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    $field->toDate()

    Converts the field value to a timestamp or a formatted date

    $field->toDate(IntlDateFormatter|string|null $format = null, ?string $fallback = null): string|int|null

    Parameters

    Name Type Default Description
    $format IntlDateFormatter|string|null null PHP date formatting string
    $fallback string|null null Fallback string for strtotime

    Return type

    string|int|null

    Examples

    To a Unix timestamp

    <?= $page->createdAt()->toDate() ?>

    To a formatted date string

    <?= $page->createdAt()->toDate('d.m.Y') ?>

    With fallback parameter

    <?= $page->createdAt()->toDate('d.m.Y', 'now') ?>

    Check out PHP's date function docs for all available formatting options: https://www.php.net/manual/en/function.date.php.

    If you use the intl date handler for localized date strings, the format syntax is different: https://unicode-org.github.io/icu/userguide/format_parse/datetime/#datetime-format-syntax.

    The strftime date handler is deprecated as of PHP 8.1, and should not be used for new projects.