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PHP | IntlCalendar getLeastMaximum() Function

The IntlCalendar::getLeastMaximum() function is an inbuilt function in PHP which is used to get the smallest local maximum for a field. The value should be smaller or equal to IntlCalendar::getActualMaxmimum() which is smaller or equal to IntlCalendar::getMaximum() return value.

Syntax:

  • Object oriented style
    int IntlCalendar::getLeastMaximum( int $field )
  • Procedural style
    int intlcal_get_least_maximum( IntlCalendar $cal, int $field )

Parameters: This function uses two parameters as mentioned above and described below:

  • $cal: This parameter holds the resource of IntlCalendar.
  • $field: This parameter holds one of the IntlCalendar date/time field constants. The value of field constants are integer and lies between 0 to IntlCalendar::FIELD_COUNT.

Return Value: This function returns an integer value which represents a field value in the field unit on success or FALSE on failure.

Below program illustrates the IntlCalendar::getLeastMaximum() function in PHP:

Program:




<?php
  
// Set the date timezone
ini_set('date.timezone', 'Asia/Calcutta');
ini_set('intl.default_locale', 'en_US');
  
// Create a DateTime object
$calendar = IntlCalendar::fromDateTime('2019-03-21 09:19:29');
  
var_dump(
    $calendar->getLeastMaximum(IntlCalendar::FIELD_DAY_OF_MONTH),
    $calendar->getActualMaximum(IntlCalendar::FIELD_DAY_OF_MONTH),
    $calendar->getMaximum(IntlCalendar::FIELD_DAY_OF_MONTH), 
    $calendar->getLeastMaximum(IntlCalendar::FIELD_WEEK_OF_YEAR),
    $calendar->getActualMaximum(IntlCalendar::FIELD_WEEK_OF_YEAR),
    $calendar->getMaximum(IntlCalendar::FIELD_WEEK_OF_YEAR)
);
?>


Output:

int(28)
int(31)
int(31)
int(52)
int(52)
int(53)

Reference: https://www.php.net/manual/en/intlcalendar.getleastmaximum.php

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