---
name: "HTML::FormFu::Deflator::CompoundDateTime"
section: "3pm"
platform: "linux"
package: "libhtml-formfu-perl"
version: "2.07000-2"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/HTML::FormFu::Deflator::CompoundDateTime"
---

# HTML::FormFu::Deflator::CompoundDateTime(3pm)

CompoundDateTime deflator

## NAME

HTML::FormFu::Deflator::CompoundDateTime - CompoundDateTime deflator

## VERSION

version 2.07

## SYNOPSIS

```
    ---
    element:
      - type: Multi
        name: date
        elements:
          - name: day
          - name: month
          - name: year
        deflator:
          - type: CompoundDateTime
    # set the default
    $form->get_field('date')->default( $datetime );
```

## DESCRIPTION

For use with a HTML::FormFu::Element::Multi group of fields.

Sets the default values of several fields from a single DateTime value.

By default, expects the field names to be any of the following:

- year

  - month

  - day

  - hour

  - minute

  - second

  - nanosecond

  - time\_zone

  ## METHODS

### field\_order

Arguments: \\@order

If your field names don't follow the convention listed above, you must provide an arrayref containing the above names, in the order they correspond with your own fields.

```
    ---
    element:
      - type: Multi
        name: date
        elements:
          - name: m
          - name: d
          - name: y
        deflator:
          - type: CompoundDateTime
            field_order:
              - month
              - day
              - year
```

## AUTHOR

Carl Franks

## LICENSE

This library is free software, you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl itself.

## AUTHOR

Carl Franks \<cpan@fireartist.com\>

## COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE

This software is copyright (c) 2018 by Carl Franks.

This is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as the Perl 5 programming language system itself.