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| -rw-r--r-- | user_guide/helpers/date_helper.html | 14 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | user_guide/helpers/string_helper.html | 11 |
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diff --git a/user_guide/helpers/date_helper.html b/user_guide/helpers/date_helper.html index f930ea3ae..5b00e25e0 100644 --- a/user_guide/helpers/date_helper.html +++ b/user_guide/helpers/date_helper.html @@ -234,6 +234,20 @@ $unix = human_to_unix($human);</code> +<h2>nice_date()</h2> + +<p>This function can take a number poorly-formed date formats and convert them into something useful. It also accepts well-formed dates.</p> +<p>The function will return a Unix timestamp by default. You can, optionally, pass a format string (the same type as the PHP date function accepts) as the second parameter. Example:</p> + +<code>$bad_time = 199605<br /> +<br /> +// Should Produce: 1996-05-01<br /> +$better_time = nice_date($bad_time,'Y-m-d');<br /> +<br /> +$bad_time = 9-11-2001<br /> +// Should Produce: 2001-09-11<br /> +$better_time = nice_date($human,'Y-m-d');</code> + <h2>timespan()</h2> diff --git a/user_guide/helpers/string_helper.html b/user_guide/helpers/string_helper.html index a3dc16598..314124037 100644 --- a/user_guide/helpers/string_helper.html +++ b/user_guide/helpers/string_helper.html @@ -90,6 +90,17 @@ String Helper <code>echo random_string('alnum', 16);</code> +<h2>increment_string()</h2> + +<p>Increments a string by appending a number to it or increasing the number. Useful for creating "copies" or a file or duplicating database content which has unique titles or slugs.</p> + +<p>Usage example:</p> + +<code>echo increment_string('file', '_'); // "file_1"<br/> +echo increment_string('file', '-', 2); // "file-2"<br/> +echo increment_string('file-4'); // "file-5"<br/></code> + + <h2>alternator()</h2> <p>Allows two or more items to be alternated between, when cycling through a loop. Example:</p> |