| 5 common.inc | format_interval($timestamp, $granularity = 2) |
| 6 common.inc | format_interval( |
| 7 common.inc | format_interval($interval, $granularity = 2, $langcode = NULL) |
| 8 common.inc | format_interval($interval, $granularity = 2, $langcode = NULL) |
Formats a time interval with the requested granularity.
Parameters
$interval: The length of the interval in seconds.
$granularity: How many different units to display in the string.
$langcode: Optional language code to translate to a language other than what is used to display the page.
Return value
A translated string representation of the interval.
Related topics
File
- includes/
common.inc, line 1831 - Common functions that many Drupal modules will need to reference.
Code
<?php
function format_interval($interval, $granularity = 2, $langcode = NULL) {
$units = array(
'1 year|@count years' => 31536000,
'1 month|@count months' => 2592000,
'1 week|@count weeks' => 604800,
'1 day|@count days' => 86400,
'1 hour|@count hours' => 3600,
'1 min|@count min' => 60,
'1 sec|@count sec' => 1,
);
$output = '';
foreach ($units as $key => $value) {
$key = explode('|', $key);
if ($interval >= $value) {
$output .= ($output ? ' ' : '') . format_plural(floor($interval / $value), $key[0], $key[1], array(), array('langcode' => $langcode));
$interval %= $value;
$granularity--;
}
if ($granularity == 0) {
break;
}
}
return $output ? $output : t('0 sec', array(), array('langcode' => $langcode));
}
?>
Comments
Node posted ago in D6
$ago = format_interval((time() - $node->created) , 2) . t(' ago');
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For D7
I have used it like this.
<?phpfunction MYTHEME_preprocess_node(&$variables) {
$variables['date'] = 'submmited ' . format_interval((time() - $variables['changed']) , 2) . t(' ago');
}
?>
Perry.
time ago function
i use this in template.php
<?phpfunction mytheme_ago($changed) {
$ago = format_interval((time() - $changed) , 2) . t(' ago');
return $ago;
}
?>
then in any template file, call it like this:
<?phpprint mytheme_ago($comment->changed);
?>
Translations?
All the comments above are not translatable! There might be some languages where 'ago' is placed before the date.
Always use replacement patterns when using t()!
<?phpt('@interval ago.', array('@interval' => format_interval((REQUEST_TIME - $timestamp))));
?>