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# DateFormatter::create

# datefmt_create

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datefmt_create — Create a date formatter

### Description

Object oriented style

static DateFormatter DateFormatter::create ( string `$locale` , integer `$datetype` , integer `$timetype` [, string `$timezone` [, integer `$calendar` [, string `$pattern` ]]] )

Object oriented style (constructor)

DateFormatter::__construct
__construct ( string `$locale` , integer `$datetype` , integer `$timetype` [, string `$timezone` [, integer `$calendar` [, string `$pattern` ]]] )

Procedural style

DateFormatter datefmt_create ( string `$locale` , integer `$datetype` , integer `$timetype` [, string `$timezone` [, integer `$calendar` [, string `$pattern` ]]] )

Create a date formatter

### Parameters

`locale`

  Locale to use when formatting or parsing.

`datetype`

  Date type to use (none, short, medium, long, full). This is one of the DateFormatter constants.

`timetype`

  Time type to use (none, short, medium, long, full). This is one of the DateFormatter constants.

`timezone`

  Time zone ID, default is system default.

`calendar`

  Calendar to use for formatting or parsing; default is Gregorian. This is one of the DateFormatter calendar constants.

`pattern`

  Optional pattern to use when formatting or parsing

### Return Values

### Examples

Example#1 datefmt_create() example

`<?php
$fmt = datefmt_create( "en_US" ,DateFormatter::FULL,DateFormatter::FULL,'America/Los_Angeles',DateFormatter::GREGORIAN );
echo "First Formatted output is ".datefmt_format( $fmt , 0);
$fmt = datefmt_create( "de-DE" ,DateFormatter::FULL,DateFormatter::FULL,'America/Los_Angeles',DateFormatter::GREGORIAN );
echo "Second Formatted output is ".datefmt_format( $fmt , 0);
$fmt = datefmt_create( "en_US" ,DateFormatter::FULL,DateFormatter::FULL,'America/Los_Angeles',DateFormatter::GREGORIAN ,"MM/dd/yyyy");
echo "First Formatted output with pattern is ".datefmt_format( $fmt , 0);
$fmt = datefmt_create( "de-DE" ,DateFormatter::FULL,DateFormatter::FULL,'America/Los_Angeles',DateFormatter::GREGORIAN ,"MM/dd/yyyy");
echo "Second Formatted output with pattern is ".datefmt_format( $fmt , 0);
?>`

Example#2 OO example

`<?php
$fmt = new DateFormatter( "en_US" ,DateFormatter::FULL,DateFormatter::FULL,'America/Los_Angeles',DateFormatter::GREGORIAN );
echo "First Formatted output is ".$fmt->format(0);
$fmt = new DateFormatter( "de-DE" ,DateFormatter::FULL,DateFormatter::FULL,'America/Los_Angeles',DateFormatter::GREGORIAN );
echo "Second Formatted output is ".$fmt->format(0);
$fmt = new DateFormatter( "en_US" ,DateFormatter::FULL,DateFormatter::FULL,'America/Los_Angeles',DateFormatter::GREGORIAN ,"MM/dd/yyyy");
echo "First Formatted output with pattern is ".$fmt->format(0);
$fmt = new DateFormatter( "de-DE" ,DateFormatter::FULL,DateFormatter::FULL,'America/Los_Angeles',DateFormatter::GREGORIAN , "MM/dd/yyyy");
echo "Second Formatted output with pattern is ".$fmt->format(0);
?>`

The above example will output:

    First Formatted output is Wednesday, December 31, 1969 4:00:00 PM PT
    Second Formatted output is Mittwoch, 31. Dezember 1969 16:00 Uhr GMT-08:00
    First Formatted output with pattern is 12/31/1969
    Second Formatted output with pattern is 12/31/1969

### See Also

- datefmt_format()
- datefmt_parse()
- datefmt_get_error_code()
- datefmt_get_error_message()

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