date representation in user interface
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Most of the sites capture the date (e.g. birth date) information as either a single entity (i.e via a calendar control) or instead as separate fields (date, month, year).
- Are there any benefits in showing them as separate fields?
- Are they represented in the database as DATE data type or as separate fields.
I am just trying to understand the pros & cons of representing the date field.
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