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date_parse

(PHP 5 >= 5.1.3)

date_parseReturns associative array with detailed info about given date

Description

array date_parse ( string $date )

Parameters

date

Date in format accepted by strtotime().

Return Values

Returns array with information about the parsed date on success, or FALSE on failure.

Errors/Exceptions

In case the date format has an error, the element 'errors' will contains the error messages.

Examples

Example #1 A date_parse() example

<?php
print_r
(date_parse("2006-12-12 10:00:00.5"));
?>

The above example will output:

Array
(
    [year] => 2006
    [month] => 12
    [day] => 12
    [hour] => 10
    [minute] => 0
    [second] => 0
    [fraction] => 0.5
    [warning_count] => 0
    [warnings] => Array()
    [error_count] => 0
    [errors] => Array()
    [is_localtime] => 
)

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date_parse
darma
19-Jun-2008 11:54
I am unable to find a circumstance whereby a false is returned. Rather the array is always returned with the error_count and errors elements set accordingly.
gpayne at galenaparkisd com
30-Sep-2007 01:52
Careful - date_parse is perfectly happy with something like this:

 date_parse("2006-2-31");

date_sub> <date_offset_get
Last updated: Fri, 22 Aug 2008
 
 
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