🍍 Conversion

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It is used to convert crawlers crawling web pages or third-party programs to connect with different time formats

format()

Convert any format time to the specified format

Parameters

Parameter	Introduction	Require
format	The date format is the same as that of the system function date().	Optional, default is Y-m-d H:i:s
datetime	Any type of string time or timestamp	Optional, defaults to the current time

Return Values

Specifies the format of the time string

Example code

/* Convert the following dates to a date format commonly used in China */
TimeHelper::format('Y-m-d H:i:s','May 3, 2022 12:01:33');
// 2022-03-03 12:01:33

/* Convert timestamps to date formats commonly used in the West */
TimeHelper::format('F j, Y, g:i a',1698762509);
// October 31, 2023, 10:28 pm

isTimestamp()

Determines whether a string or number is a timestamp

Parameters

Parameter	Introduction	Require
timestamp	The string or number to be judged	required

Return Values

'true' if it's a timestamp, 'false' if it's otherwise

Example code

/* Check whether the following strings are timestamps */
TimeHelper::isTimestamp('1646360133');
// true

/* Determine whether the following numbers are timestamps */
TimeHelper::isTimestamp(164636013);
// false

toTimestamp()

Arbitrary format time is converted to a timestamp

Parameters

Parameter	Introduction	Require
datetime	Any type of string time or timestamp	Optional, defaults to the current time

Return Values

The timestamp after the conversion

Example code

/* Convert the following dates to timestamps */
TimeHelper::toTimestamp('Apr 11, 2020');
// 1586534400

/* Convert irregular dates to timestamps */
TimeHelper::toTimestamp('2023年9月 5点');
// 1693515600

modifyTimestamp()

Modify the specified time based on the date string

Parameters

Parameter	Introduction	Require
modifier	Date modification string	Required
datetime	Any type of string time or timestamp	Optional, defaults to the current time

Return Values

Modified date and time stamp

Example code

/* Add one day to the specified date */
TimeHelper::modifyTimestamp('+1 day', '2023-9-1 12:00:00');
// 1693627200

now()

Get the current time

Parameters

Parameter	Introduction	Require
format	The date format is the same as that of the system function date().	Optional, default is Y-m-d H:i:s

Return Values

Specifies the current time of the format

Example code

/* `Get the current time` */
TimeHelper::now();
// 2024年7月2日 10:01:33

/* Gets the current time in the specified format */
TimeHelper::now('M d, Y H:i:s');
// July 2, 2024 10:01:33