# <Date> Element

The <Date> metadata element provides the date that the associated standard was established. It should not represent the date that the mask file was created. The content is a string that is written on the Mask Test panel as shown in the following figure. The content string should be in the form month/day/year. The day must be a value of 01 to 31 and cannot be omitted. For example, if the date is May of 2002, the string should be written as:

    <Date>05/01/2002</Date>

Do not write the string as:

    <Date>05/2002</Date>

or,

    <Date>05/00/2002</Date>

The element's contents can be empty. Although this element is optional, it is recommended that you include it in all your mask files as additional uses for this tag may be supported by future Infiniium revisions.

## Parent Elements

- <Mask>

## Child Elements

None.

## Attributes

None.

## Example

- <Date>05/01/2002</Date>