DateInterval::format function is used for formatting the interval. It returns the format interval.
DateInterval::format function is used for formatting the interval. It returns the format interval.DateInterval::format function is used for formatting the interval. It returns the format interval.
Description on PHP DateInterval Format
public string DateInterval::format ( string $format )
Parameters of DateInterval::format
format
The following characters are recognized in the format parameter string like
Y - Years, numeric, at least 2 digits with leading 0 e.g. 02, 07
y - Years, numeric like 4, 8
M - Months, numeric, at least 2 digits with leading 0 for example 05, 09, 12
m - Months, numeric 02, 05, 11
D - Days, numeric, at least 2 digits with leading 0 e.g. 02, 04, 31
d - Days, numeric like 2, 10, 31
a - Total amount of days like 2, 14, 3650
H - Hours, numeric, at least 2 digits with leading 0 like 02, 12, 23
h - Hours, numeric 2, 6, 24
I - Minutes, numeric, at least 2 digits with leading 0 like 05, 33, 59
i - Minutes, numeric such as 2, 13, 59
S - Seconds, numeric, at least 2 digits with leading 0 like 02, 09, 57
s - Seconds, numeric such as 2, 9, 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 specifies to work correctly.
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