$this->date outputs different formats

**Ola** · 01/10/2010, 13:32

It seems that when using $this->date to output the date of an calendar event, the output is different regarding which template is used.

For example:
In my event_upcoming.tpl $this->date outputs: 2010-01-10
In my event_default.tpl $this->date outputs: 2010-01-10 (10:00 - 11:00)

Shouldn't $this->date output the same date format?

Anyway, this gives me some problem, because I want to format the time and date to this format (Swedish):
Söndag 10 Januari – Kl 10:00 - 11:00

I have managed to accomplish this in my event_upcoming.tpl by using this code:

Code:

<div class="date"><span class="date">
<?php echo $this->parseDate("l j F", strtotime($this->date)); ?></span>
<?php if ($this->time): ?> – Kl <span class="time"><?php echo $this->time; ?></span><?php endif; ?>
 </div>

But I can't really get it to work in my event_default.tpl. Because the date format of $this->date is different in this template, I cannot use the same code.

I found this tutorial on how to separate time and date fields, but it doesn't work. It gives the following error:

Code:

Warning: date_format() expects parameter 1 to be DateTime, boolean given in /public_html/templates/event_default.tpl on line 5

Anyone knows how to get this to work?
And also why the default date format is different in different templates?

**Medianomaly** · 01/10/2010, 14:55

Hey Ola,

I think most of the modules spit out a "$this -> tstamp" or "$this -> timestamp" as well (I know the news ones do, so the event ones probably do as well). I would try those next -- if either work, you can run it through the date() function to get it into any format you need.

Brian

**Ola** · 01/10/2010, 15:07

Thanks for the suggestions.
I tried them, but it seems like that $this->timestamp just outputs todays date, and $this->tstamp just outputs the date that the event was created.

So no luck yet.

Is there a way to see all properties of a single event that can be used with $this->...?

**planepix** · 01/10/2010, 15:31

Hi Ola,

jus a second to find the code you can use in templates...

10 seconds later :-)

You can replace

Code:

<?php echo $this->date; ?>

with

Code:

<?php echo $this->parseDate("d.m.Y", $this->time); ?>

and set your date / time putput by adding it in the command like

Code:

d.m.y - H:i

.

Using this

Code:

<?php echo $this->date; ?>

will grab your date & time definitions you made in settings.

**Ola** · 01/11/2010, 19:22

Originally Posted by planepix

You can replace

Code:

<?php echo $this->date; ?>

with

Code:

<?php echo $this->parseDate("d.m.Y", $this->time); ?>

and set your date / time putput by adding it in the command like

Code:

d.m.y - H:i

.

Doesn't work. $this->time outputs nothing at all.

Originally Posted by planepix

Using this

Code:

<?php echo $this->date; ?>

will grab your date & time definitions you made in settings.

Nope, doesn't work. I changed the settings in backend and removed the timestamp, but no change on the output.

Did a test to show you how the output render an event in my two templates:
The date/time setting in backend was just Y-m-d. (Not the default Y-m-d H:i)

event_upcoming.tpl (module that renders the upcoming five events):
$this->date; outputs 2010-01-11
$this->time; outputs 18:00 - 20:00

event_default.tpl (module that renders a single event):
$this->date; outputs 2010-01-11 (18:00 - 20:00)
$this->time; outputs [nothing]

Is this difference a feature or a bug?

So, my problem is, I don't now how to render the date, without the timestamp in my event_default.tpl template. Suggestions are welcome!

**qrczak** · 01/11/2010, 20:51

Originally Posted by Ola

So, my problem is, I don't now how to render the date, without the timestamp in my event_default.tpl template. Suggestions are welcome!

Try this:
add at the bottom of your event_default.tpl
[code=php:1pekg3ns]<pre><?php*$this->showTemplateVars();*?></pre>[/code:1pekg3ns]
reload page, see which variable have timestamp and next:
[code=php:1pekg3ns]<?php*echo*date("d/m/Y",*$this->startDate);*?>[/code:1pekg3ns]
of course in this case I assume that "startDate" is timestamp