The IntlDateFormatter::format() function is an inbuilt function in PHP which is used to format the date/time value as a string.
Syntax:
- Object oriented style:
string IntlDateFormatter::format( mixed $value )
- Procedural style:
string datefmt_format( IntlDateFormatter $fmt, mixed $value )
Parameters: This function uses two parameters as mentioned above and described below:
- fmt: This parameter holds the resource of date object.
- value: This parameter holds the value to the format. It may be a DateTimeInterface object, an IntlCalendar object, or a numeric type representing a number of seconds. If DateTime or IntlCalendar object is passed then it is not considered.
Return Value: This function returns the formatted string on success or False when error occurred.
Below program illustrates the IntlDateFormatter::format() function in PHP:
Program:
<?php // Create a date formatter $fmt = datefmt_create( 'en_US', IntlDateFormatter::LONG, IntlDateFormatter::LONG, 'Asia/Kolkata', IntlDateFormatter::GREGORIAN ); // Display the date in given format echo 'Formatted output using object oriented style: ' . $fmt->format(0) . "\n"; echo 'Formatted output using procedural style: ' . datefmt_format($fmt, 0) . "\n\n"; // Create a date formatter $fmt = datefmt_create( 'en_US', IntlDateFormatter::SHORT, IntlDateFormatter::SHORT, 'Asia/Kolkata', IntlDateFormatter::GREGORIAN ); // Display the date in given format echo 'Formatted output using object oriented style: ' . $fmt->format(0) ."\n"; echo 'Formatted output using procedural style: ' . datefmt_format($fmt, 0); ?> |
Output:
Formatted output using object oriented style: January 1, 1970 at 5:30:00 AM GMT+5:30 Formatted output using procedural style: January 1, 1970 at 5:30:00 AM GMT+5:30 Formatted output using object oriented style: 1/1/70, 5:30 AM Formatted output using procedural style: 1/1/70, 5:30 AM
Reference: https://www.php.net/manual/en/intldateformatter.format.php
