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Class TimeHelper
Time Helper class for easy use of time data.
Manipulation of time data.
- Cake\View\Helper implements Cake\Event\EventListenerInterface uses Cake\Core\InstanceConfigTrait
Cake\View\Helper\TimeHelper uses Cake\View\StringTemplateTrait
Link: http://book.cakephp.org/3.0/en/views/helpers/time.html
See:
Cake\I18n\Time
Location: View/Helper/TimeHelper.php
Properties summary
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$_defaultConfig
protectedarray
Inherited Properties
Method Summary
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_getTimezone() protectedGet a timezone.
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format() public
Returns a formatted date string, given either a Time instance, UNIX timestamp or a valid strtotime() date string.
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fromString() publicReturns a UNIX timestamp, given either a UNIX timestamp or a valid strtotime() date string.
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gmt() publicReturns gmt as a UNIX timestamp.
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i18nFormat() public
Returns a formatted date string, given either a Datetime instance, UNIX timestamp or a valid strtotime() date string.
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implementedEvents() publicEvent listeners.
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isFuture() publicReturns true if given datetime string is in the future.
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isPast() publicReturns true if given datetime string is in the past.
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isThisMonth() publicReturns true if given datetime string is within this month
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isThisWeek() publicReturns true if given datetime string is within this week.
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isThisYear() publicReturns true if given datetime string is within the current year.
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isToday() publicReturns true if given datetime string is today.
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isTomorrow() publicReturns true if given datetime string is tomorrow.
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isWithinNext() publicReturns true if specified datetime is within the interval specified, else false.
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nice() publicReturns a nicely formatted date string for given Datetime string.
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timeAgoInWords() publicFormats a date into a phrase expressing the relative time.
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toAtom() publicReturns a date formatted for Atom RSS feeds.
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toQuarter() publicReturns the quarter
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toRss() publicFormats date for RSS feeds
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toUnix() publicReturns a UNIX timestamp from a textual datetime description.
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wasWithinLast() publicReturns true if specified datetime was within the interval specified, else false.
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wasYesterday() publicReturns true if given datetime string was yesterday.
Method Detail
_getTimezone()source protected
_getTimezone( null|string|DateTimeZone $timezone )
Get a timezone.
Will use the provided timezone, or default output timezone if defined.
Parameters
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null|string|DateTimeZone
$timezone
- The override timezone if applicable.
Returns
null|string|DateTimeZoneThe chosen timezone or null.
format()source public
format( integer|string|DateTime $date , integer|string|null $format null , boolean|string $invalid false , string|DateTimeZone|null $timezone null )
Returns a formatted date string, given either a Time instance, UNIX timestamp or a valid strtotime() date string.
This method is an alias for TimeHelper::i18nFormat().
Parameters
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integer|string|DateTime
$date
- UNIX timestamp, strtotime() valid string or DateTime object (or a date format string)
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integer|string|null
$format
optional null - date format string (or a UNIX timestamp, strtotime() valid string or DateTime object)
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boolean|string
$invalid
optional false - Default value to display on invalid dates
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string|DateTimeZone|null
$timezone
optional null - User's timezone string or DateTimeZone object
Returns
stringFormatted and translated date string
See
\Cake\I18n\Time::i18nFormat()fromString()source public
fromString( integer|string|DateTime $dateString , string|DateTimeZone|null $timezone null )
Returns a UNIX timestamp, given either a UNIX timestamp or a valid strtotime() date string.
Parameters
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integer|string|DateTime
$dateString
- UNIX timestamp, strtotime() valid string or DateTime object
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string|DateTimeZone|null
$timezone
optional null - User's timezone string or DateTimeZone object
Returns
Cake\I18n\Time
gmt()source public
gmt( integer|string|DateTime|null $string null )
Returns gmt as a UNIX timestamp.
Parameters
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integer|string|DateTime|null
$string
optional null - UNIX timestamp, strtotime() valid string or DateTime object
Returns
integerUNIX timestamp
See
\Cake\I18n\Time::gmt()i18nFormat()source public
i18nFormat( integer|string|DateTime $date , string|null $format null , boolean|string $invalid false , string|DateTimeZone|null $timezone null )
Returns a formatted date string, given either a Datetime instance, UNIX timestamp or a valid strtotime() date string.
