_exists = array_key_exists( 'month', $date_query ) && is_numeric( $date_query['month'] );
		$year_exists  = array_key_exists( 'year', $date_query ) && is_numeric( $date_query['year'] );

		if ( $day_exists && $month_exists && $year_exists ) {
			// 1. Checking day, month, year combination.
			if ( ! wp_checkdate( $date_query['month'], $date_query['day'], $date_query['year'], sprintf( '%s-%s-%s', $date_query['year'], $date_query['month'], $date_query['day'] ) ) ) {
				$day_month_year_error_msg = sprintf(
					/* translators: 1: Year, 2: Month, 3: Day of month. */
					__( 'The following values do not describe a valid date: year %1$s, month %2$s, day %3$s.' ),
					'<code>' . esc_html( $date_query['year'] ) . '</code>',
					'<code>' . esc_html( $date_query['month'] ) . '</code>',
					'<code>' . esc_html( $date_query['day'] ) . '</code>'
				);

				$valid = false;
			}
		} elseif ( $day_exists && $month_exists ) {
			/*
			 * 2. checking day, month combination
			 * We use 2012 because, as a leap year, it's the most permissive.
			 */
			if ( ! wp_checkdate( $date_query['month'], $date_query['day'], 2012, sprintf( '2012-%s-%s', $date_query['month'], $date_query['day'] ) ) ) {
				$day_month_year_error_msg = sprintf(
					/* translators: 1: Month, 2: Day of month. */
					__( 'The following values do not describe a valid date: month %1$s, day %2$s.' ),
					'<code>' . esc_html( $date_query['month'] ) . '</code>',
					'<code>' . esc_html( $date_query['day'] ) . '</code>'
				);

				$valid = false;
			}
		}

		if ( ! empty( $day_month_year_error_msg ) ) {
			_doing_it_wrong( __CLASS__, $day_month_year_error_msg, '4.1.0' );
		}

		return $valid;
	}

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