Date

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Introduction
$gen = e107::getDate();
Date methods
computeLapse()
Calculate difference between two dates for display in terms of years/months/weeks....
$gen->computeLapse($older_date, $newer_date = FALSE, $mode = FALSE, $show_secs = TRUE, $format = 'long') 
Parameter
Type
Description
Mandatory?
older_date
integer
UNIX timestamp
Yes
newer_date
integer
UNIX timestamp
Default: current time
No
mode
boolean
if true return value is an array. Otherwise return value is a string
Default: false
No
show_secs
boolean
Default: true
No
format
string
Format of the human readable date. Options:
long
short (omits the year)
Default: long
No
convert_date()
Convert datestamp to human readable date. System time offset is considered.
$gen->convert_date($datestamp, $mask = '')
Parameter
Type
Description
Mandatory?
datestamp
integer
UNIX timestamp
Yes
mask
string
Format of the human readable date. Options:
long
short
forum
relative
(any 👉
​strftime()valid string)
Default: long
No
The configuration of the mask formats are specified in 👉
 Admin Area > Preferences > Date Display options. 
terms()
Return an array of language terms representing months
$gen->terms($type='month')
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Parameter
Type
Description
Mandatory?
type
string
Options:
month (August)
month-short (Aug)
day (Tuesday)
day-short (Tue)
day-shortest (Tu)
Default: month
Yes
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Parameter	Type	Description	Mandatory?
older_date	integer	UNIX timestamp	Yes
newer_date	integer	UNIX timestamp Default: current time	No
mode	boolean	if true return value is an array. Otherwise return value is a string Default: false	No
show_secs	boolean	Default: true	No
format	string	Format of the human readable date. Options: long short (omits the year) Default: long	No

Parameter	Type	Description	Mandatory?
datestamp	integer	UNIX timestamp	Yes
mask	string	Format of the human readable date. Options: long short forum relative (any 👉 `strftime()`valid string) Default: long	No

Parameter	Type	Description	Mandatory?
type	string	Options: month (August) month-short (Aug) day (Tuesday) day-short (Tue) day-shortest (Tu) Default: month	Yes

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