🍊 Calculate Difference

diffSeconds()

Calculate the number of seconds between two dates

Parameters

Parameter	Introduction	Require
datetime	Time to be calculated (any type of string time or timestamp)	required
new_datetime	Time to compare (any type of string time or timestamp)	Optional, defaults to the current time

Return Values

The number of seconds between the two dates

Example code

/* Calculate the number of seconds between the following two dates */
TimeHelper::diffSeconds('2023-9-1 12:00:00', 'Sep 9, 2023 12:00:00')
// 777600

/* Calculate the number of seconds in which the following time differs from the current time */
TimeHelper::diffSeconds(1717223549);
// 3072

diffMinutes()

Calculate the number of minutes between two dates

Parameters

Parameter	Introduction	Require
datetime	Time to be calculated (any type of string time or timestamp)	required
new_datetime	Time to compare (any type of string time or timestamp)	Optional, defaults to the current time

Return Values

The number of minutes between the two dates

Example code

/* Calculate the number of minutes between the following two dates */
TimeHelper::diffMinutes('Sep 1, 2023 12:00:00', '2023-9-10 12:00:00');
// 12960

/* Calculate the number of minutes by which the following time differs from the current time */
TimeHelper::diffMinutes(1717223549);
// 30

diffHours()

Calculate the number of hours between two dates

Parameters

Parameter	Introduction	Require
datetime	Time to be calculated (any type of string time or timestamp)	required
new_datetime	Time to compare (any type of string time or timestamp)	Optional, defaults to the current time

Return Values

The number of hours between the two dates

Example code

/* Calculate the number of hours between the following two dates */
TimeHelper::diffHours('2023-9-1 12:00:00', '2023-9-10 12:00:00');
// 216

/* Calculate the number of hours in which the following time differs from the current time */
TimeHelper::diffHours('2023-9-1 12:00:00');
// 36

diffDays()

Calculate the number of days between the two dates

Parameters

Parameter	Introduction	Require
datetime	Time to be calculated (any type of string time or timestamp)	required
new_datetime	Time to compare (any type of string time or timestamp)	Optional, defaults to the current time

Return Values

The number of days between the two dates

Example code

/* Calculate the number of days between the following two dates */
TimeHelper::diffDays('2023-9-1 12:00:00', '2024-9-1 12:00:00');
// 366

/* Calculate the number of days in which the following time differs from the current time */
TimeHelper::diffDays('2023-9-1 12:00:00');
// 30

diffWeeks()

Calculate the number of weeks between two dates

Parameters

Parameter	Introduction	Require
datetime	Time to be calculated (any type of string time or timestamp)	required
new_datetime	Time to compare (any type of string time or timestamp)	Optional, defaults to the current time

Return Values

The number of weeks between the two dates

Example code

/* Calculate the number of weeks between the following two dates */
TimeHelper::diffWeeks('2023-9-1 12:00:00', 'Sep 8, 2023');
// 1

diffMonths()

Calculate the number of months between two dates

Parameters

Parameter	Introduction	Require
datetime	Time to be calculated (any type of string time or timestamp)	required
new_datetime	Time to compare (any type of string time or timestamp)	Optional, defaults to the current time

Return Values

The number of months between the two dates

Example code

/* Calculate the number of months between the following two dates */
TimeHelper::diffMonths(1693540800, '2024-9-1 12:00:00');
// 12

diffYears()

Calculate the number of years between the two dates

Parameters

Parameter	Introduction	Require
datetime	Time to be calculated (any type of string time or timestamp)	required
new_datetime	Time to compare (any type of string time or timestamp)	Optional, defaults to the current time

Return Values

The number of years between the two dates

Example code

/* Calculate the number of years between the following two dates */
TimeHelper::diffYears(1693540800, 1756699200);
// 2

compare()

Compare the size of the two times

Parameters

Parameter	Introduction	Require
datetime	Time to be calculated (any type of string time or timestamp)	required
new_datetime	Time to compare (any type of string time or timestamp)	Optional, defaults to the current time

Return Values

If the first time is greater than the second time, it returns 1, less than -1, and if it is equal, it returns 0

Example code

/* Compare the sizes of the following two times */
TimeHelper::compare('2023-9-1 12:00:00', '2023-8-1 12:00:00');
// 1

/* Calculate whether the following time is greater than the current time */
TimeHelper::compare('2023-9-1 12:00:00');
//-1