PHP cal_info() Function

Definition and Usage

The cal_info() function returns an array that contains information about a given calendar.
The array contains the following elements: calname, calsymbol, month, abbrevmonth and maxdaysinmonth.

Syntax

cal_info(calendar)

Parameter	Description
calendar	Optional. Specifies the calendar. The following calendar values can be used: 0 = CAL_GREGORIAN 1 = CAL_JULIAN 2 = CAL_JEWISH 3 = CAL_FRENCH

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Tips and Notes

Tip: In PHP 5, if no calendar parameter is specified, information on ALL supported calendars is returned.

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Example

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

 

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_GR