note 105257 added to function.time

Here a class extension to get the a datetime in the "X time ago" format easily. <?php class Cokidoo_DateTime extends DateTime { protected $strings = array( 'y' => array('1 year ago', '%d years ago'), 'm' => array('1 month ago', '%d months ago'), 'd' => array('1 day ago', '%d days ago'), 'h' => array('1 hour ago', '%d hours ago'), 'i' => array('1 minute ago', '%d minutes ago'), 's' => array('now', '%d secons ago'), ); /** * Returns the difference from the current time in the format X time ago * @return string */ public function __toString() { $now = new DateTime('now'); $diff = $this->diff($now); foreach($this->strings as $key => $value){ if( ($text = $this->getDiffText($key, $diff)) ){ return $text; } } return ''; } /** * Try to construct the time diff text with the specified interval key * @param string $intervalKey A value of: [y,m,d,h,i,s] * @param DateInterval $diff * @return string|null */ protected function getDiffText($intervalKey, $diff){ $pluralKey = 1; $value = $diff->$intervalKey; if($value > 0){ if($value < 2){ $pluralKey = 0; } return sprintf($this->strings[$intervalKey][$pluralKey], $value); } return null; } } ?> How to use: <?php $date = new Cokidoo_Datetime('2011-01-01'); echo $date; ?> ---- Server IP: 69.147.83.197 Probable Submitter: 83.165.217.159 ---- Manual Page -- http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.time.php Edit -- https://master.php.net/note/edit/105257 Del: integrated -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/105257/integrated Del: useless -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/105257/useless Del: bad code -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/105257/bad+code Del: spam -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/105257/spam Del: non-english -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/105257/non-english Del: in docs -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/105257/in+docs Del: other reasons-- https://master.php.net/note/delete/105257 Reject -- https://master.php.net/note/reject/105257 Search -- https://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php