Re: [Cppcms-users] How to store/manipulate dates?

[Artyom B. <art...@ya...>]

> 
>>  If you want to store only date you have two options:
>> 
>>  Use string and format it as "YYYY-MM-DD" or
>>  use std::tm with relevant fields set if the SQL engine
>>  knows to convert one type to another.
> 
> 
> Thanks a lot. It makes much more sense to me now.
> 
> What if I want a date iterator for example?

See:

Boost.Locale date-time tutorial:
  http://www.boost.org/doc/libs/1_48_0/libs/locale/doc/html/dates_times_timezones.html

Calendar example:
  http://www.boost.org/doc/libs/1_48_0/libs/locale/doc/html/calendar_8cpp-example.html

Note Booster.Locale == Boost.Locale in different namespace so everything
applicable to Boost.Locale is same for Booster.Locale.

> Should I just use
> boost::date_time?
>(since Im 99% certain i'll only be using gregorian
> calendar anyway) Or does booster offer something similar?
> 

You can use boost::date_time but...

I'd recommend to use boost(er)::locale::date_time as it offers more power as it locale dependent.

See:

  http://www.boost.org/doc/libs/1_48_0/libs/locale/doc/html/dates_times_timezones.html#dates_times_timezones_qn

For example what if you want to display a calendar for a current month? 
Where should you start a week at? boost(er)::locale::date_time gives
you that knowledge while Boost.DateTime does not.

So it is really up-to-you

Artyom Beilis
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