function DateFormatter::format

Same name and namespace in other branches
  1. 8.9.x core/lib/Drupal/Core/Datetime/DateFormatter.php \Drupal\Core\Datetime\DateFormatter::format()
  2. 10 core/lib/Drupal/Core/Datetime/DateFormatter.php \Drupal\Core\Datetime\DateFormatter::format()
  3. 11.x core/lib/Drupal/Core/Datetime/DateFormatter.php \Drupal\Core\Datetime\DateFormatter::format()

Formats a date, using a date type or a custom date format string.

Parameters

int $timestamp: A UNIX timestamp to format.

string $type: (optional) The format to use, one of:

  • One of the built-in formats: 'short', 'medium', 'long', 'html_datetime', 'html_date', 'html_time', 'html_yearless_date', 'html_week', 'html_month', 'html_year'.
  • The name of a date type defined by a date format config entity.
  • The machine name of an administrator-defined date format.
  • 'custom', to use $format.

Defaults to 'medium'.

string $format: (optional) If $type is 'custom', a PHP date format string suitable for input to date(). Use a backslash to escape ordinary text, so it does not get interpreted as date format characters.

string|null $timezone: (optional) Time zone identifier, as described at http://php.net/manual/timezones.php Defaults to the time zone used to display the page.

string|null $langcode: (optional) Language code to translate to. NULL (default) means to use the user interface language for the page.

Return value

string A translated date string in the requested format. Since the format may contain user input, this value should be escaped when output.

Overrides DateFormatterInterface::format

1 call to DateFormatter::format()
DateFormatter::getSampleDateFormats in core/lib/Drupal/Core/Datetime/DateFormatter.php
Provides values for all date formatting characters for a given timestamp.

File

core/lib/Drupal/Core/Datetime/DateFormatter.php, line 103

Class

DateFormatter
Provides a service to handle various date related functionality.

Namespace

Drupal\Core\Datetime

Code

public function format($timestamp, $type = 'medium', $format = '', $timezone = NULL, $langcode = NULL) {
    if (!isset($timezone)) {
        $timezone = date_default_timezone_get();
    }
    // Store DateTimeZone objects in an array rather than repeatedly
    // constructing identical objects over the life of a request.
    if (!isset($this->timezones[$timezone])) {
        $this->timezones[$timezone] = timezone_open($timezone);
    }
    if (empty($langcode)) {
        $langcode = $this->languageManager
            ->getCurrentLanguage()
            ->getId();
    }
    // Create a DrupalDateTime object from the timestamp and timezone.
    $create_settings = [
        'langcode' => $langcode,
        'country' => $this->country(),
    ];
    $date = DrupalDateTime::createFromTimestamp($timestamp, $this->timezones[$timezone], $create_settings);
    // If we have a non-custom date format use the provided date format pattern.
    if ($type !== 'custom') {
        if ($date_format = $this->dateFormat($type, $langcode)) {
            $format = $date_format->getPattern();
        }
    }
    // Fall back to the 'medium' date format type if the format string is
    // empty, either from not finding a requested date format or being given an
    // empty custom format string.
    if (empty($format)) {
        $format = $this->dateFormat('fallback', $langcode)
            ->getPattern();
    }
    // Call $date->format().
    $settings = [
        'langcode' => $langcode,
    ];
    return $date->format($format, $settings);
}

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