IntlDateFormatter
PHP Manual

IntlDateFormatter::getCalendar

datefmt_get_calendar

Get the calendar type used for the IntlDateFormatter

Description

Object-oriented style

public intfalse IntlDateFormatter::getCalendar()

Procedural style

intfalse datefmt_get_calendar(IntlDateFormatter $formatter)

Parameters

formatter

The formatter resource

Return Values

The calendar type being used by the formatter. Either IntlDateFormatter::TRADITIONAL or IntlDateFormatter::GREGORIAN. Returns false on failure.

Examples

Example #1 datefmt_get_calendar 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();

?>

Example #3 Example of invalid locale handling

<?php
try {
    $fmt = new IntlDateFormatter(
        'invalid_locale',
        IntlDateFormatter::FULL,
        IntlDateFormatter::FULL,
        'dunno',
        IntlDateFormatter::GREGORIAN,
    );
    $cal = $fmt->getCalendar();
} catch (\Error $e) {
    // ...
}
?>

The above example will output:

calendar of the formatter is : 1
Now calendar of the formatter is : 0

See Also

  • datefmt_get_calendar_object
  • datefmt_set_calendar
  • datefmt_create