[Resolved] How to verify date format using groovy scripting?

I recommend using a regular expression.

Here is some information about regular expressions in Groovy:
http://groovy.codehaus.org/Regular+Expressions

/Nenad
http://eviware.com

You could also use the Joda Time library (http://www.joda.org/ - download the joda-time-1.6.jar and put it in the soapui\bin\ext directory) and try to parse the string:

import org.joda.time.DateTime
import org.joda.time.format.ISODateTimeFormat

def dateString = "1999-10-11T19:06:27"

try {
 ISODateTimeFormat.dateTimeParser().parseDateTime(dateString)
} catch (java.lang.IllegalArgumentException iae) {
 assert false
} 
assert true

you don't need to use the Joda time library as the standard java one can be used it is an option though

using the same general structure as above, define your date format then try to parse the value into that format, if the data doesn't adhere to the format the exception is thrown

import com.eviware.soapui.support.XmlHolder
import java.util.Date;
import java.text.DateFormat;
import java.text.SimpleDateFormat;

def dateFieldValue = context.expand( 'INSERT RESPONSE ELEMENT HERE' )
assert dateFieldValue != null

log.info dateFieldValue

try {date = new Date().parse('dd/MM/yyyy', dateFieldValue)
} catch (Exception e) {
   assert false
}
log.info "Expected date format = 'dd/MM/yyyy', value found = '"+dateFieldValue+"'"
assert true