JFactory/getDate
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Description[edit]
Return a reference to the JDate object
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Syntax[edit]
& getDate($time= 'now', $tzOffset=0)
Parameter Name | Default Value | Description |
---|---|---|
$time | 'now' | $time The initial time for the object |
$tzOffset | 0 | $tzOffset The timezone offset. |
Returns[edit]
object
Defined in[edit]
libraries/joomla/factory.php
Importing[edit]
jimport( 'joomla.factory' );
Source Body[edit]
function &getDate($time = 'now', $tzOffset = 0)
{
jimport('joomla.utilities.date');
static $instances;
static $classname;
static $mainLocale;
if(!isset($instances)) {
$instances = array();
}
$language =& JFactory::getLanguage();
$locale = $language->getTag();
if(!isset($classname) || $locale != $mainLocale) {
//Store the locale for future reference
$mainLocale = $locale;
$localePath = JPATH_ROOT . DS . 'language' . DS . $mainLocale . DS . $mainLocale . '.date.php';
if($mainLocale !== false && file_exists($localePath)) {
$classname = 'JDate'.str_replace('-', '_', $mainLocale);
JLoader::register( $classname, $localePath);
if(!class_exists($classname)) {
//Something went wrong. The file exists, but the class does not, default to JDate
$classname = 'JDate';
}
} else {
//No file, so default to JDate
$classname = 'JDate';
}
}
$key = $time . '-' . $tzOffset;
if(!isset($instances[$classname][$key])) {
$tmp = new $classname($time, $tzOffset);
//We need to serialize to break the reference
$instances[$classname][$key] = serialize($tmp);
unset($tmp);
}
$date = unserialize($instances[$classname][$key]);
return $date;
}
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