<?php
// $Id$

/**
 * @file
 * Provide extension of date handler
 */

/**
 * A handler to display dates which are DATETIME not unix TIMESTAMP.
 *
 * @ingroup views_field_handlers
 */
class views_handler_field_datetime extends views_handler_field_date {

  function render($values) {

    // Convert the stored datetime text string into a unix timestamp, as this is what the
    // regular unix timestamp formatter is expecting. This function will be called for each datetime
    // field in the view, so if a field is repeated it must only be converted once.
    static $converted = array();
    if (!$converted[$this->field_alias]) {
      $values->{$this->field_alias} = strToTime($values->{$this->field_alias});
      $converted[$this->field_alias] = TRUE;
    }

    // Render the date using the normal date handler
    return parent::render($values);
  }

}