IntlDatePatternGenerator::getBestPattern
PHP function
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(PHP 8 >= 8.1.0)
Determines the most suitable date/time format
Description
IntlDatePatternGenerator::getBestPattern(string $skeleton): string|false
Determines which date/time format is most suitable for a particular locale.
Parameters
skeletonThe skeleton.
Return Values
Returns an ICU date/time pattern accepted by IntlDateFormatter on success, Falseforfailure.
Examples
IntlDatePatternGenerator::getBestPattern example
php
<?php
$skeleton = 'YYYYMMdd';
$today = \DateTimeImmutable::createFromFormat('Y-m-d', '2021-04-24');
$patternGenerator = new \IntlDatePatternGenerator('de_DE');
$pattern = $patternGenerator->getBestPattern($skeleton);
echo 'de: ', \IntlDateFormatter::formatObject($today, $pattern, 'de_DE'), "\n";
$patternGenerator = new \IntlDatePatternGenerator('en_US');
$pattern = $patternGenerator->getBestPattern($skeleton);
echo 'en: ', \IntlDateFormatter::formatObject($today, $pattern, 'en_US');
?>The above example will output:
output
de: 24.04.2021
en: 04/24/2021