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

Namespace: Cake\View\Helper
Link: https://book.cakephp.org/3.0/en/views/helpers/time.html
See: Cake\I18n\Time
Location: View/Helper/TimeHelper.php

Properties summary

$_defaultConfig protected

array

Config options

Inherited Properties

_View, _helperMap, fieldset, helpers, tags _config, _configInitialized _templater

Method Summary

_getTimezone() protected

Get a timezone.
format() public

Returns a formatted date string, given either a Time instance, UNIX timestamp or a valid strtotime() date string.
fromString() public

Returns a UNIX timestamp, given either a UNIX timestamp or a valid strtotime() date string.
gmt() public

Returns gmt as a UNIX timestamp.
i18nFormat() public

Returns a formatted date string, given either a Datetime instance, UNIX timestamp or a valid strtotime() date string.
implementedEvents() public

Event listeners.
isFuture() public

Returns true, if the given datetime string is in the future.
isPast() public

Returns true, if the given datetime string is in the past.
isThisMonth() public

Returns true if given datetime string is within this month
isThisWeek() public

Returns true if given datetime string is within this week.
isThisYear() public

Returns true if given datetime string is within the current year.
isToday() public

Returns true, if the given datetime string is today.
isTomorrow() public

Returns true if given datetime string is tomorrow.
isWithinNext() public

Returns true if specified datetime is within the interval specified, else false.
nice() public

Returns a nicely formatted date string for given Datetime string.
timeAgoInWords() public

Formats a date into a phrase expressing the relative time.
toAtom() public

Returns a date formatted for Atom RSS feeds.
toQuarter() public

Returns the quarter
toRss() public

Formats date for RSS feeds
toUnix() public

Returns a UNIX timestamp from a textual datetime description.
wasWithinLast() public

Returns true if specified datetime was within the interval specified, else false.
wasYesterday() public

Returns true if given datetime string was yesterday.

Method Detail

_getTimezone() 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|DateTimeZone
The chosen timezone or null.

format() public ¶

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

integer|string|DateTime $date: UNIX timestamp, strtotime() valid string or DateTime object (or a date format string)
integer|string|null $format optional null: date format string (or a UNIX timestamp, strtotime() valid string or DateTime object)
boolean|string $invalid optional false: Default value to display on invalid dates
string|DateTimeZone|null $timezone optional null: User's timezone string or DateTimeZone object

Returns

string
Formatted and translated date string

See

\Cake\I18n\Time::i18nFormat()

fromString() 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

integer|string|DateTime $dateString: UNIX timestamp, strtotime() valid string or DateTime object
string|DateTimeZone|null $timezone optional null: User's timezone string or DateTimeZone object

Returns

Cake\I18n\Time

gmt() public ¶

gmt( integer|string|DateTime|null $string null )

Returns gmt as a UNIX timestamp.

Parameters

integer|string|DateTime|null $string optional null: UNIX timestamp, strtotime() valid string or DateTime object

Returns

string
UNIX timestamp

See

\Cake\I18n\Time::gmt()

i18nFormat() public ¶

Returns a formatted date string, given either a Datetime instance, UNIX timestamp or a valid strtotime() date string.

Parameters

integer|string|DateTime $date: UNIX timestamp, strtotime() valid string or DateTime object
string|null $format optional null: Intl compatible format string.
boolean|string $invalid optional false: Default value to display on invalid dates
string|DateTimeZone|null $timezone optional null: User's timezone string or DateTimeZone object

Returns

string|false
Formatted and translated date string or value for $invalid on failure.

Throws

Exception
When the date cannot be parsed

See

\Cake\I18n\Time::i18nFormat()

implementedEvents() public ¶

implementedEvents( )

Event listeners.

Returns

array

Overrides

Cake\View\Helper::implementedEvents()

isFuture() public ¶

isFuture( integer|string|DateTime $dateString , string|DateTimeZone|null $timezone null )

Returns true, if the given datetime string is in the future.

