php man page for datefmt_set_calendar

DATEFMT_SET_CALENDAR(3) 						 1						   DATEFMT_SET_CALENDAR(3)

IntlDateFormatter::setCalendar - Sets the calendar type used by the formatter

	Object oriented style

SYNOPSIS
       bool IntlDateFormatter::setCalendar (mixed  $which)

DESCRIPTION
	Procedural style
       bool datefmt_set_calendar (IntlDateFormatter  $fmt, mixed  $which)

	Sets the calendar or calendar type used by the formatter.

PARAMETERS
	      o $fmt
		- The formatter resource.

	      o $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.

RETURN VALUES
	Returns TRUE on success or FALSE on failure.

CHANGELOG
       +-----------------+---------------------------------------------------+
       |    Version	 |						     |
       |		 |						     |
       |		 |		      Description		     |
       |		 |						     |
       +-----------------+---------------------------------------------------+
       |5.5.0/PECL 3.0.0 |						     |
       |		 |						     |
       |		 |  It	became	possible  to  pass  an	IntlCalendar |
       |		 | object.					     |
       |		 |						     |
       +-----------------+---------------------------------------------------+
EXAMPLES
       Example #1

	      datefmt_set_calendar(3) 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), "
";

	      /* 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), "
";

	      The above example will output:

	      before: Sunday, March 3, 2013 at 1:00:00 AM Central European Standard Time
	      after:  Saturday, Rabi II 20, 1434 at 7:00:00 PM Eastern Standard Time

SEE ALSO
       datefmt_get_calendar(3), datefmt_get_calendar_object(3), datefmt_create(3).

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