function locale_get_localized_date_format

Select locale date format details from database.

Parameters

$languages: An array of language codes.

Return value

An array of date formats.

File

drupal/includes/locale.inc, line 2445

Administration functions for locale.module.

Code

function locale_get_localized_date_format($languages) {
  $formats = array();

  // Get list of different format types.
  $format_types = system_get_date_types();
  $short_default = variable_get('date_format_short', 'm/d/Y - H:i');

  // Loop through each language until we find one with some date formats
  // configured.
  foreach ($languages as $language) {
    $date_formats = system_date_format_locale($language);
    if (!empty($date_formats)) {

      // We have locale-specific date formats, so check for their types. If
      // we're missing a type, use the default setting instead.
      foreach ($format_types as $type => $type_info) {

        // If format exists for this language, use it.
        if (!empty($date_formats[$type])) {
          $formats['date_format_' . $type] = $date_formats[$type];
        }
        else {
          $formats['date_format_' . $type] = variable_get('date_format_' . $type, $short_default);
        }
      }

      // Return on the first match.
      return $formats;
    }
  }

  // No locale specific formats found, so use defaults.
  $system_types = array(
    'short',
    'medium',
    'long',
  );

  // Handle system types separately as they have defaults if no variable exists.
  $formats['date_format_short'] = $short_default;
  $formats['date_format_medium'] = variable_get('date_format_medium', 'D, m/d/Y - H:i');
  $formats['date_format_long'] = variable_get('date_format_long', 'l, F j, Y - H:i');

  // For non-system types, get the default setting, otherwise use the short
  // format.
  foreach ($format_types as $type => $type_info) {
    if (!in_array($type, $system_types)) {
      $formats['date_format_' . $type] = variable_get('date_format_' . $type, $short_default);
    }
  }
  return $formats;
}