(PHP 5 >= 5.3.0, PECL intl >= 1.0.0)
Date Formatter is a concrete class that enables locale-dependent formatting/parsing of dates using pattern strings and/or canned patterns.
This class represents the ICU date formatting functionality. It allows users to display dates in a localized format or to parse strings into PHP date values using pattern strings and/or canned patterns.
$locale
   , int $datetype
   , int $timetype
   [, mixed $timezone = NULL
   [, mixed $calendar = NULL
   [, string $pattern = ""
  ]]] )$locale
   , int $datetype
   , int $timetype
   [, mixed $timezone = NULL
   [, mixed $calendar = NULL
   [, string $pattern = ""
  ]]] )$object
   [, mixed $format = NULL
   [, string $locale = NULL
  ]] )These constants are used to specify different formats in the constructor for DateType and TimeType.
IntlDateFormatter::NONE
     (integer)
    IntlDateFormatter::FULL
     (integer)
    IntlDateFormatter::LONG
     (integer)
    IntlDateFormatter::MEDIUM
     (integer)
    IntlDateFormatter::SHORT
     (integer)
    The following int constants are used to specify the calendar. These calendars are all based directly on the Gregorian calendar. Non-Gregorian calendars need to be specified in locale. Examples might include locale="hi@calendar=BUDDHIST".