Class RelativeTimeFormatter
Helper class for formatting relative dates & times.
Method Summary
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_diffData() protected
Calculate the data needed to format a relative difference string.
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_options() protected
Build the options for relative date formatting.
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dateAgoInWords() public
Format a into a relative date string.
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diffForHumans() public
Get the difference in a human readable format.
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timeAgoInWords() public
Format a into a relative timestring.
Method Detail
_diffData() ¶ protected
_diffData(string|int $futureTime, string|int $pastTime, bool $backwards, array<string, mixed> $options): arrayCalculate the data needed to format a relative difference string.
Parameters
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string|int$futureTime The timestamp from the future.
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string|int$pastTime The timestamp from the past.
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bool$backwards Whether the difference was backwards.
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array<string, mixed>$options An array of options.
Returns
array_options() ¶ protected
_options(array<string, mixed> $options, string $class): array<string, mixed>Build the options for relative date formatting.
Parameters
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array<string, mixed>$options The options provided by the user.
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string$class The class name to use for defaults.
Returns
array<string, mixed>dateAgoInWords() ¶ public
dateAgoInWords(Cake\I18n\I18nDateTimeInterface $date, array<string, mixed> $options = []): stringFormat a into a relative date string.
Parameters
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Cake\I18n\I18nDateTimeInterface$date The date to format.
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array<string, mixed>$options optional Array of options.
Returns
stringSee Also
diffForHumans() ¶ public
diffForHumans(Cake\Chronos\ChronosInterface $date, Cake\Chronos\ChronosInterface|null $other = null, bool $absolute = false): stringGet the difference in a human readable format.
Parameters
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Cake\Chronos\ChronosInterface$date The datetime to start with.
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Cake\Chronos\ChronosInterface|null$other optional The datetime to compare against.
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bool$absolute optional Removes time difference modifiers ago, after, etc.
Returns
stringSee Also
timeAgoInWords() ¶ public
timeAgoInWords(Cake\I18n\I18nDateTimeInterface $time, array<string, mixed> $options = []): stringFormat a into a relative timestring.
Parameters
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Cake\I18n\I18nDateTimeInterface$time The time instance to format.
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array<string, mixed>$options optional Array of options.
Returns
string