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<refentry xml:id="intldateformatter.format" xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">
 <refnamediv>
  <refname>IntlDateFormatter::format</refname>
  <refname>datefmt_format</refname>
  <refpurpose>Format the date/time value as a string</refpurpose>
 </refnamediv>
 <refsect1 role="description">
  &reftitle.description;
  <para>
   &style.oop;
  </para>
   <methodsynopsis role="IntlDateFormatter">
   <modifier>public</modifier> <type class="union"><type>string</type><type>false</type></type><methodname>IntlDateFormatter::format</methodname>
   <methodparam><type class="union"><type>IntlCalendar</type><type>DateTimeInterface</type><type>array</type><type>string</type><type>int</type><type>float</type></type><parameter>datetime</parameter></methodparam>
  </methodsynopsis>
  <para>
   &style.procedural;
  </para>
  <methodsynopsis>
   <type class="union"><type>string</type><type>false</type></type><methodname>datefmt_format</methodname>
   <methodparam><type>IntlDateFormatter</type><parameter>formatter</parameter></methodparam>
   <methodparam><type class="union"><type>IntlCalendar</type><type>DateTimeInterface</type><type>array</type><type>string</type><type>int</type><type>float</type></type><parameter>datetime</parameter></methodparam>
  </methodsynopsis>
  <para>
   Formats the time value as a string.
  </para> 
  </refsect1>

 <refsect1 role="parameters">
  &reftitle.parameters;
  <para>
   <variablelist>
    <varlistentry>
     <term><parameter>formatter</parameter></term>
     <listitem>
      <para>
       The date formatter resource.
      </para>
     </listitem>
    </varlistentry>
    <varlistentry>
     <term><parameter>datetime</parameter></term>
     <listitem>
      <para>
       Value to format. This may be a <classname>DateTimeInterface</classname> object, an
       <classname>IntlCalendar</classname> object, a <type>numeric</type> type
       representing a (possibly fractional) number of seconds since epoch or an
       <type>array</type> in the format output by
       <function>localtime</function>.
      </para>
      <para>
       If a <classname>DateTime</classname> or an
       <classname>IntlCalendar</classname> object is passed, its timezone is not
       considered. The object will be formatted using the formaterʼs configured
       timezone. If one wants to use the timezone of the object to be formatted,
       <function>IntlDateFormatter::setTimeZone</function> must be called before
       with the objectʼs timezone. Alternatively, the static function
       <function>IntlDateFormatter::formatObject</function> may be used instead.
      </para>
     </listitem>
    </varlistentry>
   </variablelist>
  </para>
 </refsect1>
   
 
 <refsect1 role="returnvalues">
  &reftitle.returnvalues;
  <para>
   The formatted string or, if an error occurred, &false;.   
  </para>
 </refsect1>
 
 <refsect1 role="changelog">
  &reftitle.changelog;
  <para>
   <informaltable>
    <tgroup cols="2">
     <thead>
      <row>
       <entry>&Version;</entry>
       <entry>&Description;</entry>
      </row>
     </thead>
     <tbody>
      <row>
       <entry>7.1.5</entry>
       <entry>
        Support for providing general <classname>DateTimeInterface</classname> objects to the
        <parameter>datetime</parameter> parameter was added. Formerly, only proper
        <classname>DateTime</classname> objects were supported.
       </entry>
      </row>
      <row>
       <entry>PECL intl 3.0.0</entry>
       <entry>
        Support for providing <classname>IntlCalendar</classname> objects to the
        <parameter>datetime</parameter> parameter was added.
       </entry>
      </row>
     </tbody>
    </tgroup>
   </informaltable>
  </para>
 </refsect1>

 <refsect1 role="examples">
  &reftitle.examples;
   <example>
    <title><function>datefmt_format</function> example</title>
    <programlisting role="php">
<![CDATA[
<?php
$fmt = datefmt_create(
    'en_US',
    IntlDateFormatter::FULL,
    IntlDateFormatter::FULL,
    'America/Los_Angeles',
    IntlDateFormatter::GREGORIAN
);
echo 'First Formatted output is ' . datefmt_format($fmt, 0);

$fmt = datefmt_create(
    'de-DE',
    IntlDateFormatter::FULL,
    IntlDateFormatter::FULL,
    'America/Los_Angeles',
    IntlDateFormatter::GREGORIAN
);
echo 'Second Formatted output is ' . datefmt_format($fmt, 0);

