cakephp-1.3 > TimeHelper :: niceShort()
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niceShort

line:236 at /cake/libs/view/helpers/time.php
Returns a formatted descriptive date string for given datetime string.

Method

(string) niceShort ($dateString = null, $userOffset = null)

Parameters

ParameterTypeCommentDefault
$dateString string optional Datetime string or Unix timestamp null
$userOffset int optional User's offset from GMT (in hours) null

Return

string

Comment

Returns a formatted descriptive date string for given datetime string.

If the given date is today, the returned string could be "Today, 16:54".
If the given date was yesterday, the returned string could be "Yesterday, 16:54".
If $dateString's year is the current year, the returned string does not
include mention of the year.

@param string $dateString Datetime string or Unix timestamp
@param int $userOffset User's offset from GMT (in hours)
@return string Described, relative date string
@access public
@link http://book.cakephp.org/view/1471/Formatting