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Class CakeTime

Time Helper class for easy use of time data.

Manipulation of time data.

Package: Cake\Utility
Link: http://book.cakephp.org/2.0/en/core-libraries/helpers/time.html
Copyright: Copyright (c) Cake Software Foundation, Inc. (http://cakefoundation.org)
License: MIT License
Location: Cake/Utility/CakeTime.php

Properties summary

  • $_time protected static
    integer
    Temporary variable containing the timestamp value, used internally in convertSpecifiers()
  • $niceFormat public static
    string
    The format to use when formatting a time using CakeTime::nice()
  • $niceShortFormat public static
    string

    The format to use when formatting a time using CakeTime::niceShort() and the difference is between 3 and 7 days

  • $wordAccuracy public static
    array

    The format to use when formatting a time using CakeTime::timeAgoInWords() and the difference is less than CakeTime::$wordEnd

  • $wordEnd public static
    string
    The end of relative time telling
  • $wordFormat public static
    string

    The format to use when formatting a time using CakeTime::timeAgoInWords() and the difference is more than CakeTime::$wordEnd

Method Summary

  • __get() public

    Magic set method for backwards compatibility. Used by TimeHelper to get static variables in CakeTime

  • __set() public

    Magic set method for backwards compatibility. Used by TimeHelper to modify static variables in CakeTime

  • _strftime() protected static
    Multibyte wrapper for strftime.
  • _translateSpecifier() protected static

    Auxiliary function to translate a matched specifier element from a regular expression into a Windows safe and i18n aware specifier

  • convert() public static
    Converts given time (in server's time zone) to user's local time, given his/her timezone.
  • convertSpecifiers() public static

    Converts a string representing the format for the function strftime and returns a Windows safe and i18n aware format.

  • dayAsSql() public static

    Returns a partial SQL string to search for all records between two times occurring on the same day.

  • daysAsSql() public static
    Returns a partial SQL string to search for all records between two dates.
  • format() public static

    Returns a formatted date string, given either a UNIX timestamp or a valid strtotime() date string. This function also accepts a time string and a format string as first and second parameters. In that case this function behaves as a wrapper for TimeHelper::i18nFormat()

  • fromString() public static
    Returns a UNIX timestamp, given either a UNIX timestamp or a valid strtotime() date string.
  • gmt() public static
    Returns gmt as a UNIX timestamp.
  • i18nFormat() public static

    Returns a formatted date string, given either a UNIX timestamp or a valid strtotime() date string. It takes into account the default date format for the current language if a LC_TIME file is used.

  • isFuture() public static
    Returns true if given datetime string is in the future.
  • isPast() public static
    Returns true if given datetime string is in the past.
  • isThisMonth() public static
    Returns true if given datetime string is within this month
  • isThisWeek() public static
    Returns true if given datetime string is within this week.
  • isThisYear() public static
    Returns true if given datetime string is within current year.
  • isToday() public static
    Returns true if given datetime string is today.
  • isTomorrow() public static
    Returns true if given datetime string is tomorrow.
  • isWithinNext() public static
    Returns true if specified datetime is within the interval specified, else false.
  • listTimezones() public static
    Get list of timezone identifiers
  • nice() public static
    Returns a nicely formatted date string for given Datetime string.
  • niceShort() public static
    Returns a formatted descriptive date string for given datetime string.
  • serverOffset() public static
    Returns server's offset from GMT in seconds.
  • timeAgoInWords() public static

    Returns either a relative or a formatted absolute date depending on the difference between the current time and given datetime. $datetime should be in a strtotime - parsable format, like MySQL's datetime datatype.

  • timezone() public static
    Returns a timezone object from a string or the user's timezone object
  • toAtom() public static
    Returns a date formatted for Atom RSS feeds.
  • toQuarter() public static
    Returns the quarter
  • toRSS() public static
    Formats date for RSS feeds
  • toServer() public static
    Returns a formatted date in server's timezone.
  • toUnix() public static
    Returns a UNIX timestamp from a textual datetime description. Wrapper for PHP function strtotime().
  • wasWithinLast() public static
    Returns true if specified datetime was within the interval specified, else false.
  • wasYesterday() public static
    Returns true if given datetime string was yesterday.

