NAME

       XMLTV::Date - Date parsing routines for the xmltv package

SEE ALSO

       Date::Manip

"parse_date()"

       Wrapper for "Date::Manip::ParseDate()" that does two things: firstly, if the year is not
       specified it chooses between last year, this year and next year depending on which date
       would be closest to now.  (If only one of those dates is valid, for example because day-
       of-week is specified, then the valid one is chosen; if the time can only be parsed without
       adding an explicit year then that is chosen.)  Secondly, an exception is thrown if the
       date cannot be parsed.

       Argument is a single string.