Date-compat library

Backwards compatibility layer for legacy DATE syntax. Import with IMPORT date-compat.

Location

jl4-core/libraries/date-compat.l4

Purpose

Provides the uppercase DATE constructor for code that used the old record-based date syntax. New code should use Date from daydate instead.

Legacy syntax: DATE 15 3 1990 Modern syntax: Date 15 3 1990

Field Accessor Helpers

Named functions to extract date components:

• `Day of` / `day of` — extract day from date (DATE_DAY)
• `Month of` / `month of` — extract month from date (DATE_MONTH)
• `Year of` / `year of` — extract year from date (DATE_YEAR)

Each accessor has a capitalised primary name and a lowercase AKA alias.