---
name: "HTML::FormFu::Deflator::Strftime"
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::Strftime"
---

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

Strftime deflator

## NAME

HTML::FormFu::Deflator::Strftime - Strftime deflator

## VERSION

version 2.07

## SYNOPSIS

```
    $form->deflator( Strftime => 'start_time' )
        ->strftime( '%d/%m/%Y' );
    ---
    elements:
        - type: Text
          inflators:
              - type: DateTime
                parser:
                    strptime: "%Y/%m/%d"
          deflator:
              - type: Strftime
                strftime: "%Y/%m/%d"
```

## DESCRIPTION

Strftime deflator for DateTime objects.

When you redisplay a form to the user following an invalid submission, any fields with DateTime inflators will stringify to something like '1970-01-01T00:00:00'. In most cases it makes more sense to use the same format you've asked the user for. This deflator allows you to specify a more suitable and user-friendly format.

This deflator calls DateTime's `"strftime"` method. Possible values for the format string are documented at \<http://search.cpan.org/dist/DateTime/lib/DateTime.pm#strftime\_Patterns\>.

If you set the form's locale (see "locale" in HTML::FormFu) this is set on the DateTime object. Now you can use `%x` to get the default date or `%X` for the default time for the object's locale.

## AUTHOR

Carl Franks, `"cfranks@cpan.org"`

## 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.