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strptime
(no version information, might be only in CVS) strptime --
Parse a time/date generated with strftime()
Descriptionarray strptime ( string timestamp, string format )
strptime() returns an array with the
timestamp parsed, or FALSE on error.
Month and weekday names and other language dependent strings respect the
current locale set with setlocale() (LC_TIME).
Parameters
- timestamp (string)
A timestamp (e.g. returned from strftime())
- format (string)
The format used in timestamp (e.g. the same as
used in strftime()).
For more information about the format options, read the
strftime() page.
Return Values
Returns an array, or FALSE on failure.
Table 1. The following parameters are returned in the array | parameters | Description |
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| tm_sec | Seconds after the minute (0-61) | | tm_min | Minutes after the hour (0-59) | | tm_hour | Hour since midnight (0-23) | | tm_mday | Day of the month (1-31) | | tm_mon | Months since January (0-11) | | tm_year | Years since 1900 | | tm_wday | Days since Sunday (0-6) | | tm_yday | Days since January 1 (0-365) | | unparsed | the timestamp part which was not
recognized using the specified format |
Examples
Example 1. strptime() example
<?php
$format = '%d/%m/%Y %H:%M:%S';
$strf = strftime($format);
echo "$strf\n";
print_r(strptime($strf, $format));
?>
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The above example will output
something similar to: 03/10/2004 15:54:19
Array
(
[tm_sec] => 19
[tm_min] => 54
[tm_hour] => 15
[tm_mday] => 3
[tm_mon] => 9
[tm_year] => 104
[tm_wday] => 0
[tm_yday] => 276
[unparsed] =>
) |
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See Also
Note: This function is not
implemented on Windows platforms.
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