PHP | IntlDateFormatter format() Function

The IntlDateFormatter::format() function is an inbuilt function in PHP which is used to format the date/time value as a string.

Syntax:

• Object oriented style:

  string IntlDateFormatter::format( mixed $value )

• Procedural style:

  string datefmt_format( IntlDateFormatter $fmt, mixed $value )

Parameters: This function uses two parameters as mentioned above and described below:

• fmt: This parameter holds the resource of date object.
• value: This parameter holds the value to the format. It may be a DateTimeInterface object, an IntlCalendar object, or a numeric type representing a number of seconds. If DateTime or IntlCalendar object is passed then it is not considered.

Return Value: This function returns the formatted string on success or False when error occurred.

Below program illustrates the IntlDateFormatter::format() function in PHP:

Program:

<?php

// Create a date formatter
$fmt = datefmt_create(
    'en_US',
    IntlDateFormatter::LONG,
    IntlDateFormatter::LONG,
    'Asia/Kolkata',
    IntlDateFormatter::GREGORIAN
);

// Display the date in given format
echo 'Formatted output using object oriented style: '
            . $fmt->format(0) . "\n";

echo 'Formatted output using procedural style: '
            . datefmt_format($fmt, 0) . "\n\n";

// Create a date formatter
$fmt = datefmt_create(
    'en_US',
    IntlDateFormatter::SHORT,
    IntlDateFormatter::SHORT,
    'Asia/Kolkata',
    IntlDateFormatter::GREGORIAN
);

// Display the date in given format
echo 'Formatted output using object oriented style: '
            . $fmt->format(0) ."\n";

echo 'Formatted output using procedural style: '
            . datefmt_format($fmt, 0);

?>

Output:

Formatted output using object oriented style: January 1, 1970 at 5:30:00 AM GMT+5:30
Formatted output using procedural style: January 1, 1970 at 5:30:00 AM GMT+5:30

Formatted output using object oriented style: 1/1/70, 5:30 AM
Formatted output using procedural style: 1/1/70, 5:30 AM

Reference: https://www.php.net/manual/en/intldateformatter.format.php