IntlCalendar::createInstance
PHP function
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(PHP 5 >= 5.5.0, PHP 7, PHP 8, PECL >= 3.0.0a1)
Create a new IntlCalendar
Description
Oop
IntlCalendar::createInstance(IntlTimeZone|DateTimeZone|string|null $timezone = null, string|null $locale = null): IntlCalendar|null
Procedural
intlcal_create_instance(IntlTimeZone|DateTimeZone|string|null $timezone = null, string|null $locale = null): IntlCalendar|null
Given a timezone and locale, this method creates an IntlCalendar object. This factory method may return a subclass of IntlCalendar.
The calendar created will represent the time instance at which it was created, based on the system time. The fields can all be cleared by calling IntCalendar::clear() with no arguments. See also IntlGregorianCalendar::__construct().
Parameters
timezoneThe timezone to use.
Inctimezoneparam
localeA locale to use or null to use the default locale.
Return Values
The created IntlCalendar instance or null on failure.
Examples
IntlCalendar::createInstance()
php
<?php
ini_set('intl.default_locale', 'es_ES');
ini_set('date.timezone', 'Europe/Madrid');
$cal = IntlCalendar::createInstance();
echo "No arguments\n";
var_dump(get_class($cal),
IntlDateFormatter::formatObject($cal, IntlDateFormatter::FULL));
echo "\n";
echo "Explicit timezone\n";
$cal = IntlCalendar::createInstance(IntlTimeZone::getGMT());
var_dump(get_class($cal),
IntlDateFormatter::formatObject($cal, IntlDateFormatter::FULL));
echo "\n";
echo "Explicit locale (with calendar)\n";
$cal = IntlCalendar::createInstance(NULL, 'es_ES@calendar=persian');
var_dump(get_class($cal),
IntlDateFormatter::formatObject($cal, IntlDateFormatter::FULL));The above example will output:
output
No arguments
string(21) "IntlGregorianCalendar"
string(68) "martes 18 de junio de 2013 14:11:02 Hora de verano de Europa Central"
Explicit timezone
string(21) "IntlGregorianCalendar"
string(45) "martes 18 de junio de 2013 12:11:02 GMT+00:00"
Explicit locale (with calendar)
string(12) "IntlCalendar"
string(70) "martes 28 de Khordad de 1392 14:11:02 Hora de verano de Europa Central"See Also
IntlGregorianCalendar::__construct