Method Detail

__get() public ¶

__get( string $name )

Magic set method for backwards compatibility. Used by TimeHelper to get static variables in CakeTime

Parameters
string $name
Variable name
Returns
mixed

__set() public ¶

__set( string $name , mixes $value )

Magic set method for backwards compatibility. Used by TimeHelper to modify static variables in CakeTime

Parameters
string $name
Variable name
mixes $value
Variable value

_strftime() protected static ¶

_strftime( string $format , integer $date )

Multibyte wrapper for strftime.

Handles utf8_encoding the result of strftime when necessary.

Parameters
string $format
Format string.
integer $date
Timestamp to format.
Returns
string
formatted string with correct encoding.

_translateSpecifier() protected static ¶

_translateSpecifier( array $specifier )

Auxiliary function to translate a matched specifier element from a regular expression into a Windows safe and i18n aware specifier

Parameters
array $specifier
match from regular expression
Returns
string
converted element

convert() public static ¶

convert( string $serverTime , string|DateTimeZone $timezone )

Converts given time (in server's time zone) to user's local time, given his/her timezone.

Parameters
string $serverTime
UNIX timestamp
string|DateTimeZone $timezone
User's timezone string or DateTimeZone object
Returns
integer
UNIX timestamp
Link
http://book.cakephp.org/2.0/en/core-libraries/helpers/time.html#TimeHelper::convert

convertSpecifiers() public static ¶

convertSpecifiers( string $format , string $time = null )

Converts a string representing the format for the function strftime and returns a Windows safe and i18n aware format.

Parameters
string $format

Format with specifiers for strftime function. Accepts the special specifier %S which mimics the modifier S for date()

string $time optional null
UNIX timestamp
Returns
string
Windows safe and date() function compatible format for strftime
Link
http://book.cakephp.org/2.0/en/core-libraries/helpers/time.html#TimeHelper::convertSpecifiers

dayAsSql() public static ¶

dayAsSql( integer|string|DateTime $dateString , string $fieldName , string|DateTimeZone $timezone = null )

Returns a partial SQL string to search for all records between two times occurring on the same day.

Parameters
integer|string|DateTime $dateString
UNIX timestamp, strtotime() valid string or DateTime object
string $fieldName
Name of database field to compare with
string|DateTimeZone $timezone optional null
Timezone string or DateTimeZone object
Returns
string
Partial SQL string.
Link
http://book.cakephp.org/2.0/en/core-libraries/helpers/time.html#TimeHelper::dayAsSql

daysAsSql() public static ¶

daysAsSql( integer|string|DateTime $begin , integer|string|DateTime $end , string $fieldName , string|DateTimeZone $timezone = null )

Returns a partial SQL string to search for all records between two dates.

Parameters
integer|string|DateTime $begin
UNIX timestamp, strtotime() valid string or DateTime object
integer|string|DateTime $end
UNIX timestamp, strtotime() valid string or DateTime object
string $fieldName
Name of database field to compare with
string|DateTimeZone $timezone optional null
Timezone string or DateTimeZone object
Returns
string
Partial SQL string.
Link
http://book.cakephp.org/2.0/en/core-libraries/helpers/time.html#TimeHelper::daysAsSql

format() public static ¶

format( integer|string|DateTime $date , integer|string|DateTime $format = null , boolean|string $default = false , string|DateTimeZone $timezone = null )

Returns a formatted date string, given either a UNIX timestamp or a valid strtotime() date string. This function also accepts a time string and a format string as first and second parameters. In that case this function behaves as a wrapper for TimeHelper::i18nFormat()

Examples

Create localized & formatted time:

CakeTime::format('2012-02-15', '%m-%d-%Y'); // returns 02-15-2012
  CakeTime::format('2012-02-15 23:01:01', '%c'); // returns preferred date and time based on configured locale
  CakeTime::format('0000-00-00', '%d-%m-%Y', 'N/A'); // return N/A becuase an invalid date was passed
  CakeTime::format('2012-02-15 23:01:01', '%c', 'N/A', 'America/New_York'); // converts passed date to timezone
Parameters
integer|string|DateTime $date
UNIX timestamp, strtotime() valid string or DateTime object (or a date format string)
integer|string|DateTime $format optional null
date format string (or UNIX timestamp, strtotime() valid string or DateTime object)
boolean|string $default optional false
if an invalid date is passed it will output supplied default value. Pass false if you want raw conversion value
string|DateTimeZone $timezone optional null
Timezone string or DateTimeZone object
Returns
string
Formatted date string
Link
http://book.cakephp.org/2.0/en/core-libraries/helpers/time.html#TimeHelper::format
See
CakeTime::i18nFormat()

fromString() public static ¶

fromString( integer|string|DateTime $dateString , string|DateTimeZone $timezone = null )

Returns a UNIX timestamp, given either a UNIX timestamp or a valid strtotime() date string.

Parameters
integer|string|DateTime $dateString
UNIX timestamp, strtotime() valid string or DateTime object
string|DateTimeZone $timezone optional null
Timezone string or DateTimeZone object
Returns
string
Parsed timestamp
Link
http://book.cakephp.org/2.0/en/core-libraries/helpers/time.html#TimeHelper::fromString

gmt() public static ¶

gmt( integer|string|DateTime $dateString = null )

Returns gmt as a UNIX timestamp.

Parameters
integer|string|DateTime $dateString optional null
UNIX timestamp, strtotime() valid string or DateTime object
Returns
integer
UNIX timestamp
Link
http://book.cakephp.org/2.0/en/core-libraries/helpers/time.html#TimeHelper::gmt

i18nFormat() public static ¶

i18nFormat( integer|string|DateTime $date , string $format = null , boolean|string $default = false , string|DateTimeZone $timezone = null )

Returns a formatted date string, given either a UNIX timestamp or a valid strtotime() date string. It takes into account the default date format for the current language if a LC_TIME file is used.

Parameters
integer|string|DateTime $date
UNIX timestamp, strtotime() valid string or DateTime object
string $format optional null
strftime format string.
boolean|string $default optional false
if an invalid date is passed it will output supplied default value. Pass false if you want raw conversion value
string|DateTimeZone $timezone optional null
Timezone string or DateTimeZone object
Returns
string
Formatted and translated date string
Link
http://book.cakephp.org/2.0/en/core-libraries/helpers/time.html#TimeHelper::i18nFormat

isFuture() public static ¶

isFuture( integer|string|DateTime $dateString , string|DateTimeZone $timezone = null )

Returns true if given datetime string is in the future.

Parameters
integer|string|DateTime $dateString
UNIX timestamp, strtotime() valid string or DateTime object
string|DateTimeZone $timezone optional null
Timezone string or DateTimeZone object
Returns
boolean
True if datetime string is in the future
Link
http://book.cakephp.org/2.0/en/core-libraries/helpers/time.html#TimeHelper::isFuture

isPast() public static ¶

isPast( integer|string|DateTime $dateString , string|DateTimeZone $timezone = null )

Returns true if given datetime string is in the past.

Parameters
integer|string|DateTime $dateString
UNIX timestamp, strtotime() valid string or DateTime object
string|DateTimeZone $timezone optional null
Timezone string or DateTimeZone object
Returns
boolean
True if datetime string is in the past
Link
http://book.cakephp.org/2.0/en/core-libraries/helpers/time.html#TimeHelper::isPast

isThisMonth() public static ¶

isThisMonth( integer|string|DateTime $dateString , string|DateTimeZone $timezone = null )

Returns true if given datetime string is within this month

Parameters
integer|string|DateTime $dateString
UNIX timestamp, strtotime() valid string or DateTime object
string|DateTimeZone $timezone optional null
Timezone string or DateTimeZone object
Returns
boolean
True if datetime string is within current month
Link
http://book.cakephp.org/2.0/en/core-libraries/helpers/time.html#TimeHelper::isThisMonth

isThisWeek() public static ¶

isThisWeek( integer|string|DateTime $dateString , string|DateTimeZone $timezone = null )

Returns true if given datetime string is within this week.

