Comments on: Making time periods readable http://aidanlister.com/2004/04/making-time-periods-readable/ Code is poetry Tue, 31 Jan 2012 07:34:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: PHP: How to make time more readable? | Webdriver http://aidanlister.com/2004/04/making-time-periods-readable/comment-page-1/#comment-3245 PHP: How to make time more readable? | Webdriver Mon, 28 Nov 2011 09:26:49 +0000 http://aidanlister.com/?p=47#comment-3245 [...] /** * A function for making time periods readable * * @author Aidan Lister * @version 2.0.1 * @link http://aidanlister.com/2004/04/making-time-periods-readable/ * @param int number of seconds elapsed * @param string which time periods to display * @param bool whether to show zero time periods */ function time_duration($seconds, $use = null, $zeros = false) { // Define time periods $periods = array ( 'years' => 31556926, 'Months' => 2629743, 'weeks' => 604800, 'days' => 86400, 'hours' => 3600, 'minutes' => 60, 'seconds' => 1 ); // Break into periods $seconds = (float) $seconds; $segments = array(); foreach ($periods as $period => $value) { if ($use && strpos($use, $period[0]) === false) { continue; } $count = floor($seconds / $value); if ($count == 0 && !$zeros) { continue; } $segments[strtolower($period)] = $count; $seconds = $seconds % $value; } // Build the string $string = array(); foreach ($segments as $key => $value) { $segment_name = substr($key, 0, -1); $segment = $value . ' ' . $segment_name; if ($value != 1) { $segment .= 's'; } $string[] = $segment; } return implode(', ', $string); } Tweet Share View source [...] [...] /** * A function for making time periods readable * * @author Aidan Lister * @version 2.0.1 * @link http://aidanlister.com/2004/04/making-time-periods-readable/ * @param int number of seconds elapsed * @param string which time periods to display * @param bool whether to show zero time periods */ function time_duration($seconds, $use = null, $zeros = false) { // Define time periods $periods = array ( 'years' => 31556926, 'Months' => 2629743, 'weeks' => 604800, 'days' => 86400, 'hours' => 3600, 'minutes' => 60, 'seconds' => 1 ); // Break into periods $seconds = (float) $seconds; $segments = array(); foreach ($periods as $period => $value) { if ($use && strpos($use, $period[0]) === false) { continue; } $count = floor($seconds / $value); if ($count == 0 && !$zeros) { continue; } $segments[strtolower($period)] = $count; $seconds = $seconds % $value; } // Build the string $string = array(); foreach ($segments as $key => $value) { $segment_name = substr($key, 0, -1); $segment = $value . ' ' . $segment_name; if ($value != 1) { $segment .= 's'; } $string[] = $segment; } return implode(', ', $string); } Tweet Share View source [...]

]]> By: acevedo miguel » a little bit of me… » PHP: How to make time more readable? http://aidanlister.com/2004/04/making-time-periods-readable/comment-page-1/#comment-3229 acevedo miguel » a little bit of me… » PHP: How to make time more readable? Fri, 25 Nov 2011 04:19:57 +0000 http://aidanlister.com/?p=47#comment-3229 [...] /** * A function for making time periods readable * * @author Aidan Lister <aidan@php.net> * @version 2.0.1 * @link http://aidanlister.com/2004/04/making-time-periods-readable/ * @param int number of seconds elapsed * @param string which time periods to display * @param bool whether to show zero time periods */ function time_duration($seconds, $use = null, $zeros = false) { // Define time periods $periods = array ( 'years' => 31556926, 'Months' => 2629743, 'weeks' => 604800, 'days' => 86400, 'hours' => 3600, 'minutes' => 60, 'seconds' => 1 ); // Break into periods $seconds = (float) $seconds; $segments = array(); foreach ($periods as $period => $value) { if ($use && strpos($use, $period[0]) === false) { continue; } $count = floor($seconds / $value); if ($count == 0 && !$zeros) { continue; } $segments[strtolower($period)] = $count; $seconds = $seconds % $value; } // Build the string $string = array(); foreach ($segments as $key => $value) { $segment_name = substr($key, 0, -1); $segment = $value . ' ' . $segment_name; if ($value != 1) { $segment .= 's'; } $string[] = $segment; } return implode(', ', $string); } Tweet Share View source [...] [...] /** * A function for making time periods readable * * @author Aidan Lister <aidan@php.net> * @version 2.0.1 * @link http://aidanlister.com/2004/04/making-time-periods-readable/ * @param int number of seconds elapsed * @param string which time periods to display * @param bool whether to show zero time periods */ function time_duration($seconds, $use = null, $zeros = false) { // Define time periods $periods = array ( 'years' => 31556926, 'Months' => 2629743, 'weeks' => 604800, 'days' => 86400, 'hours' => 3600, 'minutes' => 60, 'seconds' => 1 ); // Break into periods $seconds = (float) $seconds; $segments = array(); foreach ($periods as $period => $value) { if ($use && strpos($use, $period[0]) === false) { continue; } $count = floor($seconds / $value); if ($count == 0 && !$zeros) { continue; } $segments[strtolower($period)] = $count; $seconds = $seconds % $value; } // Build the string $string = array(); foreach ($segments as $key => $value) { $segment_name = substr($key, 0, -1); $segment = $value . ' ' . $segment_name; if ($value != 1) { $segment .= 's'; } $string[] = $segment; } return implode(', ', $string); } Tweet Share View source [...]

