(PHP 5 >= 5.3.0)
DateInterval::format — Formats the interval
Formats the interval.
format character | Description | Example values |
---|---|---|
Y | Years, numeric, at least 2 digits with leading 0 | 01, 03 |
y | Years, numeric | 1, 3 |
M | Months, numeric, at least 2 digits with leading 0 | 01, 03, 12 |
m | Months, numeric | 01, 03, 12 |
D | Days, numeric, at least 2 digits with leading 0 | 01, 03, 31 |
d | Days, numeric | 1, 3, 31 |
a | Total amount of days | 4, 18, 8123 |
H | Hours, numeric, at least 2 digits with leading 0 | 01, 03, 23 |
h | Hours, numeric | 1, 3, 23 |
I | Minutes, numeric, at least 2 digits with leading 0 | 01, 03, 59 |
i | Minutes, numeric | 1, 3, 59 |
S | Seconds, numeric, at least 2 digits with leading 0 | 01, 03, 57 |
s | Seconds, numeric | 1, 3, 57 |
R | Sign "-" when negative, "+" when positive | -, + |
r | Sign "-" when negative, empty when positive | -, |
% | Literal % | % |
Note: The prefix % is required in order for the format specifiers to work correctly.
Returns the formatted interval.