Parameters

integer|string|DateTime $dateString: UNIX timestamp, strtotime() valid string or DateTime object
string|DateTimeZone|null $timezone optional null: User's timezone string or DateTimeZone object

Returns

boolean
True if the given datetime string lies in the future.

isPast() public ¶

isPast( integer|string|DateTime $dateString , string|DateTimeZone|null $timezone null )

Returns true, if the given datetime string is in the past.

Parameters

integer|string|DateTime $dateString: UNIX timestamp, strtotime() valid string or DateTime object
string|DateTimeZone|null $timezone optional null: User's timezone string or DateTimeZone object

Returns

boolean
True if the given datetime string lies in the past.

isThisMonth() public ¶

isThisMonth( integer|string|DateTime $dateString , string|DateTimeZone|null $timezone null )

Returns true if given datetime string is within this month

Parameters

integer|string|DateTime $dateString: UNIX timestamp, strtotime() valid string or DateTime object
string|DateTimeZone|null $timezone optional null: User's timezone string or DateTimeZone object

Returns

boolean
True if datetime string is within the current month

isThisWeek() public ¶

isThisWeek( integer|string|DateTime $dateString , string|DateTimeZone|null $timezone null )

Returns true if given datetime string is within this week.

Parameters

integer|string|DateTime $dateString: UNIX timestamp, strtotime() valid string or DateTime object
string|DateTimeZone|null $timezone optional null: User's timezone string or DateTimeZone object

Returns

boolean
True if datetime string is within current week

isThisYear() public ¶

isThisYear( integer|string|DateTime $dateString , string|DateTimeZone|null $timezone null )

Returns true if given datetime string is within the current year.

Parameters

integer|string|DateTime $dateString: UNIX timestamp, strtotime() valid string or DateTime object
string|DateTimeZone|null $timezone optional null: User's timezone string or DateTimeZone object

Returns

boolean
True if datetime string is within current year

isToday() public ¶

isToday( integer|string|DateTime $dateString , string|DateTimeZone|null $timezone null )

Returns true, if the given datetime string is today.

Parameters

integer|string|DateTime $dateString: UNIX timestamp, strtotime() valid string or DateTime object
string|DateTimeZone|null $timezone optional null: User's timezone string or DateTimeZone object

Returns

boolean
True if the given datetime string is today.

isTomorrow() public ¶

isTomorrow( integer|string|DateTime $dateString , string|DateTimeZone|null $timezone null )

Returns true if given datetime string is tomorrow.

Parameters

integer|string|DateTime $dateString: UNIX timestamp, strtotime() valid string or DateTime object
string|DateTimeZone|null $timezone optional null: User's timezone string or DateTimeZone object

Returns

boolean
True if datetime string was yesterday

isWithinNext() public ¶

Returns true if specified datetime is within the interval specified, else false.

Parameters

string|integer $timeInterval: the numeric value with space then time type. Example of valid types: 6 hours, 2 days, 1 minute. Integer input values are deprecated and support will be removed in 4.0.0
integer|string|DateTime $dateString: UNIX timestamp, strtotime() valid string or DateTime object
string|DateTimeZone|null $timezone optional null: User's timezone string or DateTimeZone object

Returns

boolean

See

\Cake\I18n\Time::wasWithinLast()

nice() public ¶

Returns a nicely formatted date string for given Datetime string.

Parameters

integer|string|DateTime|null $dateString optional null: UNIX timestamp, strtotime() valid string or DateTime object
string|DateTimeZone|null $timezone optional null: User's timezone string or DateTimeZone object
string|null $locale optional null: Locale string.

Returns

string
Formatted date string

timeAgoInWords() public ¶

timeAgoInWords( integer|string|DateTime|Cake\Chronos\ChronosInterface $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 to time-ago-in-words.
- title - Defaults to the $dateTime input.

Parameters

integer|string|DateTime|Cake\Chronos\ChronosInterface $dateTime: UNIX timestamp, strtotime() valid string or DateTime object
array $options optional []: Default format if timestamp is used in $dateString

Returns

string
Relative time string.

See

\Cake\I18n\Time::timeAgoInWords()

toAtom() public ¶

toAtom( integer|string|DateTime $dateString , string|DateTimeZone|null $timezone null )

Returns a date formatted for Atom RSS feeds.

