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cal_info

(PHP 4 >= 4.1.0, PHP 5)

cal_info -- Returns information about a particular calendar

Description

array cal_info ( [int calendar] )

cal_info() returns information on the specified calendar.

Calendar information is returned as an array containing the elements calname, calsymbol, month, abbrevmonth and maxdaysinmonth. The names of the different calendars which can be used as calendar are as follows:

If no calendar is specified information on all supported calendars is returned as an array.

Parameters

calendar

Calendar to return information for. If no calendar is specified information about all calendars is returned.

Return Values

ChangeLog

VersionDescription
Since 5.0 The calendar parameter becomes optional and defaults to "all calendars" if omitted.

Examples

Example 1. cal_info() example

<?php
$info = cal_info(0);
print_r($info);
?>

The above example will output:

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
)

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