php.date ( )
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Date posted
17 November 2008
Last updated
31 January 2010
Version
4.2 + View history
Recursive function
No
Function overview
Prototype
php.date (
format; dateVal )
Parameters
format A string containing placeholders as described at http://php.net/manual/en/function.date.php
dateVal A date value to work with. If left blank, will use the current date
Description
Tags: PHP Date PHP Format Date Format Date
Function Mimics the php date function. Very powerful date formatting function - should give you all info you ever need. http://php.net/manual/en/function.date.php for a list of possible place holders in the format tag.
Examples
Sample input
php.date( "D F jS H:iA"; "" ) & " and ... " & php.date("Y";"") & " is " & If( not php.date("L"; "" ) ; "not " ) & "a leap year"
Sample output
Tue November 11th 12:27PM and ... 2008 is a leap year
Function code
//See: http://php.net/manual/en/function.date.php
Let([
ts = If( IsEmpty(dateVal) ; Get(CurrentTimeStamp) ; GetAsTimestamp(dateVal) ) ;
d = GetAsDate(ts);
t = GetAsTime(ts);
tmpList = Substitute( format ;
["d";"|d|"];
["D";"|D|"];
["j";"|j|"];
["l";"|l|"];
["N";"|N|"];
["S";"|S|"];
["w";"|w|"];
["z";"|z|"];
["W";"|W|"];
["F";"|F|"];
["m";"|m|"];
["M";"|M|"];
["n";"|n|"];
["t";"|t|"];
["L";"|L|"];
["o";"|o|"];
["Y";"|Y|"];
["y";"|y|"];
["a";"|a|"];
["A";"|A|"];
["B";"|B|"];
["g";"|g|"];
["G";"|G|"];
["h";"|h|"];
["H";"|H|"];
["i";"|i|"];
["s";"|s|"];
["u";"|u|"]
)
];
Substitute( tmpList ;
/*** DAY ***/
["|d|";Right( "0" & Day (d) ; 2 )];
["|D|";Left( DayName(d) ; 3)];
["|j|";Day(d)];
["|l|";DayName(d)];
["|N|";If( DayOfWeek(d) = 1 ; 7 ; DayOfWeek(d) - 1 )];
["|S|";Case(
PatternCount( " 1 21 31 " ; " " & Day ( d ) & " ") ; TextStyleAdd("st";Superscript) ;
PatternCount( " 2 22 " ; " " & Day ( d ) & " ") ; TextStyleAdd("nd";Superscript) ;
PatternCount( " 3 23 " ; " " & Day ( d ) & " ") ; TextStyleAdd("rd";Superscript) ;
TextStyleAdd("th";Superscript)
) ];
["|w|";DayOfWeek(d) - 1];
["|z|";DayOfYear (d) - 1];
/*** WEEK ***/
["|W|";WeekOfYear ( d )];
/*** MONTH ***/
["|F|";MonthName(d)];
["|m|";Right( "0" & Month(d) ; 2 )];
["|M|";Left(MonthName(d);3)];
["|n|";Month(d)];
["|t|";Day(Date(Month(d);1;Year(d))-1)];
/*** YEAR ***/
["|L|";If( Day(Date( "2" ; "29" ; Year(d) )) = 1 ; 0 ; 1 )];
["|o|";Year(d)];
["|Y|";Year(d)];
["|y|";Right(Year(d);2)];
/*** TIME ***/
["|a|";If( Hour(t) > 11 ; "pm" ; "am" ) ];
["|A|";If( Hour(t) > 11 ; "PM" ; "AM" ) ];
["|g|";If( Hour(t) > 12 ; Hour(t) - 12 ; Hour(t)) ];
["|G|";Hour(t)];
["|h|";Right( "0" & If( Hour(t) > 12 ; Hour(t) - 12 ; Hour(t)) ; 2 ) ];
["|H|";Right( "0" & Hour(t) ; 2 ) ];
