(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.