Parameters
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integer|string|DateTime
$date
- UNIX timestamp, strtotime() valid string or DateTime object
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string|null
$format
optional null - Intl compatible format string.
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boolean|string
$invalid
optional false - Default value to display on invalid dates
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string|DateTimeZone|null
$timezone
optional null - User's timezone string or DateTimeZone object
Returns
stringFormatted and translated date string
Throws
ExceptionWhen the date cannot be parsed
See
\Cake\I18n\Time::i18nFormat()implementedEvents()source public
implementedEvents( )
Event listeners.
Returns
arrayOverrides
Cake\View\Helper::implementedEvents()
isFuture()source public
isFuture( integer|string|DateTime $dateString , string|DateTimeZone|null $timezone null )
Returns true if given datetime string is in the future.
Parameters
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integer|string|DateTime
$dateString
- UNIX timestamp, strtotime() valid string or DateTime object
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string|DateTimeZone|null
$timezone
optional null - User's timezone string or DateTimeZone object
Returns
booleanTrue if datetime string is today
isPast()source public
isPast( integer|string|DateTime $dateString , string|DateTimeZone|null $timezone null )
Returns true if given datetime string is in the past.
Parameters
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integer|string|DateTime
$dateString
- UNIX timestamp, strtotime() valid string or DateTime object
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string|DateTimeZone|null
$timezone
optional null - User's timezone string or DateTimeZone object
Returns
booleanTrue if datetime string is today
isThisMonth()source public
isThisMonth( integer|string|DateTime $dateString , string|DateTimeZone|null $timezone null )
Returns true if given datetime string is within this month
Parameters
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integer|string|DateTime
$dateString
- UNIX timestamp, strtotime() valid string or DateTime object
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string|DateTimeZone|null
$timezone
optional null - User's timezone string or DateTimeZone object
Returns
booleanTrue if datetime string is within the current month
isThisWeek()source public
isThisWeek( integer|string|DateTime $dateString , string|DateTimeZone|null $timezone null )
Returns true if given datetime string is within this week.
Parameters
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integer|string|DateTime
$dateString
- UNIX timestamp, strtotime() valid string or DateTime object
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string|DateTimeZone|null
$timezone
optional null - User's timezone string or DateTimeZone object
Returns
booleanTrue if datetime string is within current week
isThisYear()source public
isThisYear( integer|string|DateTime $dateString , string|DateTimeZone|null $timezone null )
Returns true if given datetime string is within the current year.
Parameters
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integer|string|DateTime
$dateString
- UNIX timestamp, strtotime() valid string or DateTime object
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string|DateTimeZone|null
$timezone
optional null - User's timezone string or DateTimeZone object
Returns
booleanTrue if datetime string is within current year
isToday()source public
isToday( integer|string|DateTime $dateString , string|DateTimeZone|null $timezone null )
Returns true if given datetime string is today.
Parameters
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integer|string|DateTime
$dateString
- UNIX timestamp, strtotime() valid string or DateTime object
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string|DateTimeZone|null
$timezone
optional null - User's timezone string or DateTimeZone object
Returns
booleanTrue if datetime string is today
isTomorrow()source public
isTomorrow( integer|string|DateTime $dateString , string|DateTimeZone|null $timezone null )
Returns true if given datetime string is tomorrow.
Parameters
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integer|string|DateTime
$dateString
- UNIX timestamp, strtotime() valid string or DateTime object
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string|DateTimeZone|null
$timezone
optional null - User's timezone string or DateTimeZone object
Returns
booleanTrue if datetime string was yesterday
isWithinNext()source public
isWithinNext( string|integer $timeInterval , integer|string|DateTime $dateString , string|DateTimeZone|null $timezone null )
Returns true if specified datetime is within the interval specified, else false.
Parameters
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string|integer
$timeInterval
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the numeric value with space then time type. Example of valid types: 6 hours, 2 days, 1 minute.