Parameters
integer|string|DateTime $dateString
UNIX timestamp, strtotime() valid string or DateTime object
string|DateTimeZone $timezone optional null
Timezone string or DateTimeZone object
Returns
boolean
True if datetime string is within current week
Link
http://book.cakephp.org/2.0/en/core-libraries/helpers/time.html#TimeHelper::isThisWeek

isThisYear() public static ¶

isThisYear( integer|string|DateTime $dateString , string|DateTimeZone $timezone = null )

Returns true if given datetime string is within current year.

Parameters
integer|string|DateTime $dateString
UNIX timestamp, strtotime() valid string or DateTime object
string|DateTimeZone $timezone optional null
Timezone string or DateTimeZone object
Returns
boolean
True if datetime string is within current year
Link
http://book.cakephp.org/2.0/en/core-libraries/helpers/time.html#TimeHelper::isThisYear

isToday() public static ¶

isToday( integer|string|DateTime $dateString , string|DateTimeZone $timezone = null )

Returns true if given datetime string is today.

Parameters
integer|string|DateTime $dateString
UNIX timestamp, strtotime() valid string or DateTime object
string|DateTimeZone $timezone optional null
Timezone string or DateTimeZone object
Returns
boolean
True if datetime string is today
Link
http://book.cakephp.org/2.0/en/core-libraries/helpers/time.html#TimeHelper::isToday

isTomorrow() public static ¶

isTomorrow( integer|string|DateTime $dateString , string|DateTimeZone $timezone = null )

Returns true if given datetime string is tomorrow.

Parameters
integer|string|DateTime $dateString
UNIX timestamp, strtotime() valid string or DateTime object
string|DateTimeZone $timezone optional null
Timezone string or DateTimeZone object
Returns
boolean
True if datetime string was yesterday
Link
http://book.cakephp.org/2.0/en/core-libraries/helpers/time.html#TimeHelper::isTomorrow

isWithinNext() public static ¶

isWithinNext( string|integer $timeInterval , integer|string|DateTime $dateString , string|DateTimeZone $timezone = null )

Returns true if specified datetime is within the interval specified, else false.

Parameters
string|integer $timeInterval

the numeric value with space then time type. Example of valid types: 6 hours, 2 days, 1 minute.

integer|string|DateTime $dateString
UNIX timestamp, strtotime() valid string or DateTime object
string|DateTimeZone $timezone optional null
Timezone string or DateTimeZone object
Returns
boolean

listTimezones() public static ¶

listTimezones( integer|string $filter = null , string $country = null , boolean $group = true )

Get list of timezone identifiers

Parameters
integer|string $filter optional null

A regex to filter identifier Or one of DateTimeZone class constants (PHP 5.3 and above)

string $country optional null

A two-letter ISO 3166-1 compatible country code. This option is only used when $filter is set to DateTimeZone::PER_COUNTRY (available only in PHP 5.3 and above)

boolean $group optional true
If true (default value) groups the identifiers list by primary region
Returns
array
List of timezone identifiers
Since
2.2
Link
http://book.cakephp.org/2.0/en/core-libraries/helpers/time.html#TimeHelper::listTimezones

nice() public static ¶

nice( integer|string|DateTime $dateString = null , string|DateTimeZone $timezone = null , string $format = null )

Returns a nicely formatted date string for given Datetime string.

See http://php.net/manual/en/function.strftime.php for information on formatting using locale strings.

Parameters
integer|string|DateTime $dateString optional null
UNIX timestamp, strtotime() valid string or DateTime object
string|DateTimeZone $timezone optional null
Timezone string or DateTimeZone object
string $format optional null
The format to use. If null, CakeTime::$niceFormat is used
Returns
string
Formatted date string
Link
http://book.cakephp.org/2.0/en/core-libraries/helpers/time.html#TimeHelper::nice

niceShort() public static ¶

niceShort( integer|string|DateTime $dateString = null , string|DateTimeZone $timezone = null )

Returns a formatted descriptive date string for given datetime string.

If the given date is today, the returned string could be "Today, 16:54". If the given date is tomorrow, the returned string could be "Tomorrow, 16:54". If the given date was yesterday, the returned string could be "Yesterday, 16:54". If the given date is within next or last week, the returned string could be "On Thursday, 16:54". If $dateString's year is the current year, the returned string does not include mention of the year.

