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# checkdate

checkdate -- Validate a date/time

## Description

`int checkdate`(int month, int day, int year);

Returns true if the date given is valid; otherwise returns false. Checks the validity of the date formed by the arguments. A date is considered valid if:

- year is between 0 and 32767 inclusive

- month is between 1 and 12 inclusive

- day is within the allowed number of days for the given month. Leap years are taken into consideration.

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