DATEFMT_CREATE(3)							 1							 DATEFMT_CREATE(3)

IntlDateFormatter::create - Create a date formatter

	Object oriented style

SYNOPSIS

       publicstatic  IntlDateFormatter	IntlDateFormatter::create  (string   $locale,  int   $datetype, int  $timetype, [mixed	$timezone = NULL],
       [mixed  $calendar = NULL], [string  $pattern = ""])

DESCRIPTION

	Object oriented style (constructor) IntlDateFormatter::__construct (string  $locale, int  $datetype, int  $timetype, [mixed   $timezone  =
       NULL], [mixed  $calendar = NULL], [string  $pattern = ""])

	Procedural style
       IntlDateFormatter  datefmt_create  (string   $locale, int  $datetype, int  $timetype, [mixed  $timezone = NULL], [mixed	$calendar = NULL],
       [string	$pattern = ""])

	Create a date formatter.

PARAMETERS

	      o $locale
		- Locale to use when formatting or parsing or NULL to use the value specified in the ini setting intl.default_locale.

	      o $datetype
		- Date type to use ( none, short, medium, long, full). This is one of the IntlDateFormatter constants. It can  also  be  NULL,	in
		which case ICUs default date type will be used.

	      o $timetype
		-  Time  type  to  use ( none, short, medium, long, full). This is one of the IntlDateFormatter constants. It can also be NULL, in
		which case ICUs default time type will be used.

	      o $timezone
		- Time zone ID. The default (and the one used if NULL is given) is the one returned by date_default_timezone_get(3) or, if  appli-
		cable,	that of the IntlCalendar object passed for the $calendar parameter. This ID must be a valid identifier on ICUs database or
		an ID representing an explicit offset, such as GMT-05:30.  This can also be an IntlTimeZone or a DateTimeZone object.

	      o $calendar
		- Calendar to use for formatting or parsing. The default value is NULL, which corresponds  to  IntlDateFormatter::GREGORIAN.  This
		can either be one of the IntlDateFormatter calendar constants or an IntlCalendar. Any IntlCalendar object passed will be clone; it
		will not be changed by the IntlDateFormatter. This will determine the calendar type used (gregorian, islamic, persian, etc.)  and,
		if NULL is given for the $timezone parameter, also the timezone used.

	      o $pattern
		- Optional pattern to use when formatting or parsing. Possible patterns are documented at http://userguide.icu-project.org/format-
		parse/datetime.

RETURN VALUES

	The created IntlDateFormatter or FALSE in case of failure.

CHANGELOG

       +-----------------+---------------------------------------------------+
       |    Version	 |						     |
       |		 |						     |
       |		 |		      Description		     |
       |		 |						     |
       +-----------------+---------------------------------------------------+
       |5.5.0/PECL 3.0.0 |						     |
       |		 |						     |
       |		 |  An IntlCalendar object is allowed for $calendar. |
       |		 | Objects of type IntlTimeZone and DateTimeZone are |
       |		 | allowed for $timezone.  Invalid timezone  identi- |
       |		 | fiers  (including  empty  strings)  are no longer |
       |		 | allowed for $timezone.   If	NULL  is  given  for |
       |		 | $timezone,	the  timezone  identifier  given  by |
       |		 | date_default_timezone_get(3) will be used instead |
       |		 | of ICUs default.				     |
       |		 |						     |
       +-----------------+---------------------------------------------------+
EXAMPLES

       Example #1

	      datefmt_create(3) example

	      <?php
	      $fmt = datefmt_create( "en_US" ,IntlDateFormatter::FULL, IntlDateFormatter::FULL,
		  'America/Los_Angeles', IntlDateFormatter::GREGORIAN  );
	      echo "First Formatted output is ".datefmt_format( $fmt , 0);
	      $fmt = datefmt_create( "de-DE" ,IntlDateFormatter::FULL, IntlDateFormatter::FULL,
		  'America/Los_Angeles',IntlDateFormatter::GREGORIAN  );
	      echo "Second Formatted output is ".datefmt_format( $fmt , 0);

	      $fmt = datefmt_create( "en_US" ,IntlDateFormatter::FULL, IntlDateFormatter::FULL,
		   'America/Los_Angeles',IntlDateFormatter::GREGORIAN  ,"MM/dd/yyyy");
	      echo "First Formatted output with pattern is ".datefmt_format( $fmt , 0);
	      $fmt = datefmt_create( "de-DE" ,IntlDateFormatter::FULL, IntlDateFormatter::FULL,
		   'America/Los_Angeles',IntlDateFormatter::GREGORIAN  ,"MM/dd/yyyy");
	      echo "Second Formatted output with pattern is ".datefmt_format( $fmt , 0);
	      ?>

       Example #2

	      OO example

	      <?php
	      $fmt = new IntlDateFormatter( "en_US" ,IntlDateFormatter::FULL, IntlDateFormatter::FULL,
		  'America/Los_Angeles',IntlDateFormatter::GREGORIAN  );
	      echo "First Formatted output is ".$fmt->format(0);
	      $fmt = new IntlDateFormatter( "de-DE" ,IntlDateFormatter::FULL, IntlDateFormatter::FULL,
		  'America/Los_Angeles',IntlDateFormatter::GREGORIAN  );
	      echo "Second Formatted output is ".$fmt->format(0);

	      $fmt = new IntlDateFormatter( "en_US" ,IntlDateFormatter::FULL, IntlDateFormatter::FULL,
		   'America/Los_Angeles',IntlDateFormatter::GREGORIAN  ,"MM/dd/yyyy");
	      echo "First Formatted output with pattern is ".$fmt->format(0);
	      $fmt = new IntlDateFormatter( "de-DE" ,IntlDateFormatter::FULL, IntlDateFormatter::FULL,
		    'America/Los_Angeles',IntlDateFormatter::GREGORIAN , "MM/dd/yyyy");
	      echo "Second Formatted output with pattern is ".$fmt->format(0);
	      ?>

       The above example will output:

       First Formatted output is Wednesday, December 31, 1969 4:00:00 PM PT
       Second Formatted output is Mittwoch, 31. Dezember 1969 16:00 Uhr GMT-08:00
       First Formatted output with pattern is 12/31/1969
       Second Formatted output with pattern is 12/31/1969

SEE ALSO

       datefmt_format(3), datefmt_parse(3), datefmt_get_error_code(3), datefmt_get_error_message(3).

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