Date

The Date class converts dates and times from one format to another. The current formats are as follows:

Type	Example
unix	1364858400
us	4/1/2013
us_padded	04/01/2013
mmyy	4/13
mmyyyy	4/2013
std	4/1/2013 4:20pm
mysql	2013-04-01 16:20:00
time	4:20pm
mil_time	16:20

Date class usage is really simple. A date of any convertible type is supplied to the method which type is desired.

  // The date supplied is a unix timestamp
  $supplied_date = 1364858400;

  // We want to convert it to std
  $converted_date = \Date::std( $supplied_date );

  // 4/1/2013 4:20pm
  echo $converted_date

When converting a mmyy or mmyyyy date to a format that has a day value, we may need to supply the value for the desired day.

  // The date has no day value
  $supplied_date = '4/13';

  // Set the day value
  \Date::day(30);

  // We want to convert it to std
  $converted_date = \Date::std( $supplied_date );

  // 4/30/2013 12:00am
  echo $converted_date