Time::Format version 1.01 ========================= Time::Format provides a very easy way to format dates and times. The formatting functions are tied to hash variables, so they can be used inside strings as well as in ordinary expressions. The formatting codes used are meant to be easy to remember, use, and read. They follow a simple, consistent pattern. If I've done my job right, once you learn the codes, you should never have to refer to the documentation again. A quick-reference page is included, just in case. ;-) Time::Format can also format DateTime objects, and strings created with Date::Manip. Also provided is a tied-hash interface to POSIX::strftime and Date::Manip::UnixDate. If the I18N::Langinfo module is available, Time::Format provides weekday and month names in a language appropriate for your locale. A companion module, Time::Format_XS, is also available; if it is installed, Time::Format will detect and use it, which will result in a significant speed improvement. EXAMPLES $time{'Weekday Month d, yyyy'} Thursday June 5, 2003 $time{'Day Mon d, yyyy'} Thu Jun 5, 2003 $time{'DAY MON d, yyyy'} THU JUN 5, 2003 $time{'dd/mm/yyyy'} 05/06/2003 $time{yymmdd} 030605 $time{'yymmdd',time-86400} 030604 $time{'H:mm:ss am'} 1:02:14 pm $time{'hh:mm:ss.uuuuuu'} 13:02:14.171447 $time{'yyyy/mm/dd hh:mm:ss.mmm'} 2003/06/05 13:02:14.171 $strftime{'%A %B %d, %Y'} Thursday June 05, 2003 $strftime{'%A %B %d, %Y',time+86400} Friday June 06, 2003 $manip{'%m/%d/%Y'} 06/05/2003 $manip{'%m/%d/%Y','yesterday'} 06/04/2003 $manip{'%m/%d/%Y','first monday in November 2000'} 11/06/2000 There are also corresponding functions for each of these hashes, which you can use if you prefer (or need) a function-based interface. CHANGES SINCE v1.00 Support added for DateTime objects, DateTime stringifications, and Date::Manip strings. If you find any bugs, or if any behavior of Time::Format surprises you, I would be grateful if you could send me an email message about it. Thanks. INSTALLATION To install this module, do the standard Perl module four-step: perl Makefile.PL or perl Makefile.pl LIB='my/install/path' make make test make install DEPENDENCIES This module can use these other modules and libraries: I18N::Langinfo (optional) POSIX (optional) Time::HiRes (optional) Date::Manip (optional) Time::Format_XS (optional) Test::More (used by the test suite only) Time::Local (used by the test suite only) COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE Eric J. Roode, roode@cpan.org Copyright (c) 2003-2005 by Eric J. Roode. All Rights Reserved. This module is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl itself. To avoid my spam filter, please include "Perl", "module", or this module's name in the message's subject line, and/or GPG-sign your message.