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integer|string|DateTime
$dateString
- UNIX timestamp, strtotime() valid string or DateTime object
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string|DateTimeZone|null
$timezone
optional null - User's timezone string or DateTimeZone object
Returns
booleanSee
\Cake\I18n\Time::wasWithinLast()nice()source public
nice( integer|string|DateTime|null $dateString null , string|DateTimeZone|null $timezone null , string|null $locale null )
Returns a nicely formatted date string for given Datetime string.
Parameters
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integer|string|DateTime|null
$dateString
optional null - UNIX timestamp, strtotime() valid string or DateTime object
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string|DateTimeZone|null
$timezone
optional null - User's timezone string or DateTimeZone object
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string|null
$locale
optional null - Locale string.
Returns
stringFormatted date string
timeAgoInWords()source public
timeAgoInWords( integer|string|DateTime $dateTime , array $options [] )
Formats a date into a phrase expressing the relative time.
Additional options
element
- The element to wrap the formatted time in. Has a few additional options:tag
- The tag to use, defaults to 'span'.class
- The class name to use, defaults totime-ago-in-words
.title
- Defaults to the $dateTime input.
Parameters
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integer|string|DateTime
$dateTime
- UNIX timestamp, strtotime() valid string or DateTime object
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array
$options
optional [] - Default format if timestamp is used in $dateString
Returns
stringRelative time string.
See
\Cake\I18n\Time::timeAgoInWords()toAtom()source public
toAtom( integer|string|DateTime $dateString , string|DateTimeZone|null $timezone null )
Returns a date formatted for Atom RSS feeds.
Parameters
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integer|string|DateTime
$dateString
- UNIX timestamp, strtotime() valid string or DateTime object
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string|DateTimeZone|null
$timezone
optional null - User's timezone string or DateTimeZone object
Returns
stringFormatted date string
See
\Cake\I18n\Time::toAtom()toQuarter()source public
toQuarter( integer|string|DateTime $dateString , boolean $range false )
Returns the quarter
Parameters
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integer|string|DateTime
$dateString
- UNIX timestamp, strtotime() valid string or DateTime object
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boolean
$range
optional false - if true returns a range in Y-m-d format
Returns
integer|array1, 2, 3, or 4 quarter of year or array if $range true
See
\Cake\I18n\Time::toQuarter()toRss()source public
toRss( integer|string|DateTime $dateString , string|DateTimeZone|null $timezone null )
Formats date for RSS feeds
Parameters
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integer|string|DateTime
$dateString
- UNIX timestamp, strtotime() valid string or DateTime object
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string|DateTimeZone|null
$timezone
optional null - User's timezone string or DateTimeZone object
Returns
stringFormatted date string
toUnix()source public
toUnix( integer|string|DateTime $dateString , string|DateTimeZone|null $timezone null )
Returns a UNIX timestamp from a textual datetime description.
Parameters
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integer|string|DateTime
$dateString
- UNIX timestamp, strtotime() valid string or DateTime object
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string|DateTimeZone|null
$timezone
optional null - User's timezone string or DateTimeZone object
Returns
integerUnix timestamp
See
\Cake\I18n\Time::toUnix()wasWithinLast()source public
wasWithinLast( string|integer $timeInterval , integer|string|DateTime $dateString , string|DateTimeZone|null $timezone null )
Returns true if specified datetime was within the interval specified, else false.
Parameters
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string|integer
$timeInterval
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the numeric value with space then time type. Example of valid types: 6 hours, 2 days, 1 minute.
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integer|string|DateTime
$dateString
- UNIX timestamp, strtotime() valid string or DateTime object
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string|DateTimeZone|null
$timezone
optional null - User's timezone string or DateTimeZone object
Returns
booleanSee
\Cake\I18n\Time::wasWithinLast()wasYesterday()source public
wasYesterday( integer|string|DateTime $dateString , string|DateTimeZone|null $timezone null )
Returns true if given datetime string was yesterday.
