note 96424 added to function.strftime

Created this small method to convert a date format to a strftime format. One format is enough to learn :) /** * Convert a date format to a strftime format * * Timezone conversion is done for unix. Windows users must exchange %z and %Z. * * Unsupported date formats : S, n, t, L, B, G, u, e, I, P, Z, c, r * Unsupported strftime formats : %U, %W, %C, %g, %r, %R, %T, %X, %c, %D, %F, %x * * @param string $dateFormat a date format * @return string */ public static function dateFormatToStrftime($dateFormat) { $caracs = array( // Day - no strf eq : S 'd' => '%d', 'D' => '%a', 'j' => '%e', 'l' => '%A', 'N' => '%u', 'w' => '%w', 'z' => '%j', // Week - no date eq : %U, %W 'W' => '%V', // Month - no strf eq : n, t 'F' => '%B', 'm' => '%m', 'M' => '%b', // Year - no strf eq : L; no date eq : %C, %g 'o' => '%G', 'Y' => '%Y', 'y' => '%y', // Time - no strf eq : B, G, u; no date eq : %r, %R, %T, %X 'a' => '%P', 'A' => '%p', 'g' => '%l', 'h' => '%I', 'H' => '%H', 'i' => '%M', 's' => '%S', // Timezone - no strf eq : e, I, P, Z 'O' => '%z', 'T' => '%Z', // Full Date / Time - no strf eq : c, r; no date eq : %c, %D, %F, %x 'U' => '%s' ); return strtr((string)$dateFormat, $caracs); } I use it with this condition on a date format : if(preg_match("/(D|l|F|M)/", $format)) ---- Server IP: 195.221.21.36 Probable Submitter: 85.170.209.162 ---- Manual Page -- http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.strftime.php Edit -- https://master.php.net/note/edit/96424 Del: integrated -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/96424/integrated Del: useless -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/96424/useless Del: bad code -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/96424/bad+code Del: spam -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/96424/spam Del: non-english -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/96424/non-english Del: in docs -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/96424/in+docs Del: other reasons-- https://master.php.net/note/delete/96424 Reject -- https://master.php.net/note/reject/96424 Search -- https://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php