Improve ease-of-use for i18n DateFormat view helper

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Jira Information

Original Issue:	ZF2-488
Issue Type:	Improvement
Reporter:	RalfEggert
Created:	08/22/12
Assignee:
Components:	Zend\I18n

Description

Two things make the use of the DateFormat view helper a little complicated.

1. I always need to pass the $dateType and $timeType since the defaults do not feed my needs. The NumberFormat and CurrencyFormat have setters and getters for $formatStyle and $formatType (NumberFormat) and $currencyCode (CurrencyFormat). I would love to have some setters and getters for DateFormat as well.
2. I need to pass a DateTime object to the DateFormat view helper. Passing just a date string like from mysql (YYYY-MM-DD HH:II:SS) does not output anything. I would love to have a check that could be added to DateFormat view helper that creates a DateTime object automatically when a date string is passed.

[zfbot]

(Originally posted by: RalfEggert on 08/22/12)

feed my needs should be called fit my needs... ;-)

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This issue was ported from the ZF2 Jira Issue Tracker at
http://framework.zend.com/issues/browse/ZF2-488

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[ralphschindler]

Is this still an issue, or can we close?

[RalfEggert]

Well, I created my own view helper now which simplifies the usage of the DateFormat view helper.

Yes, you can close it, if no one else wants it.

[ralphschindler]

Ok, well, it sounds like the use case is complex enough to warrant either an RFC or a Pull Request. I'll close this particular issue in favor of one of those, if they ever appear.