IntlDateFormatter::getDateType

datefmt_get_datetype

Get the datetype used for the IntlDateFormatter

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public ``int``false```IntlDateFormatter::getDateType`

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``int``false```datefmt_get_datetype` `IntlDateFormatter` `formatter`

Returns date type used by the formatter.

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`formatter`

- The formatter resource.

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The current date type value of the formatter, &return.falseforfailure;.

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### `datefmt_get_datetype` example

    <?php
    $fmt = datefmt_create(
        'en_US',
        IntlDateFormatter::FULL,
        IntlDateFormatter::FULL,
        'America/Los_Angeles',
        IntlDateFormatter::GREGORIAN
    );
    echo 'datetype of the formatter is : ' . datefmt_get_datetype($fmt);
    echo 'First Formatted output with datetype is ' . datefmt_format($fmt, 0);

    $fmt = datefmt_create(
        'en_US',
        IntlDateFormatter::SHORT,
        IntlDateFormatter::FULL,
        'America/Los_Angeles',
        IntlDateFormatter::GREGORIAN
    );
    echo 'Now datetype of the formatter is : ' . datefmt_get_datetype($fmt);
    echo 'Second Formatted output with datetype is ' . datefmt_format($fmt, 0);

    ?>

### OO example

    <?php
    $fmt = new IntlDateFormatter(
        'en_US',
        IntlDateFormatter::FULL,
        IntlDateFormatter::FULL,
        'America/Los_Angeles',
        IntlDateFormatter::GREGORIAN
    );
    echo 'datetype of the formatter is : ' . $fmt->getDateType();
    echo 'First Formatted output is ' . $fmt->format(0);
    $fmt = new IntlDateFormatter(
        'en_US',
        IntlDateFormatter::SHORT,
        IntlDateFormatter::FULL,
        'America/Los_Angeles',
        IntlDateFormatter::GREGORIAN
    );
    echo 'Now datetype of the formatter is : ' . $fmt->getDateType();
    echo 'Second Formatted output is ' . $fmt->format(0);

    ?>

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    datetype of the formatter is : 0
    First Formatted output is Wednesday, December 31, 1969 4:00:00 PM PT
    Now datetype of the formatter is : 2
    Second Formatted output is 12/31/69 4:00:00 PM PT

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- `datefmt_get_timetype`
- `datefmt_create`