IntlDateFormatter::setCalendar
datefmt_set_calendar
(PHP 5 >= 5.3.0, PHP 7, PHP 8, PECL intl >= 1.0.0)
IntlDateFormatter::setCalendar -- datefmt_set_calendar — Sets the calendar type used by the formatter
Description
Object-oriented style
Procedural style
Sets the calendar or calendar type used by the formatter.
Parameters
-
formatter -
The formatter resource.
-
calendar -
This can either be: the calendar type to use (default is
IntlDateFormatter::GREGORIAN, which is also used ifnullis specified) or an IntlCalendar object.Any IntlCalendar object passed in will be cloned; no modifications will be made to the argument object.
The timezone of the formatter will only be kept if an IntlCalendar object is not passed, otherwise the new timezone will be that of the passed object.
Return Values
Returns true on success or false on failure.
Examples
Example #1 datefmt_set_calendar() example
<?php
$fmt = datefmt_create(
'en_US',
IntlDateFormatter::FULL,
IntlDateFormatter::FULL,
'America/Los_Angeles',
IntlDateFormatter::GREGORIAN
);
echo 'calendar of the formatter is : ' . datefmt_get_calendar($fmt);
datefmt_set_calendar($fmt, IntlDateFormatter::TRADITIONAL);
echo 'Now calendar of the formatter is : ' . datefmt_get_calendar($fmt);
?>Example #2 OO example
<?php
$fmt = new IntlDateFormatter(
'en_US',
IntlDateFormatter::FULL,
IntlDateFormatter::FULL,
'America/Los_Angeles',
IntlDateFormatter::GREGORIAN
);
echo 'calendar of the formatter is : ' . $fmt->getCalendar();
$fmt->setCalendar(IntlDateFormatter::TRADITIONAL);
echo 'Now calendar of the formatter is : ' . $fmt->getCalendar();
?>The above example will output:
calendar of the formatter is : 1 Now calendar of the formatter is : 0
Example #3 Example with IntlCalendar argument
<?php
$time = strtotime("2013-03-03 00:00:00 UTC");
$formatter = IntlDateFormatter::create("en_US", NULL, NULL, "Europe/Amsterdam");
echo "before: ", $formatter->format($time), "\n";
/* note that the calendar's locale is not used! */
$formatter->setCalendar(IntlCalendar::createInstance(
"America/New_York", "pt_PT@calendar=islamic"));
echo "after: ", $formatter->format($time), "\n";The above example will output:
before: Sunday, March 3, 2013 at 1:00:00 AM Central European Standard Time after: Saturday, RabiÊ» II 20, 1434 at 7:00:00 PM Eastern Standard Time
See Also
- datefmt_get_calendar() - Get the calendar type used for the IntlDateFormatter
- datefmt_get_calendar_object() - Get copy of formatterʼs calendar object
- datefmt_create() - Create a date formatter
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