function DateFormatter::format

Overrides DateFormatterInterface::format

File

core/lib/Drupal/Core/Datetime/DateFormatter.php, line 102

Class

DateFormatter

Provides a service to handle various date related functionality.

Namespace

Code

public function format($timestamp, $type = 'medium', $format = '', $timezone = NULL, $langcode = NULL) {
    if (!isset($timezone)) {
        $timezone = date_default_timezone_get();
    }
    // Store DateTimeZone objects in an array rather than repeatedly
    // constructing identical objects over the life of a request.
    if (!isset($this->timezones[$timezone])) {
        $this->timezones[$timezone] = timezone_open($timezone);
    }
    if (empty($langcode)) {
        $langcode = $this->languageManager
            ->getCurrentLanguage()
            ->getId();
    }
    // Create a DrupalDateTime object from the timestamp and timezone.
    $create_settings = [
        'langcode' => $langcode,
    ];
    $date = DrupalDateTime::createFromTimestamp($timestamp, $this->timezones[$timezone], $create_settings);
    // If we have a non-custom date format use the provided date format pattern.
    if ($type !== 'custom') {
        if ($date_format = $this->dateFormat($type, $langcode)) {
            $format = $date_format->getPattern();
        }
    }
    // Fall back to the 'medium' date format type if the format string is
    // empty, either from not finding a requested date format or being given an
    // empty custom format string.
    if (empty($format)) {
        $format = $this->dateFormat('fallback', $langcode)
            ->getPattern();
    }
    // Call $date->format().
    $settings = [
        'langcode' => $langcode,
    ];
    return $date->format($format, $settings);
}