(PHP 5 >= 5.5.0, PHP 7, PHP 8, PECL >= 3.0.0a1)
IntlCalendar::isWeekend — Whether a certain date/time is in the weekend
Object-oriented style
public IntlCalendar::isWeekend(?float $timestamp = null): bool
Procedural style
intlcal_is_weekend(IntlCalendar $calendar, ?float $timestamp = null): bool
Returns whether either the obejctʼs current time or the provided timestamp occur during a weekend in this objectʼs calendar system.
This function requires ICU 4.4 or later.
calendarAn IntlCalendar instance.
timestamp An optional timestamp representing the number of milliseconds since the epoch, excluding leap seconds. If null, this objectʼs current time is used instead.
A bool indicating whether the given or this objectʼs time occurs in a weekend.
On failure false is also returned. To detect error conditions use intl_get_error_code(), or set up Intl to throw exceptions.
Example #1 IntlCalendar::isWeekend()
<?php
ini_set('date.timezone', 'Europe/Lisbon');
$cal = new IntlGregorianCalendar(NULL, 'en_US');
$cal->set(2013, 6 /* July */, 7); // a Sunday
var_dump($cal->isWeekend()); // true
var_dump($cal->isWeekend(strtotime('2013-07-01 00:00:00'))); // false, Monday
$cal = new IntlGregorianCalendar(NULL, 'ar_SA');
$cal->set(2013, 6 /* July */, 7); // a Sunday
var_dump($cal->isWeekend()); // false, Sunday not in weekend in this calendar
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