["|i|"; Right( "0" & Minute(t) ; 2) ];
["|s|"; Right( "0" & Seconds(t) ; 2 )]
)
)
// ===================================
/*
This function is published on FileMaker Custom Functions
to check for updates and provide feedback and bug reports
please visit http://www.fmfunctions.com/fid/76
Prototype: php.date( format; dateVal )
Function Author: Genx (http://www.fmfunctions.com/mid/29)
Last updated: 31 January 2010
Version: 4.2
*/
// ===================================
Let([
ts = If( IsEmpty(dateVal) ; Get(CurrentTimeStamp) ; GetAsTimestamp(dateVal) ) ;
d = GetAsDate(ts);
t = GetAsTime(ts);
tmpList = Substitute( format ;
["d";"|d|"];
["D";"|D|"];
["j";"|j|"];
["l";"|l|"];
["N";"|N|"];
["S";"|S|"];
["w";"|w|"];
["z";"|z|"];
["W";"|W|"];
["F";"|F|"];
["m";"|m|"];
["M";"|M|"];
["n";"|n|"];
["t";"|t|"];
["L";"|L|"];
["o";"|o|"];
["Y";"|Y|"];
["y";"|y|"];
["a";"|a|"];
["A";"|A|"];
["B";"|B|"];
["g";"|g|"];
["G";"|G|"];
["h";"|h|"];
["H";"|H|"];
["i";"|i|"];
["s";"|s|"];
["u";"|u|"]
)
];
Substitute( tmpList ;
/*** DAY ***/
["|d|";Right( "0" & Day (d) ; 2 )];
["|D|";Left( DayName(d) ; 3)];
["|j|";Day(d)];
["|l|";DayName(d)];
["|N|";If( DayOfWeek(d) = 1 ; 7 ; DayOfWeek(d) - 1 )];
["|S|";Case(
PatternCount( " 1 21 31 " ; " " & Day ( d ) & " ") ; TextStyleAdd("st";Superscript) ;
PatternCount( " 2 22 " ; " " & Day ( d ) & " ") ; TextStyleAdd("nd";Superscript) ;
PatternCount( " 3 23 " ; " " & Day ( d ) & " ") ; TextStyleAdd("rd";Superscript) ;
TextStyleAdd("th";Superscript)
) ];
["|w|";DayOfWeek(d) - 1];
["|z|";DayOfYear (d) - 1];
/*** WEEK ***/
["|W|";WeekOfYear ( d )];
/*** MONTH ***/
["|F|";MonthName(d)];
["|m|";Right( "0" & Month(d) ; 2 )];
["|M|";Left(MonthName(d);3)];
["|n|";Month(d)];
["|t|";Day(Date(Month(d);1;Year(d))-1)];
/*** YEAR ***/
["|L|";If( Day(Date( "2" ; "29" ; Year(d) )) = 1 ; 0 ; 1 )];
["|o|";Year(d)];
["|Y|";Year(d)];
["|y|";Right(Year(d);2)];
/*** TIME ***/
["|a|";If( Hour(t) > 11 ; "pm" ; "am" ) ];
["|A|";If( Hour(t) > 11 ; "PM" ; "AM" ) ];
["|g|";If( Hour(t) > 12 ; Hour(t) - 12 ; Hour(t)) ];
["|G|";Hour(t)];
["|h|";Right( "0" & If( Hour(t) > 12 ; Hour(t) - 12 ; Hour(t)) ; 2 ) ];
["|H|";Right( "0" & Hour(t) ; 2 ) ];
["|i|"; Right( "0" & Minute(t) ; 2) ];
["|s|"; Right( "0" & Seconds(t) ; 2 )]
)
)
// ===================================
/*
This function is published on FileMaker Custom Functions
to check for updates and provide feedback and bug reports
please visit http://www.fmfunctions.com/fid/76
Prototype: php.date( format; dateVal )
Function Author: Genx (http://www.fmfunctions.com/mid/29)
Last updated: 31 January 2010
Version: 4.2
*/
// ===================================
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