IntlDateFormatter::isLenient

datefmt_is_lenient

Get the lenient used for the IntlDateFormatter

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public `bool` `IntlDateFormatter::isLenient`

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`bool` `datefmt_is_lenient` `IntlDateFormatter` `formatter`

Check if the parser is strict or lenient in interpreting inputs that do not match the pattern exactly.

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`formatter`

- The formatter resource.

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&true; if parser is lenient, &false; if parser is strict. By default the parser is lenient.

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### `datefmt_is_lenient` example

    <?php
    $fmt = datefmt_create(
        'en_US',
        IntlDateFormatter::FULL,
        IntlDateFormatter::FULL,
        'America/Los_Angeles',
        IntlDateFormatter::GREGORIAN,
        'dd/mm/yyyy'
    );
    echo 'lenient of the formatter is : ';
    if ($fmt->isLenient()) {
        echo 'TRUE';
    } else {
        echo 'FALSE';
    }
    datefmt_parse($fmt, '35/13/1971');
    echo "\n Trying to do parse('35/13/1971').\nResult is : " . datefmt_parse($fmt, '35/13/1971');
    if (intl_get_error_code() != 0) {
        echo "\nError_msg is : " . intl_get_error_message();
        echo "\nError_code is : " . intl_get_error_code();
    }
    datefmt_set_lenient($fmt,false);
    echo 'Now lenient of the formatter is : ';
    if ($fmt->isLenient()) {
        echo 'TRUE';
    } else {
        echo 'FALSE';
    }
    datefmt_parse($fmt, '35/13/1971');
    echo "\n Trying to do parse('35/13/1971').Result is : " . datefmt_parse($fmt, '35/13/1971');
    if (intl_get_error_code() != 0) {
        echo "\nError_msg is : " . intl_get_error_message();
        echo "\nError_code is : " . intl_get_error_code();
    }

    ?>

### OO example

    <?php
    $fmt = new IntlDateFormatter(
        'en_US',
        IntlDateFormatter::FULL,
        IntlDateFormatter::FULL,
        'America/Los_Angeles',
        IntlDateFormatter::GREGORIAN,
        "dd/mm/yyyy"
    );
    echo "lenient of the formatter is : ";
    if ($fmt->isLenient()) {
        echo 'TRUE';
    } else {
        echo 'FALSE';
    }
    $fmt->parse('35/13/1971');
    echo "\n Trying to do parse('35/13/1971').\nResult is : " . $fmt->parse('35/13/1971');
    if (intl_get_error_code() != 0){
        echo "\nError_msg is : " . intl_get_error_message();
        echo "\nError_code is : " . intl_get_error_code();
    }

    $fmt->setLenient(FALSE);
    echo 'Now lenient of the formatter is : ';
    if ($fmt->isLenient()) {
        echo 'TRUE';
    } else {
        echo 'FALSE';
    }
    $fmt->parse('35/13/1971');
    echo "\n Trying to do parse('35/13/1971').\nResult is : " . $fmt->parse('35/13/1971');
    if (intl_get_error_code() != 0) {
        echo "\nError_msg is : " . intl_get_error_message();
        echo "\nError_code is : " . intl_get_error_code();
    }

    ?>

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    lenient of the formatter is : TRUE
    Trying to do parse('35/13/1971').
    Result is : -2147483
    Now lenient of the formatter is : FALSE
    Trying to do parse('35/13/1971').
    Result is :
    Error_msg is : Date parsing failed: U_PARSE_ERROR
    Error_code is : 9

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- `datefmt_set_lenient`
- `datefmt_create`