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date and time - Alternatives to DateQ of Calendar Package


This answer notes that Calendar package has a function DateQ but the documentation suggests that the input is limited to a fixed format YY,MM,DD etc. Is there a more robust way to check any String for date-form ?


(Self answer, below)



Answer



A simpler version very similar in spirit to your own solution:


dateQ = Composition[Quiet, NumberQ, AbsoluteTime]

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