$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.