1 system.module system_get_date_formats($date_format_name = NULL)

Gets the list of defined date formats and attributes.

Parameters

$date_format_name: (optional) The date type name.

Return value

An associative array of date formats. The top-level keys are the: machine-readable names of the date formats. The values are associative arrays with the following keys:

  • name: The string human readable name of the date format.
  • pattern: The pattern string as usable by the PHP date() function.

If $date_format_name was defined, only the date formats associated with the given machine name are returned, in an associative array keyed by format string.

File

core/modules/system/system.module, line 3987
Configuration system that lets administrators modify the workings of the site.

Code

function system_get_date_formats($date_format_name = NULL) {
  $date_formats = &backdrop_static(__FUNCTION__, array());
  if (empty($date_formats)) {
    $date_formats = config_get('system.date', 'formats');
    if (is_array($date_formats)) {
      foreach ($date_formats as $name => $format) {
        $date_formats[$name]['name'] = $name;
      }
    }
  }

  // Return either the specific format or all formats.
  if (empty($date_format_name)) {
    return $date_formats;
  }
  else {
    return isset($date_formats[$date_format_name]) ? $date_formats[$date_format_name] : FALSE;
  }
}