date_parse_from_format

(PHP 5 >= 5.3.0)

date_parse_from_format — Get info about given date

Description

array date_parse_from_format ( string $format , string $date )

Returns associative array with detailed info about given date.

Parameters

format

Format accepted by date() with some extras.

date

String representing the date.

Return Values

Returns associative array with detailed info about given date.

Examples

Example #1 date_parse_from_format() example

<?php
$date = "6.1.2009 13:00+01:00";
print_r(date_parse_from_format("j.n.Y H:iP", $date));
?>

The above example will output:

Array
(
    [year] => 2009
    [month] => 1
    [day] => 6
    [hour] => 13
    [minute] => 0
    [second] => 0
    [fraction] => 
    [warning_count] => 0
    [warnings] => Array
        (
        )

    [error_count] => 0
    [errors] => Array
        (
        )

    [is_localtime] => 1
    [zone_type] => 1
    [zone] => -60
    [is_dst] => 
)

See Also

• DateTime::createFromFormat() - Returns new DateTime object formatted according to the specified format