(PHP 5 >= 5.3.0, PHP 7, PECL intl >= 1.0.0)
IntlDateFormatter::setCalendar -- datefmt_set_calendar — Sets the calendar type used by the formatter
Object oriented style
Procedural style
Sets the calendar or calendar type used by the formatter.
fmtThe formatter resource.
which
This can either be: the calendar
type to use (default is
IntlDateFormatter::GREGORIAN, which is also used if
NULL is specified) or an
IntlCalendar object.
Any IntlCalendar object passed in will be cloned; no modifications will be made to the argument object.
The timezone of the formatter will only be kept if an IntlCalendar object is not passed, otherwise the new timezone will be that of the passed object.
Returns TRUE on success or FALSE on failure.
Example #1 datefmt_set_calendar() example
<?php
$fmt = datefmt_create(
'en_US',
IntlDateFormatter::FULL,
IntlDateFormatter::FULL,
'America/Los_Angeles',
IntlDateFormatter::GREGORIAN
);
echo 'calendar of the formatter is : ' . datefmt_get_calendar($fmt);
datefmt_set_calendar($fmt, IntlDateFormatter::TRADITIONAL);
echo 'Now calendar of the formatter is : ' . datefmt_get_calendar($fmt);
?>
Example #2 OO example
<?php
$fmt = new IntlDateFormatter(
'en_US',
IntlDateFormatter::FULL,
IntlDateFormatter::FULL,
'America/Los_Angeles',
IntlDateFormatter::GREGORIAN
);
echo 'calendar of the formatter is : ' . $fmt->getCalendar();
$fmt->setCalendar(IntlDateFormatter::TRADITIONAL);
echo 'Now calendar of the formatter is : ' . $fmt->getCalendar();
?>
The above example will output:
calendar of the formatter is : 1 Now calendar of the formatter is : 0
Example #3 Example with IntlCalendar argument
<?php
$time = strtotime("2013-03-03 00:00:00 UTC");
$formatter = IntlDateFormatter::create("en_US", NULL, NULL, "Europe/Amsterdam");
echo "before: ", $formatter->format($time), "\n";
/* note that the calendar's locale is not used! */
$formatter->setCalendar(IntlCalendar::createInstance(
"America/New_York", "pt_PT@calendar=islamic"));
echo "after: ", $formatter->format($time), "\n";
The above example will output:
before: Sunday, March 3, 2013 at 1:00:00 AM Central European Standard Time after: Saturday, Rabiʻ II 20, 1434 at 7:00:00 PM Eastern Standard Time