function date_format_interval in Date 6.2

Same name and namespace in other branches

1. 8 date_api/date_api.module \date_format_interval()
2. 5.2 date_api.module \date_format_interval()
3. 6 date_api.module \date_format_interval()
4. 7.3 date_api/date_api.module \date_format_interval()
5. 7 date_api/date_api.module \date_format_interval()
6. 7.2 date_api/date_api.module \date_format_interval()

An override for interval formatting that adds past and future context

Parameters

DateTime $date:

integer $granularity:

Return value

formatted string

2 calls to date_format_interval()

date_formatter_process in date/date.module

Helper function for creating formatted date arrays from a formatter.

theme_date_time_ago in theme/theme.inc

File

./date_api.module, line 801

This module will make the date API available to other modules. Designed to provide a light but flexible assortment of functions and constants, with more functionality in additional files that are not loaded unless other modules specifically include them.

Code

function date_format_interval($date, $granularity = 2) {

  // If no date is sent, then return nothing
  if (empty($date)) {
    return NULL;
  }
  $interval = time() - date_format($date, 'U');
  if ($interval > 0) {
    return t('!time ago', array(
      '!time' => format_interval($interval, $granularity),
    ));
  }
  else {
    return format_interval(abs($interval), $granularity);
  }
}