Developer manual
dateformat
dateformat is used as an option for a variety of default templates.
Updated: Type:
Method
<option value="dateformat">d m Y</option>
| Character | Description | Example returned values |
|---|---|---|
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Day |
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d |
Day of the month, 2 digits with leading zeros |
01 to 31 |
|
D |
A textual representation of a day, three letters |
Mon through Sun |
|
j |
Day of the month without leading zeros |
1 to 31 |
|
l (lowercase 'L') |
A full textual representation of the day of the week |
Sunday through Saturday |
|
N |
ISO-8601 numeric representation of the day of the week |
1 (for Monday) through 7 (for Sunday) |
|
S |
English ordinal suffix for the day of the month, 2 characters |
st, nd, rd or th. Works well with j |
|
w |
Numeric representation of the day of the week |
0 (for Sunday) through 6 (for Saturday) |
|
z |
The day of the year (starting from 0) |
0 through 365 |
|
Week |
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|
W |
ISO-8601 week number of year, weeks starting on Monday |
Example: 42 (the 42nd week in the year) |
|
Month |
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F |
A full textual representation of a month, such as January or March |
January through December |
|
m |
Numeric representation of a month, with leading zeros |
01 through 12 |
|
M |
A short textual representation of a month, three letters |
Jan through Dec |
|
n |
Numeric representation of a month, without leading zeros |
1 through 12 |
|
t |
Number of days in the given month |
28 through 31 |
|
Year |
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|
L |
Whether it's a leap year |
1 if it is a leap year, 0 otherwise. |
|
o |
ISO-8601 year number. This has the same value as Y, except that if the ISO week number (W) belongs to the previous or next year, that year is used instead. |
Examples: 1999 or 2003 |
|
Y |
A full numeric representation of a year, 4 digits |
Examples: 1999 or 2003 |
|
y |
A two digit representation of a year |
Examples: 99 or 03 |
|
Time |
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a |
Lowercase Ante meridiem and Post meridiem |
am or pm |
|
A |
Uppercase Ante meridiem and Post meridiem |
AM or PM |
|
B |
Swatch Internet time |
000 through 999 |
|
g |
12-hour format of an hour without leading zeros |
1 through 12 |
|
G |
24-hour format of an hour without leading zeros |
0 through 23 |
|
h |
12-hour format of an hour with leading zeros |
01 through 12 |
|
H |
24-hour format of an hour with leading zeros |
00 through 23 |
|
i |
Minutes with leading zeros |
00 to 59 |
|
s |
Seconds, with leading zeros |
00 through 59 |
|
Timezone |
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|
e |
Timezone identifier |
Examples: UTC, GMT, Atlantic/Azores |
|
I (capital i) |
Whether or not the date is in daylight saving time |
1 if Daylight Saving Time, 0 otherwise. |
|
O |
Difference to Greenwich time (GMT) in hours |
Example: +0200 |
|
P |
Difference to Greenwich time (GMT) with colon between hours and minutes |
Example: +02:00 |
|
T |
Timezone abbreviation |
Examples: EST,MDT ... |
|
Z |
Timezone offset in seconds. The offset for timezones west of UTC is always negative, and for those east of UTC is always positive. |
-43200 through 50400 |
|
Full Date/Time |
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c |
ISO 8601 date |
2004-02-12T15:19:21+00:00 |
|
r |
RFC 2822 formatted date |
Example: Thu, 21 Dec 2000 16:01:07 +0200 |
|
U |
Seconds since the Unix Epoch (January 1 1970 00:00:00 GMT) |
1378458279 |
Examples
#1
Request
d.m.y
d = Day of the month, 2 digits with leading zeros. m = Numeric representation of a month, with leading zeros. y = A two digit representation of a year. Fullstops are simply passed through as is.
Response
06.09.13
#2
Request
jS F Y
j = Day of the month without leading zeros. S = English ordinal suffix for the day of the month, 2 characters. F = A full textual representation of a month, such as January or March. Y = A full numeric representation of a year, 4 digits. Spaces are simply passed through as is.
Response
6th September 2013
#3
Request
M j, Y (h:ia)
M = A short textual representation of a month, three letters. j = Day of the month without leading zeros. Y = A full numeric representation of a year, 4 digits. h = 12-hour format of an hour with leading zeros. i = Minutes with leading zeros. a = Lowercase Ante meridiem and Post meridian. Commas, Spaces, Brackets and Colons ar passed through as is.
Response
Sep 6, 2013 (6:30pm)