Format / DateViewHelper

ViewHelper to format a date, using strftime

Type: Basic

General properties

Name:	Type:	Description:	Default value:
currentDate	bool	if true, the current date is used
date	mixed	DateTime object or a string that is accepted by DateTime constructor
format	string	Format String which is taken to format the Date/Time	%Y-%m-%d
strftime	bool	if true, the strftime is used instead of date()	1

Examples

Basic example using default strftime

Code:

<n:format.date>{newsItem.dateTime}</n:format.date>

Output:

2013-06-08

Basic example using default strftime and a format

Code:

<n:format.date format="%B">{newsItem.dateTime}</n:format.date>

Output:

June

Basic example using datetime

Code:

<n:format.date format="c" strftime="0">{newsItem.crdate}</n:format.date>

Output:

2004-02-12T15:19:21+00:00

Render current time

Code:

<n:format.date format="c" strftime="0" currentDate="1">{newsItem.crdate}</n:format.date>

Output:

2013-06-12T15:19:21+00:00