]]> By: Ovidiu U http://aidanlister.com/2004/04/making-time-periods-readable/comment-page-1/#comment-2490 Ovidiu U Thu, 24 Feb 2011 14:47:15 +0000 http://aidanlister.com/?p=47#comment-2490 Thank you, great function. Thank you, great function.

]]> By: Geetika http://aidanlister.com/2004/04/making-time-periods-readable/comment-page-1/#comment-2443 Geetika Tue, 08 Feb 2011 07:08:43 +0000 http://aidanlister.com/?p=47#comment-2443 thnx.....alot.......for sharing...... thnx…..alot…….for sharing……

]]> By: Mark http://aidanlister.com/2004/04/making-time-periods-readable/comment-page-1/#comment-2020 Mark Mon, 01 Nov 2010 14:44:18 +0000 http://aidanlister.com/?p=47#comment-2020 Fantastic!! What would I have to do to add tenths and hundredths of a second? Trying to nail down sub-second durations. Thanks a bunch! Mark Fantastic!!
What would I have to do to add tenths and hundredths of a second?
Trying to nail down sub-second durations.
Thanks a bunch!
Mark

]]> By: Anya http://aidanlister.com/2004/04/making-time-periods-readable/comment-page-1/#comment-1867 Anya Thu, 14 Oct 2010 05:41:18 +0000 http://aidanlister.com/?p=47#comment-1867 thanks for information! thanks for information!

]]> By: jm http://aidanlister.com/2004/04/making-time-periods-readable/comment-page-1/#comment-1413 jm Tue, 20 Apr 2010 18:09:43 +0000 http://aidanlister.com/?p=47#comment-1413 I guess you cant post PHP within PHP tags... echo time_duration(123, 'yMd'); echo time_duration(0); I guess you cant post PHP within PHP tags…

echo time_duration(123, ‘yMd’);
echo time_duration(0);

]]> By: jm http://aidanlister.com/2004/04/making-time-periods-readable/comment-page-1/#comment-1412 jm Tue, 20 Apr 2010 18:09:08 +0000 http://aidanlister.com/?p=47#comment-1412 Just wanted to point out a few bugs I found while working through this script. Just wanted to point out a few bugs I found while working through this script.

]]> By: nbanba http://aidanlister.com/2004/04/making-time-periods-readable/comment-page-1/#comment-1402 nbanba Thu, 01 Apr 2010 19:05:46 +0000 http://aidanlister.com/?p=47#comment-1402 Thanks! Very useful. Thanks! Very useful.

]]> By: Aidan Lister http://aidanlister.com/2004/04/making-time-periods-readable/comment-page-1/#comment-1356 Aidan Lister Fri, 05 Feb 2010 13:35:51 +0000 http://aidanlister.com/?p=47#comment-1356 toto, both years and months use the astronomical mean. Do you really think your visitors care if you're half a day off on a date that's a year away? toto, both years and months use the astronomical mean. Do you really think your visitors care if you’re half a day off on a date that’s a year away?

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