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Format.date ViewHelper <f:format.date>
Formats an object implementing \Date.
Examples
Defaults
<f:format.date>{dateObject}</f:format.date>
1980-12-13
Depending on the current date.
Custom date format
<f:format.date format="H:i">{dateObject}</f:format.date>
01:23
Depending on the current time.
Relative date with given time
<f:format.date format="Y" base="{dateObject}">-1 year</f:format.date>
2016
Assuming dateObject is in 2017.
strtotime string
<f:format.date format="d.m.Y - H:i:s">+1 week 2 days 4 hours 2 seconds</f:format.date>
13.12.1980 - 21:03:42
Depending on the current time, see https://www.php.net/manual/function.strtotime.php.
Localized dates using strftime date format
<f:format.date format="%d. %B %Y">{dateObject}</f:format.date>
13. Dezember 1980
Depending on the current date and defined locale. In the example you see the 1980-12-13 in a german locale.
Inline notation
{f:format.date(date: dateObject)}
1980-12-13
Depending on the value of {dateObject}.
Inline notation (2nd variant)
{dateObject -> f:format.date()}
1980-12-13
Depending on the value of {dateObject}.
Source code
Go to the source code of this ViewHelper: DateViewHelper.php (GitHub).
Arguments
The following arguments are available for <f::
date
-
- Type
- mixed
Either an object implementing DateTimeInterface or a string that is accepted by DateTime constructor
format
-
- Type
- string
Format String which is taken to format the Date/Time
base
-
- Type
- mixed
A base time (an object implementing DateTimeInterface or a string) used if $date is a relative date specification. Defaults to current time.