Parameters

integer|string|DateTime $dateString: UNIX timestamp, strtotime() valid string or DateTime object
string|DateTimeZone|null $timezone optional null: User's timezone string or DateTimeZone object

Returns

string
Formatted date string

See

\Cake\I18n\Time::toAtom()

toQuarter() public ¶

toQuarter( integer|string|DateTime $dateString , boolean $range false )

Returns the quarter

Parameters

integer|string|DateTime $dateString: UNIX timestamp, strtotime() valid string or DateTime object
boolean $range optional false: if true returns a range in Y-m-d format

Returns

integer|array
1, 2, 3, or 4 quarter of year or array if $range true

See

\Cake\I18n\Time::toQuarter()

toRss() public ¶

toRss( integer|string|DateTime $dateString , string|DateTimeZone|null $timezone null )

Formats date for RSS feeds

Parameters

integer|string|DateTime $dateString: UNIX timestamp, strtotime() valid string or DateTime object
string|DateTimeZone|null $timezone optional null: User's timezone string or DateTimeZone object

Returns

string
Formatted date string

toUnix() 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
string|DateTimeZone|null $timezone optional null: User's timezone string or DateTimeZone object

Returns

string
UNIX timestamp

See

\Cake\I18n\Time::toUnix()

wasWithinLast() public ¶

Returns true if specified datetime was within the interval specified, else false.

Parameters

string|integer $timeInterval: the numeric value with space then time type. Example of valid types: 6 hours, 2 days, 1 minute. Integer input values are deprecated and support will be removed in 4.0.0
integer|string|DateTime $dateString: UNIX timestamp, strtotime() valid string or DateTime object
string|DateTimeZone|null $timezone optional null: User's timezone string or DateTimeZone object

Returns

boolean

See

\Cake\I18n\Time::wasWithinLast()

wasYesterday() 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
string|DateTimeZone|null $timezone optional null: User's timezone string or DateTimeZone object

Returns

boolean
True if datetime string was yesterday

Methods inherited from Cake\View\Helper

__call() public ¶

__call( string $method , array $params )

Provide non fatal errors on missing method calls.

Parameters

string $method: Method to invoke
array $params: Array of params for the method.

__construct() public ¶

__construct( Cake\View\View $View , array $config [] )

Default Constructor

Parameters

Cake\View\View $View: The View this helper is being attached to.
array $config optional []: Configuration settings for the helper.

__debugInfo() public ¶

__debugInfo( )

Returns an array that can be used to describe the internal state of this object.

Returns

array

__get() public ¶

__get( string $name )

Lazy loads helpers.

Parameters

string $name: Name of the property being accessed.

Returns

Cake\View\Helper|null
Helper instance if helper with provided name exists

__set() public ¶

__set( string $name , mixed $value )

Magic setter for removed properties.

Parameters

string $name: Property name.
mixed $value: Value to set.

_cleanConfirmMessage() protected ¶

_cleanConfirmMessage( string $message )

Returns a string read to be used in confirm()

Parameters

string $message: The message to clean

Returns

mixed

_confirm() 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
string $okCode: Code to be executed after user chose 'OK'
string $cancelCode optional '': Code to be executed after user chose 'Cancel'
array $options optional []: Array of options

Returns

string
onclick JS code

addClass() public ¶

addClass( array $options [] , string|null $class null , string $key 'class' )

Adds the given class to the element options

Parameters

array $options optional []: Array options/attributes to add a class to
string|null $class optional null: The class name being added.
string $key optional 'class': the key to use for class.

Returns

array
Array of options with $key set.

getView() public ¶

getView( )

Get the view instance this helper is bound to.

Returns

Cake\View\View
The bound view instance.

initialize() 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() public ¶

formatTemplate( string $name , array $data )

Formats a template string with $data

Parameters

string $name: The template name.
array $data: The data to insert.

Returns

string

getTemplates() public ¶

getTemplates( string|null $template null )

Gets templates to use or a specific template.

Parameters

string|null $template optional null: String for reading a specific template, null for all.