$fmt = datefmt_create(
    'en_US',
    IntlDateFormatter::FULL,
    IntlDateFormatter::FULL,
    'America/Los_Angeles',
    IntlDateFormatter::GREGORIAN,
    'MM/dd/yyyy'
);
echo 'First Formatted output with pattern is ' . datefmt_format($fmt, 0);

$fmt = datefmt_create(
    'de-DE',
    IntlDateFormatter::FULL,
    IntlDateFormatter::FULL,
    'America/Los_Angeles',
    IntlDateFormatter::GREGORIAN,
    'MM/dd/yyyy'
);
echo "Second Formatted output with pattern is " . datefmt_format($fmt, 0);
?>
]]>
    </programlisting>
   </example>
   <example>
    <title>OO example</title>
    <programlisting role="php">
<![CDATA[
<?php
$fmt = new IntlDateFormatter(
    'en_US',
    IntlDateFormatter::FULL,
    IntlDateFormatter::FULL,
    'America/Los_Angeles',
    IntlDateFormatter::GREGORIAN
);
echo 'First Formatted output is ' . $fmt->format(0);

$fmt = new IntlDateFormatter(
    'de-DE',
    IntlDateFormatter::FULL,
    IntlDateFormatter::FULL,
    'America/Los_Angeles',
    IntlDateFormatter::GREGORIAN
);
echo 'Second Formatted output is ' . $fmt->format(0);

$fmt = new IntlDateFormatter(
    'en_US',
    IntlDateFormatter::FULL,
    IntlDateFormatter::FULL,
    'America/Los_Angeles',
    IntlDateFormatter::GREGORIAN,
    'MM/dd/yyyy'
);
echo 'First Formatted output with pattern is ' . $fmt->format(0);

$fmt = new IntlDateFormatter(
    'de-DE',
    IntlDateFormatter::FULL,
    IntlDateFormatter::FULL,
    'America/Los_Angeles',
    IntlDateFormatter::GREGORIAN,
    'MM/dd/yyyy'
);
echo 'Second Formatted output with pattern is ' . $fmt->format(0);
?>
]]>
    </programlisting>
   </example>
     &example.outputs;
     <screen>
         <![CDATA[
First Formatted output is Wednesday, December 31, 1969 4:00:00 PM PT
Second Formatted output is Mittwoch, 31. Dezember 1969 16:00 Uhr GMT-08:00
First Formatted output with pattern is 12/31/1969
Second Formatted output with pattern is 12/31/1969
]]>
     </screen>

   <example>
   <title>With <classname>IntlCalendar</classname> object</title>
    <programlisting role="php">
<![CDATA[
<?php
$tz = reset(iterator_to_array(IntlTimeZone::createEnumeration('FR')));
$formatter = IntlDateFormatter::create(
    'fr_FR',
    IntlDateFormatter::FULL,
    IntlDateFormatter::FULL,
    $tz,
    IntlDateFormatter::GREGORIAN
);

$cal = IntlCalendar::createInstance($tz, '@calendar=islamic-civil');
$cal->set(IntlCalendar::FIELD_MONTH, 8); //9th month, Ramadan
$cal->set(IntlCalendar::FIELD_DAY_OF_MONTH, 1); //1st day
$cal->clear(IntlCalendar::FIELD_HOUR_OF_DAY);
$cal->clear(IntlCalendar::FIELD_MINUTE);
$cal->clear(IntlCalendar::FIELD_SECOND);
$cal->clear(IntlCalendar::FIELD_MILLISECOND);

echo "In this islamic year, Ramadan started/will start on:\n\t",
        $formatter->format($cal), "\n";

//Itʼs the formatterʼs timezone that is used:
$formatter->setTimeZone('Asia/Tokyo');
echo "After changing timezone:\n\t",
        $formatter->format($cal), "\n";

]]>
    </programlisting>
    &example.outputs;
    <screen>
<![CDATA[
In this islamic year, Ramadan started/will start on:
    mardi 9 juillet 2013 19:00:00 heure avancée d’Europe centrale
After changing timezone:
    mercredi 10 juillet 2013 02:00:00 heure normale du Japon

]]>
    </screen>
   </example>

 </refsect1>

 <refsect1 role="seealso">
  &reftitle.seealso;
  <para>
   <simplelist>
    <member><function>datefmt_create</function></member>
    <member><function>datefmt_parse</function></member>
    <member><function>datefmt_get_error_code</function></member>
    <member><function>datefmt_get_error_message</function></member>
    <member><function>datefmt_format_object</function></member>
   </simplelist>
  </para>
 </refsect1>
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