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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|array $options = array() )

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|array $options optional array()

If true (default value) groups the identifiers list by primary region. Otherwise, an array containing group, abbr, before, and after keys. Setting group and abbr to true will group results and append timezone abbreviation in the display value. Set before and after to customize the abbreviation wrapper.

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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