Helper::padFuzzyDate PHP Method

    public static function padFuzzyDate($day, $month, $year)
    {
        return str_pad(@$day, 4, '0', STR_PAD_LEFT) . '-' . str_pad(@$month, 2, '0', STR_PAD_LEFT) . '-' . str_pad(@$year, 2, '0', STR_PAD_LEFT);
    }

 private function processFuzzyDate()
 {
     return Helper::padFuzzyDate(@$_POST['fuzzy_year'], @$_POST['fuzzy_month'], @$_POST['fuzzy_day']);
 }