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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\TimeLocation: View/Helper/TimeHelper.php
Properties summary
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$_defaultConfigprotectedConfig optionsarray 
Inherited Properties
_View,_helperMap,fieldset,helpers,plugin,request,tags,theme_config,_configInitialized_templater
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
- 
     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 
$formatoptional null - date format string (or a UNIX timestamp, strtotime() valid string or DateTime object)
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     boolean|string 
$invalidoptional false - Default value to display on invalid dates
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     string|DateTimeZone|null 
$timezoneoptional 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 
$timezoneoptional null - User's timezone string or DateTimeZone object
 
Returns
Cake\I18n\Timegmt()source public
gmt( integer|string|DateTime|null $string null )
   Returns gmt as a UNIX timestamp.
Parameters
- 
     integer|string|DateTime|null 
$stringoptional 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 
$formatoptional null - Intl compatible format string.
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     boolean|string 
$invalidoptional false - Default value to display on invalid dates
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     string|DateTimeZone|null 
$timezoneoptional 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 
$timezoneoptional 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 
$timezoneoptional 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 
$timezoneoptional 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 
$timezoneoptional 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 
$timezoneoptional 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 
$timezoneoptional 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 
$timezoneoptional 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 - 
     
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 
$timezoneoptional 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 
$dateStringoptional null - UNIX timestamp, strtotime() valid string or DateTime object
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     string|DateTimeZone|null 
$timezoneoptional null - User's timezone string or DateTimeZone object
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     string|null 
$localeoptional 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 
$optionsoptional [] - 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 
$timezoneoptional 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 
$rangeoptional 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 
$timezoneoptional 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
- 
     integer|string|DateTime 
$dateString - UNIX timestamp, strtotime() valid string or DateTime object
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     string|DateTimeZone|null 
$timezoneoptional 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 - 
     
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 
$timezoneoptional 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
- 
     integer|string|DateTime 
$dateString - UNIX timestamp, strtotime() valid string or DateTime object
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     string|DateTimeZone|null 
$timezoneoptional 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
- 
     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 
$configoptional [] - 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
- 
     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 
$cancelCodeoptional '' - Code to be executed after user chose 'Cancel'
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     array 
$optionsoptional [] - 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
- 
     array 
$optionsoptional [] - Array options/attributes to add a class to
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     string|null 
$classoptional null - The class name being added.
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     string 
$keyoptional '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
- 
     array 
$config - The configuration settings provided to this helper.
 
Methods used from Cake\View\StringTemplateTrait
formatTemplate()source public
formatTemplate( string $name , array $data )
   Format a template string with $data
Parameters
- 
     string 
$name - The template name.
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     array 
$data - The data to insert.
 
Returns
stringtemplates()source public
templates( string|null|array $templates null )
   Get/set templates to use.
Parameters
- 
     string|null|array 
$templatesoptional null - 
     
null or string allow reading templates. An array allows templates to be added.
 
Returns
$this|string|array
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\Exceptionif attempting to clobber existing config
_configRead()source protected
_configRead( string|null $key )
   Read a config variable
Parameters
- 
     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
- 
     string|array 
$key - Key to write to.
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     mixed 
$value - Value to write.
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     boolean|string 
$mergeoptional false - 
     
True to merge recursively, 'shallow' for simple merge, false to overwrite, defaults to false.
 
Throws
Cake\Core\Exception\Exceptionif 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
- 
     string|array|null 
$keyoptional null - The key to get/set, or a complete array of configs.
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     mixed|null 
$valueoptional null - The value to set.
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     boolean 
$mergeoptional 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\ExceptionWhen 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
- 
     string|array 
$key - The key to set, or a complete array of configs.
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     mixed|null 
$valueoptional null - The value to set.
 
Returns
$this The object itself.
Properties detail
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