Parameters
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integer|string|DateTime
$dateString
- UNIX timestamp, strtotime() valid string or DateTime object
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string|DateTimeZone|null
$timezone
optional null - User's timezone string or DateTimeZone object
Returns
booleanTrue if datetime string was yesterday
Methods inherited from Cake\View\Helper
__call()source public
__call( string $method , array $params )
Provide non fatal errors on missing method calls.
Parameters
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string
$method
- Method to invoke
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array
$params
- Array of params for the method.
__construct()source public
__construct( Cake\View\View $View , array $config [] )
Default Constructor
Parameters
Cake\View\View
$View
- The View this helper is being attached to.
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array
$config
optional [] - Configuration settings for the helper.
__debugInfo()source public
__debugInfo( )
Returns an array that can be used to describe the internal state of this object.
Returns
array__get()source public
__get( string $name )
Lazy loads helpers.
Parameters
-
string
$name
- Name of the property being accessed.
Returns
Cake\View\Helper
|nullHelper instance if helper with provided name exists
_confirm()source protected
_confirm( string $message , string $okCode , string $cancelCode '' , array $options [] )
Returns a string to be used as onclick handler for confirm dialogs.
Parameters
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string
$message
- Message to be displayed
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string
$okCode
- Code to be executed after user chose 'OK'
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string
$cancelCode
optional '' - Code to be executed after user chose 'Cancel'
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array
$options
optional [] - Array of options
Returns
stringonclick JS code
addClass()source public
addClass( array $options [] , string|null $class null , string $key 'class' )
Adds the given class to the element options
Parameters
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array
$options
optional [] - Array options/attributes to add a class to
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string|null
$class
optional null - The class name being added.
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string
$key
optional 'class' - the key to use for class.
Returns
arrayArray of options with $key set.
initialize()source public
initialize( array $config )
Constructor hook method.
Implement this method to avoid having to overwrite the constructor and call parent.
Parameters
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array
$config
- The configuration settings provided to this helper.
Methods used from Cake\Core\InstanceConfigTrait
_configDelete()source protected
_configDelete( string $key )
Delete a single config key
Parameters
-
string
$key
- Key to delete.
Throws
Cake\Core\Exception\Exception
if attempting to clobber existing config
_configRead()source protected
_configRead( string|null $key )
Read a config variable
Parameters
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string|null
$key
- Key to read.
Returns
mixed_configWrite()source protected
_configWrite( string|array $key , mixed $value , boolean|string $merge false )
Write a config variable
Parameters
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string|array
$key
- Key to write to.
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mixed
$value
- Value to write.
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boolean|string
$merge
optional false -
True to merge recursively, 'shallow' for simple merge, false to overwrite, defaults to false.
Throws
Cake\Core\Exception\Exception
if attempting to clobber existing config
config()source public
config( string|array|null $key null , mixed|null $value null , boolean $merge true )
Usage
Reading the whole config:
$this->config();
Reading a specific value:
$this->config('key');
Reading a nested value:
$this->config('some.nested.key');
Setting a specific value:
$this->config('key', $value);
Setting a nested value:
$this->config('some.nested.key', $value);
Updating multiple config settings at the same time:
$this->config(['one' => 'value', 'another' => 'value']);
Parameters
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string|array|null
$key
optional null - The key to get/set, or a complete array of configs.
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mixed|null
$value
optional null - The value to set.
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boolean
$merge
optional true - Whether to recursively merge or overwrite existing config, defaults to true.
Returns
mixedConfig value being read, or the object itself on write operations.
Throws
Cake\Core\Exception\Exception
When trying to set a key that is invalid.
configShallow()source public
configShallow( string|array $key , mixed|null $value null )
Merge provided config with existing config. Unlike config()
which does a recursive merge for nested keys, this method does a simple merge.
Setting a specific value:
$this->config('key', $value);
Setting a nested value:
$this->config('some.nested.key', $value);
Updating multiple config settings at the same time:
$this->config(['one' => 'value', 'another' => 'value']);
Parameters
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string|array
$key
- The key to set, or a complete array of configs.
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mixed|null
$value
optional null - The value to set.
Returns
$this The object itself.
Properties detail
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