Fix pre-1900 dates in the datepicker causing a crash on Windows (bug 354073). Thanks to <gekacheka@yahoo.com> for the patch; r1=ssitter@googlemail.com, r2=dmose

2006-09-27 18:11:07 +00:00 · 2006-09-27 18:11:07 +00:00 · c3a2330083
--- a/calendar/resources/content/datetimepickers/datetimepickers.xml
+++ b/calendar/resources/content/datetimepickers/datetimepickers.xml
@ -1714,10 +1714,21 @@
      </method>

      <method name="formatDate">
-        <parameter name="aValue"/>
+        <parameter name="aDate"/>
        <body>
          <![CDATA[
-            return aValue.toLocaleFormat("%x");
+            // workaround for bugs 354073/327869:
+            // aDate.toLocaleFormat("%x") exits application
+            // if year before 1900 (e.g., typo) on MSWindows (due to MS bug).
+            var nsIScriptableDateFormat =
+              Components.interfaces.nsIScriptableDateFormat;
+            var dateService =
+              Components.classes["@mozilla.org/intl/scriptabledateformat;1"]
+                        .getService(nsIScriptableDateFormat);
+            return dateService.FormatDate("", dateService.dateFormatShort,
+                                          aDate.getFullYear(),
+                                          aDate.getMonth()+1,
+                                          aDate.getDate());
          ]]>
        </body>
      </method>