Php Get Calendar Information
What is a Cal_info Function?
How does a Cal_info Function Work?
Explanation
This function is used to get all information about a calendar.
Syntax:
array cal_info ([ int $calendar= -1 ] )
Calander information is returned in an array format.It contains the elements calname, calsymbol, month, abbrevmonth and maxdaysinmonth.The names of the different calendars which can be used are follows:
- cal_info (0)or CAL_GREGORIAN - Gregorian Calendar
- cal_info (1)or CAL_JULIAN
- Julian Calendar
- cal_info (2)or CAL_JEWISH
- Jewish Calendar
- cal_info (3)or CAL_FRENCH
- French Revolutionary Calendar
If no calendar is selected cal_info will list information about all calendars.
Example :
<?php
$info = cal_info(0);
print_r($info);
?>
Result :
Array
(
[months] => Array
(
[1] => January
[2] => February
[3] => March
[4] => April
[5] => May
[6] => June
[7] => July
[8] => August
[9] => September
[10] => October
[11] => November
[12] => December
)
[abbrevmonths] => Array
(
[1] => Jan
[2] => Feb
[3] => Mar
[4] => Apr
[5] => May
[6] => Jun
[7] => Jul
[8] => Aug
[9] => Sep
[10] => Oct
[11] => Nov
[12] => Dec
)
[maxdaysinmonth] => 31
[calname] => Gregorian
[calsymbol] => CAL_GREGORIAN
)
In the example the Gregorian calander is selected for display.