Parameters
integer|string|DateTime $dateString optional null
UNIX timestamp, strtotime() valid string or DateTime object
string|DateTimeZone $timezone optional null
Timezone string or DateTimeZone object
Returns
string
Described, relative date string
Link
http://book.cakephp.org/2.0/en/core-libraries/helpers/time.html#TimeHelper::niceShort

serverOffset() public static ¶

serverOffset( )

Returns server's offset from GMT in seconds.

Returns
integer
Offset
Link
http://book.cakephp.org/2.0/en/core-libraries/helpers/time.html#TimeHelper::serverOffset

timeAgoInWords() public static ¶

timeAgoInWords( integer|string|DateTime $dateTime , array $options = array() )

Returns either a relative or a formatted absolute date depending on the difference between the current time and given datetime. $datetime should be in a strtotime - parsable format, like MySQL's datetime datatype.

Options:

  • format => a fall back format if the relative time is longer than the duration specified by end
  • accuracy => Specifies how accurate the date should be described (array)
    • year => The format if years > 0 (default "day")
    • month => The format if months > 0 (default "day")
    • week => The format if weeks > 0 (default "day")
    • day => The format if weeks > 0 (default "hour")
    • hour => The format if hours > 0 (default "minute")
    • minute => The format if minutes > 0 (default "minute")
    • second => The format if seconds > 0 (default "second")
  • end => The end of relative time telling
  • relativeString => The printf compatible string when outputting past relative time
  • relativeStringFuture => The printf compatible string when outputting future relative time
  • absoluteString => The printf compatible string when outputting absolute time
  • userOffset => Users offset from GMT (in hours) Deprecated use timezone instead.
  • timezone => The user timezone the timestamp should be formatted in.

Relative dates look something like this:

  • 3 weeks, 4 days ago
  • 15 seconds ago

Default date formatting is d/m/yy e.g: on 18/2/09

The returned string includes 'ago' or 'on' and assumes you'll properly add a word like 'Posted ' before the function output.

NOTE: If the difference is one week or more, the lowest level of accuracy is day

Parameters
integer|string|DateTime $dateTime
Datetime UNIX timestamp, strtotime() valid string or DateTime object
array $options optional array()
Default format if timestamp is used in $dateString
Returns
string
Relative time string.
Link
http://book.cakephp.org/2.0/en/core-libraries/helpers/time.html#TimeHelper::timeAgoInWords

timezone() public static ¶

timezone( string|DateTimeZone $timezone = null )

Returns a timezone object from a string or the user's timezone object

Parameters
string|DateTimeZone $timezone optional null

Timezone string or DateTimeZone object If null it tries to get timezone from 'Config.timezone' config var

Returns
DateTimeZone
Timezone object
Link
http://book.cakephp.org/2.0/en/core-libraries/helpers/time.html#TimeHelper::timezone

toAtom() public static ¶

toAtom( string $dateString , string|DateTimeZone $timezone = null )

Returns a date formatted for Atom RSS feeds.

Parameters
string $dateString
Datetime string or Unix timestamp
string|DateTimeZone $timezone optional null
Timezone string or DateTimeZone object
Returns
string
Formatted date string
Link
http://book.cakephp.org/2.0/en/core-libraries/helpers/time.html#TimeHelper::toAtom

toQuarter() public static ¶

toQuarter( integer|string|DateTime $dateString , boolean $range = false )

Returns the quarter

Parameters
integer|string|DateTime $dateString
UNIX timestamp, strtotime() valid string or DateTime object
boolean $range optional false
if true returns a range in Y-m-d format
Returns
integer|array
1, 2, 3, or 4 quarter of year or array if $range true
Link
http://book.cakephp.org/2.0/en/core-libraries/helpers/time.html#TimeHelper::toQuarter

toRSS() public static ¶

toRSS( integer|string|DateTime $dateString , string|DateTimeZone $timezone = null )

Formats date for RSS feeds

Parameters
integer|string|DateTime $dateString
UNIX timestamp, strtotime() valid string or DateTime object
string|DateTimeZone $timezone optional null
Timezone string or DateTimeZone object
Returns
string
Formatted date string
Link
http://book.cakephp.org/2.0/en/core-libraries/helpers/time.html#TimeHelper::toRSS

toServer() public static ¶

toServer( integer|string|DateTime $dateString , string|DateTimeZone $timezone = null , string $format = 'Y-m-d H:i:s' )

Returns a formatted date in server's timezone.

