- var_dump: documentation ( source)
<?php
$dt = new StdClass;
$dt->now = new DateTime();
$occurredOn = new DateTime();
$dt->lastUpdated = $occurredOn;
$dt->remainingHours = $occurredOn;
$dt->interval = $dt->now->diff($dt->lastUpdated);
$dt->remainingHours->add(new DateInterval("PT4H"));
$dt->remainingHours = $dt->remainingHours->diff($dt->now);
$dt->remainingHours = timeRemainingInFourHours($dt->remainingHours);
$dt->title = formatDateInterval($dt->interval);
function timeRemainingInFourHours(DateInterval $interval)
{
$hours = "";
$minutes = "";
if ($interval->h) { $hours = $interval->format("%h") . " hours"; }
if ($interval->i) { $minutes = $interval->format("%i") . " minutes"; }
return $hours . $minutes . ' remaining';
}
function formatDateInterval(DateInterval $interval)
{
$result = "";
// ternary?
if ($interval->y) { $result .= $interval->format("%y years "); }
if ($interval->m) { $result .= $interval->format("%m months "); }
if ($interval->d) { $result .= $interval->format("%d days "); }
if ($interval->h) { $result .= $interval->format("%h hours "); }
if ($interval->i) { $result .= $interval->format("%i minutes "); }
if ($interval->s) { $result .= $interval->format("%s seconds "); }
else { $result .= "hot off the press"; }
return $result;
}
var_dump($dt);