Formatting

Functions to format numbers, strings, dates, etc.

File

drupal/core/includes/common.inc, line 980
Common functions that many Drupal modules will need to reference.

Functions

Namesort descending Location Description
datetime_default_format_type drupal/core/includes/common.inc Retrieves the correct datetime format type for this system.
date_iso8601 drupal/core/includes/common.inc Returns an ISO8601 formatted date based on the given date.
format_date drupal/core/includes/common.inc Formats a date, using a date type or a custom date format string.
format_interval drupal/core/includes/common.inc Formats a time interval with the requested granularity.
format_plural drupal/core/includes/common.inc Formats a string containing a count of items.
format_rss_channel drupal/core/includes/common.inc Formats an RSS channel.
format_rss_item drupal/core/includes/common.inc Formats a single RSS item.
format_size drupal/core/includes/common.inc Generates a string representation for the given byte count.
format_xml_elements drupal/core/includes/common.inc Formats XML elements.
parse_size drupal/core/includes/common.inc Parses a given byte count.
_format_date_callback drupal/core/includes/common.inc Translates a formatted date string.