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Add a method to format a DrupalDateTime object to DateFormatter

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Created on 22 February 2018, over 6 years ago
Updated 30 January 2023, over 1 year ago

There seems to be no connection between DateFormatter and DrupalDateTime.

AFAICT, given a DrupalDateTime, to format it as a defined format, I have to do this:

          $timestamp = $my_drupal_date_time->format('U');
          $formatted_date = \Drupal::service('date.formatter')->format($timestamp);

All the more ironic is that DateFormatter::format() internally converts to a DrupalDateTime:

    $date = DrupalDateTime::createFromTimestamp($timestamp, $this->timezones[$timezone], $create_settings);

These classes are both in the same component and yet don't work with each other!

We should either:

- add a method to DateFormatter that takes a DrupalDateTime
- add a method to DrupalDateTime that formats with DateFormatter

The first is probably better, since DrupalDateTime can't have service injected, and DateFormatter already works with DrupalDateTime.

✨ Feature request
Status

Needs work

Version

10.1 ✨

Component
Base  →

Last updated about 2 hours ago

Created by

🇬🇧United Kingdom joachim

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