Returns

string|array

setTemplates() public ¶

setTemplates( array $templates )

Sets templates to use.

Parameters

array $templates: Templates to be added.

Returns

$this

templater() public ¶

templater( )

Returns the templater instance.

Returns

Cake\View\StringTemplate

templates() public ¶

templates( string|null|array $templates null )

Gets/sets templates to use.

Deprecated

3.4.0 Use setTemplates()/getTemplates() instead.

Parameters

string|null|array $templates optional 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() protected ¶

_configDelete( string $key )

Deletes a single config key.

Parameters

string $key: Key to delete.

Throws

Cake\Core\Exception\Exception
if attempting to clobber existing config

_configRead() protected ¶

_configRead( string|null $key )

Reads a config key.

Parameters

string|null $key: Key to read.

Returns

mixed

_configWrite() protected ¶

_configWrite( string|array $key , mixed $value , boolean|string $merge false )

Writes a config key.

Parameters

string|array $key: Key to write to.
mixed $value: Value to write.
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() public ¶

config( string|array|null $key null , mixed|null $value null , boolean $merge true )

Gets/Sets the config.

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']);

Deprecated

3.4.0 use setConfig()/getConfig() instead.

Parameters

string|array|null $key optional null: The key to get/set, or a complete array of configs.
mixed|null $value optional null: The value to set.
boolean $merge optional true: Whether to recursively merge or overwrite existing config, defaults to true.

Returns

mixed
Config 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() 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->configShallow('key', $value);

Setting a nested value:

$this->configShallow('some.nested.key', $value);

Updating multiple config settings at the same time:

$this->configShallow(['one' => 'value', 'another' => 'value']);

Parameters

string|array $key: The key to set, or a complete array of configs.
mixed|null $value optional null: The value to set.

Returns

$this

getConfig() public ¶

getConfig( string|null $key null , mixed $default null )

Returns the config.

Usage

Reading the whole config:

$this->getConfig();

Reading a specific value:

$this->getConfig('key');

Reading a nested value:

$this->getConfig('some.nested.key');

Reading with default value:

$this->getConfig('some-key', 'default-value');

Parameters

string|null $key optional null: The key to get or null for the whole config.
mixed $default optional null: The return value when the key does not exist.

Returns

mixed
Config value being read.

setConfig() public ¶

setConfig( string|array $key , mixed|null $value null , boolean $merge true )

Sets the config.

Usage

Setting a specific value:

$this->setConfig('key', $value);

Setting a nested value:

$this->setConfig('some.nested.key', $value);

Updating multiple config settings at the same time:

$this->setConfig(['one' => 'value', 'another' => 'value']);

Parameters

string|array $key: The key to set, or a complete array of configs.
mixed|null $value optional null: The value to set.
boolean $merge optional true: Whether to recursively merge or overwrite existing config, defaults to true.

Returns

$this

Throws

Cake\Core\Exception\Exception
When trying to set a key that is invalid.

Properties detail

`$_defaultConfig` ¶

protected array

Config options

[
    'outputTimezone' => null
]

Namespaces

Classes

Traits

Class TimeHelper

Properties summary

Inherited Properties

Method Summary

_getTimezone() protected

format() public

fromString() public

gmt() public

i18nFormat() public

implementedEvents() public

isFuture() public

isPast() public

isThisMonth() public

isThisWeek() public

isThisYear() public

isToday() public

isTomorrow() public

isWithinNext() public

nice() public

timeAgoInWords() public

toAtom() public

toQuarter() public

toRss() public

toUnix() public

wasWithinLast() public

wasYesterday() public

Method Detail

_getTimezone() protected ¶

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format() public ¶

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See

fromString() public ¶

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gmt() public ¶

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See

i18nFormat() public ¶

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Throws

See

implementedEvents() public ¶

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Overrides

isFuture() public ¶

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isPast() public ¶

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isThisMonth() public ¶

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isThisWeek() public ¶

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isThisYear() public ¶

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isToday() public ¶

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isTomorrow() public ¶

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isWithinNext() public ¶

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See

nice() public ¶

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