If a DateTime object is given or the dateString has a timezone segment, the timezone parameter will be ignored.

If no timezone parameter is given and no DateTime object, the passed $dateString will be considered to be in the UTC timezone.

Parameters
integer|string|DateTime $dateString
UNIX timestamp, strtotime() valid string or DateTime object
string|DateTimeZone $timezone optional null
Timezone string or DateTimeZone object
string $format optional 'Y-m-d H:i:s'
date format string
Returns
mixed
Formatted date
Link
http://book.cakephp.org/2.0/en/core-libraries/helpers/time.html#TimeHelper::toServer

toUnix() public static ¶

toUnix( integer|string|DateTime $dateString , string|DateTimeZone $timezone = null )

Returns a UNIX timestamp from a textual datetime description. Wrapper for PHP function strtotime().

Parameters
integer|string|DateTime $dateString
UNIX timestamp, strtotime() valid string or DateTime object
string|DateTimeZone $timezone optional null
Timezone string or DateTimeZone object
Returns
integer
Unix timestamp
Link
http://book.cakephp.org/2.0/en/core-libraries/helpers/time.html#TimeHelper::toUnix

wasWithinLast() public static ¶

wasWithinLast( string|integer $timeInterval , integer|string|DateTime $dateString , string|DateTimeZone $timezone = null )

Returns true if specified datetime was within the interval specified, else false.

Parameters
string|integer $timeInterval

the numeric value with space then time type. Example of valid types: 6 hours, 2 days, 1 minute.

integer|string|DateTime $dateString
UNIX timestamp, strtotime() valid string or DateTime object
string|DateTimeZone $timezone optional null
Timezone string or DateTimeZone object
Returns
boolean
Link
http://book.cakephp.org/2.0/en/core-libraries/helpers/time.html#TimeHelper::wasWithinLast

wasYesterday() public static ¶

wasYesterday( integer|string|DateTime $dateString , string|DateTimeZone $timezone = null )

Returns true if given datetime string was yesterday.

Parameters
integer|string|DateTime $dateString
UNIX timestamp, strtotime() valid string or DateTime object
string|DateTimeZone $timezone optional null
Timezone string or DateTimeZone object
Returns
boolean
True if datetime string was yesterday
Link
http://book.cakephp.org/2.0/en/core-libraries/helpers/time.html#TimeHelper::wasYesterday

Properties detail

$_time ¶

protected static integer

Temporary variable containing the timestamp value, used internally in convertSpecifiers()

null

$niceFormat ¶

public static string

The format to use when formatting a time using CakeTime::nice()

The format should use the locale strings as defined in the PHP docs under strftime (http://php.net/manual/en/function.strftime.php)

See
CakeTime::format()
'%a, %b %eS %Y, %H:%M'

$niceShortFormat ¶

public static string

The format to use when formatting a time using CakeTime::niceShort() and the difference is between 3 and 7 days

See
CakeTime::niceShort()
'%B %d, %H:%M'

$wordAccuracy ¶

public static array

The format to use when formatting a time using CakeTime::timeAgoInWords() and the difference is less than CakeTime::$wordEnd

See
CakeTime::timeAgoInWords()
array(
    'year' => 'day',
    'month' => 'day',
    'week' => 'day',
    'day' => 'hour',
    'hour' => 'minute',
    'minute' => 'minute',
    'second' => 'second',
)

$wordEnd ¶

public static string

The end of relative time telling

See
CakeTime::timeAgoInWords()
'+1 month'

$wordFormat ¶

public static string

The format to use when formatting a time using CakeTime::timeAgoInWords() and the difference is more than CakeTime::$wordEnd

See
CakeTime::timeAgoInWords()
'j/n/y'
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