The IntlDateFormatter class

(PHP 5 >= 5.3.0, PHP 7, PHP 8, PECL intl >= 1.0.0)

Date Formatter is a concrete class that enables locale-dependent formatting/parsing of dates using pattern strings and/or canned patterns.

This class represents the ICU date formatting functionality. It allows users to display dates in a localized format or to parse strings into PHP date values using pattern strings and/or canned patterns.

class IntlDateFormatter {

/* Constants */

public const int FULL;

public const int LONG;

public const int MEDIUM;

public const int SHORT;

public const int NONE;

public const int RELATIVE_FULL;

public const int RELATIVE_LONG;

public const int RELATIVE_MEDIUM;

public const int RELATIVE_SHORT;

public const int PATTERN;

public const int GREGORIAN;

public const int TRADITIONAL;

/* Methods */

public function __construct(
    ?string $locale,
    int $dateType = IntlDateFormatter::FULL,
    int $timeType = IntlDateFormatter::FULL,
    IntlTimeZone|DateTimeZone|string|null $timezone = null,
    IntlCalendar|int|null $calendar = null,
    ?string $pattern = null
)

public static function create(
    ?string $locale,
    int $dateType = IntlDateFormatter::FULL,
    int $timeType = IntlDateFormatter::FULL,
    IntlTimeZone|DateTimeZone|string|null $timezone = null,
    IntlCalendar|int|null $calendar = null,
    ?string $pattern = null
): ?IntlDateFormatter

public function getCalendar(): int|false

public function getDateType(): int|false

public function getErrorCode(): int

public function getErrorMessage(): string

public function getLocale(int $type = ULOC_ACTUAL_LOCALE): string|false

public function getPattern(): string|false

public function getTimeType(): int|false

public function getTimeZoneId(): string|false

public function getCalendarObject(): IntlCalendar|false|null

public function getTimeZone(): IntlTimeZone|false

public function isLenient(): bool

public function localtime(string $string, int &$offset = null): array|false

public function parse(string $string, int &$offset = null): int|float|false

public function parseToCalendar(string $string, int &$offset = null): int|float|false

public function setCalendar(IntlCalendar|int|null $calendar): bool

public function setLenient(bool $lenient): void

public function setPattern(string $pattern): bool

public function setTimeZone(IntlTimeZone|DateTimeZone|string|null $timezone): bool

}

Version	Description
8.4.0	Added `IntlDateFormatter::PATTERN`.

» ICU Date formatter

» ICU Date formats

These constants are used to specify different formats in the constructor for DateType and TimeType.

IntlDateFormatter::NONE int: Do not include this element
IntlDateFormatter::FULL int: Completely specified style (Tuesday, April 12, 1952 AD or 3:30:42pm PST)
IntlDateFormatter::LONG int: Long style (January 12, 1952 or 3:30:32pm)
IntlDateFormatter::MEDIUM int: Medium style (Jan 12, 1952)
IntlDateFormatter::SHORT int: Most abbreviated style, only essential data (12/13/52 or 3:30pm)
IntlDateFormatter::RELATIVE_FULL int: The same as IntlDateFormatter::FULL, but yesterday, today, and tomorrow show as yesterday, today, and tomorrow, respectively. Available as of PHP 8.0.0, for dateType only.
IntlDateFormatter::RELATIVE_LONG int: The same as IntlDateFormatter::LONG, but yesterday, today, and tomorrow show as yesterday, today, and tomorrow, respectively. Available as of PHP 8.0.0, for dateType only.
IntlDateFormatter::RELATIVE_MEDIUM int: The same as IntlDateFormatter::MEDIUM, but yesterday, today, and tomorrow show as yesterday, today, and tomorrow, respectively. Available as of PHP 8.0.0, for dateType only.
IntlDateFormatter::RELATIVE_SHORT int: The same as IntlDateFormatter::SHORT, but yesterday, today, and tomorrow show as yesterday, today, and tomorrow, respectively. Available as of PHP 8.0.0, for dateType only.
IntlDateFormatter::PATTERN int: Uses the pattern given in pattern. Available as of PHP 8.4.0.

The following int constants are used to specify the calendar. These calendars are all based directly on the Gregorian calendar. Non-Gregorian calendars need to be specified in locale. Examples might include locale="hi@calendar=BUDDHIST".

IntlDateFormatter::TRADITIONAL int: Non-Gregorian Calendar
IntlDateFormatter::GREGORIAN int: Gregorian Calendar

Version	Description
8.4.0	The class constants are now typed.

IntlDateFormatter::create — Create a date formatter
IntlDateFormatter::format — Format the date/time value as a string
IntlDateFormatter::formatObject — Formats an object
IntlDateFormatter::getCalendar — Get the calendar type used for the IntlDateFormatter
IntlDateFormatter::getDateType — Get the datetype used for the IntlDateFormatter
IntlDateFormatter::getErrorCode — Get the error code from last operation
IntlDateFormatter::getErrorMessage — Get the error text from the last operation
IntlDateFormatter::getLocale — Get the locale used by formatter
IntlDateFormatter::getPattern — Get the pattern used for the IntlDateFormatter
IntlDateFormatter::getTimeType — Get the timetype used for the IntlDateFormatter
IntlDateFormatter::getTimeZoneId — Get the timezone-id used for the IntlDateFormatter
IntlDateFormatter::getCalendarObject — Get copy of formatterʼs calendar object
IntlDateFormatter::getTimeZone — Get formatterʼs timezone
IntlDateFormatter::isLenient — Get the lenient used for the IntlDateFormatter
IntlDateFormatter::localtime — Parse string to a field-based time value
IntlDateFormatter::parse — Parse string to a timestamp value
IntlDateFormatter::parseToCalendar — Parse a string into a timestamp, updating an open calendar
IntlDateFormatter::setCalendar — Sets the calendar type used by the formatter
IntlDateFormatter::setLenient — Set the leniency of the parser
IntlDateFormatter::setPattern — Set the pattern used for the IntlDateFormatter
IntlDateFormatter::setTimeZone — Sets formatterʼs timezone

The IntlDateFormatter class

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