$datetime->strtodate() method

Parse English textual datetime description into a formatted date string, or blank if not a date

Available since version 3.0.238.

Usage

// basic usage
$string = $datetime->strtodate(string $str);

// usage with all arguments
$string = $datetime->strtodate(string $str, $format = true, array $options = []);

Arguments

Name Type(s) Description

Name	Type(s)	Description
`str`	string	Date/time string to parse
`format` (optional)	string, array	Output format to use, or array for $options. Omit or boolean true for default 'Y-m-d H:i:s'. Specify date format string, see formats. Specify boolean false for unix timestamp. Specify array of options.
`options` (optional)	array	Can also be specified as 2nd argument. Options include: `emptyReturnValue` (int\|null\|false): Value to return for empty or zero-only date strings (default='') `baseTimestamp` (int\|null): The timestamp which is used as a base for the calculation of relative dates. `inputFormat` (string): Optional date format that given $str is in, if not strtotime() compatible. `outputFormat` (string\|bool): Format to return date string in, used only if $options specified for $format argument. `format` (string\|bool) Optional alias of outputFormat, used only if $options specified for $format argument.

str

string

Date/time string to parse

format (optional)

string, array

Output format to use, or array for $options.

Omit or boolean true for default 'Y-m-d H:i:s'.
Specify date format string, see formats.
Specify boolean false for unix timestamp.
Specify array of options.

options (optional)

array

Can also be specified as 2nd argument. Options include:

emptyReturnValue (int|null|false): Value to return for empty or zero-only date strings (default='')
baseTimestamp (int|null): The timestamp which is used as a base for the calculation of relative dates.
inputFormat (string): Optional date format that given $str is in, if not strtotime() compatible.
outputFormat (string|bool): Format to return date string in, used only if $options specified for $format argument.
format (string|bool) Optional alias of outputFormat, used only if $options specified for $format argument.

Return value

string

Return string, returns blank string on fail.

$datetime methods and properties

API reference based on ProcessWire core version 3.0.244

$datetime->strtodate() method

Parse English textual datetime description into a formatted date string, or blank if not a date

Usage

Arguments

Return value

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