echo creation date in a specific way

bobthebob01
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11 years 8 months ago #34222 by bobthebob01

echo creation date in a specific way was created by bobthebob01

Hi,

First: congrats on V2 release! FC just keeps on getting better and better.

Second: i have a specific need to display the creation date. I'm using d F Y in the configuration of the created on field.
But i need to have a < br > tag between each values to get the following:

Code:

29<br>
May<br>
2013

Please note that i am trying to achieve this in category view for each item (category_items_html5.php).

Is there a way to "echo" the date, day and year individually?

thanks in advance.

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ggppdk
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11 years 8 months ago #34241 by ggppdk

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You can add the following into your template (enter correct field name below and you may need to correct the code too):

Code:

FlexicontentFields::getFieldDisplay($item, 'mydatefieldname');
$dthtml = $item->fields['mydatefieldname']->display;
$dthtml = str_replace('/','<br/>',$dthtml);
echo $dthtml;

NOTE 1: Depending on your template $item will be $this->item (in item view) or $items[$i] in some category layout

NOTE 2: in str_replace above use '-' instead of '/' if you have such a custom date output

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11 years 8 months ago #34252 by bobthebob01

Replied by bobthebob01 on topic echo creation date in a specific way

Thanks ggppdk,

sorry to pick your brain more, but i'm having some error of undefined variables when i try to plug your code in mine.
here is my category_items_html5.php. It's very simple but specific design/layout i need to have:

Code:

<?php
/**
 * HTML5 Template
 * @version 1.5 stable $Id: category_items_html5.php 0001 2012-09-23 14:00:28Z Rehne $
 * @package Joomla
 * @subpackage FLEXIcontent
 * @copyright (C) 2009 Emmanuel Danan - www.vistamedia.fr
 * @license GNU/GPL v2
 * 
 * FLEXIcontent is a derivative work of the excellent QuickFAQ component
 * @copyright (C) 2008 Christoph Lukes
 * see www.schlu.net for more information
 *
 * FLEXIcontent is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
 * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
 * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
 * GNU General Public License for more details.
 */

defined( '_JEXEC' ) or die( 'Restricted access' );
// first define the template name
$tmpl = $this->tmpl;
$user =& JFactory::getUser();
$items = & $this->items;
?>

<?php foreach ($items as $item) : ?>
	<div class="cat-view-list-item clearfix">		
		<article>
			<div class="full-block-item">
				<div class="full-block-title">
					<?php if (isset($item->positions['creation-date'])) : ?>
						<?php foreach ($item->positions['creation-date'] as $field) : ?>
							<h2><?php echo $field->display; ?></h2>
						<?php endforeach; ?>
					<?php endif; ?>
				</div>
				<div class="full-block-content deepest">
					<header>
					<?php if ($this->params->get('show_title', 1)) : ?>
						<h2><?php echo $item->title; ?></h2>
					<?php endif; ?>
					</header>
					<?php if (isset($item->positions['description'])) : ?>
						<?php foreach ($item->positions['description'] as $field) : ?>
							<?php echo(substr($field->display, 0,300)); ?>
						<?php endforeach; ?>
					<?php endif; ?>
					<p class="right-align">[url=<?php echo JRoute::_(FlexicontentHelperRoute::getItemRoute($item->slug, $item->categoryslug)); ?>" class="readon" title="<?php echo JText::_( 'FLEXI_READ_MORE_ABOUT' );?>: <?php echo $item->title; ?>]<img src="images/readmore.png" alt="read more icon">[/url]</p>
				</div>
			</div>
		</article>
	</div>
<?php endforeach; ?>

<?php if ($this->getModel()->getState('limit')) : // Check case of creating a category view without items ?>
	<div class="noitems group"><?php echo JText::_( 'FLEXI_NO_ITEMS_CAT' ); ?></div>
<?php endif; ?>

thanks again very much.

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11 years 8 months ago #34254 by ggppdk

Replied by ggppdk on topic echo creation date in a specific way

Hello,
you should copy message here,

Did you place code inside the loop?
you need to do this !

Otherwise you will get "undefined variables" warnings

Regards

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