DateInterval::createFromDateString
Please note that, as opposed to http://www.php.net/manual/en/datetime.format.php which accepts plain format characters in date() format, this function requires a "%" prefix.
DateInterval::format
(PHP 5 >= 5.3.0)
DateInterval::format — Formats the interval
Description
public string DateInterval::format
( string $format
)
Formats the interval.
Parameters
- format
-
The following characters are recognized in the format parameter string. format character Description Example values Y Years, numeric, at least 2 digits with leading 0 01, 03 y Years, numeric 1, 3 M Months, numeric, at least 2 digits with leading 0 01, 03, 12 m Months, numeric 01, 03, 12 D Days, numeric, at least 2 digits with leading 0 01, 03, 31 d Days, numeric 1, 3, 31 a Total amount of days 4, 18, 8123 H Hours, numeric, at least 2 digits with leading 0 01, 03, 23 h Hours, numeric 1, 3, 23 I Minutes, numeric, at least 2 digits with leading 0 01, 03, 59 i Minutes, numeric 1, 3, 59 S Seconds, numeric, at least 2 digits with leading 0 01, 03, 57 s Seconds, numeric 1, 3, 57 R Sign "-" when negative, "+" when positive -, + r Sign "-" when negative, empty when positive -, % Literal % % Note: The prefix % is required in order for the format specifiers to work correctly.
Return Values
Returns the formatted interval.
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User Contributed NotesDateInterval::format
Olav Schettler
13-Oct-2009 12:14
13-Oct-2009 12:14