[Dbix-class] InflateColumn::DateTime - how to use it?

[RA Jones]

Adam Herzog wrote:
> I think InflateColumn::DateTime probably has to be _before_ Core:
> __PACKAGE__->load_components(qw/InflateColumn::DateTime Core/);
>
Thanks, that did the trick.
> Note also that PK::Auto is included in 'Core', so you don't have to 
> specify it.
>
Noted (and corrected).
>> On reflection though, maybe InflateColumn is not the correct method 
>> for what I really want - to globally reformat date fields to EU format.
>
> If you're certain you'll only want an EU formatted date, you can use 
> DBIx::Class::InflateColumn in your resultset and add the code to 
> inflate to whatever you'd like. Check the InflateColumn docs for an 
> example.
>
Currently doing: ( join '.', $hits->date->day, $hits->date->month, 
$hits->date->year ) in the controllers - repetitive and probably a less 
desirable tmtowtdi. In fact it's probably easier to join '.', reverse 
split '-', $hits->date without using InflateColumns::DateTime.
> I generally prefer receiving the DateTime object, though, since my 
> formatting is usually dependent on what I'm doing with the data. If 
> you're using something like Catalyst, I'd pass the DateTime object 
> down to the view, and let it decide how to format it.
Sounds like something for a TT snippet - but how do I call the DateTime 
object in the template (yes I'm using Cat)?
--
Richard Jones



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