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
