PHP date_interval_format() Function
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Example
Calculate the interval between two dates, then format the interval:
<?php
$date1=date_create("2013-01-01");
$date2=date_create("2013-02-10");
$diff=date_diff($date1,$date2);
// %a outputs the total number of
days
echo $diff->format("Total number of days: %a.");
?>
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Definition and Usage
The date_interval_format() function is an alias of DateInterval::format().
The DateInterval::format() function is used to format the interval.
Syntax
DateInterval::format(format);
Parameter |
Description |
format |
Required. Specifies the format. The following characters can be
used in the format parameter string:
- % - Literal %
- Y - Year, at least 2 digits with leading zero (e.g 03)
- y - Year (e.g 3)
- M - Month, with leading zero (e.g 06)
- m - Month (e.g 6)
- D - Day, with leading zero (e.g 09)
- d - Day (e.g 9)
- a - Total number of days as a result of date_diff()
- H - Hours, with leading zero (e.g 08, 23)
- h - Hours (e.g 8, 23)
- I - Minutes, with leading zero (e.g 08, 23)
- i - Minutes (e.g 8, 23)
- S - Seconds, with leading zero (e.g 08, 23)
- s - Seconds (e.g 8, 23)
- R - Sign "-" when negative, "+" when positive
- r - Sign "-" when negative, empty when positive
Note: Each format character must be prefixed by a %
sign!
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Technical Details
Return Value: |
Returns the formatted interval |
PHP Version: |
5.3+ |
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