Access to getDateFormat() from controller - Laravel - laravel

Question

Is it possible to access the getDateFormat() method from a controller or command?
I can use it my models like this:
public function getCreatedAtAttribute($value)
{
$format = $this->getDateFormat();
return Carbon::createFromFormat($format, $value, 'UTC')->setTimezone(\Helper::getTimezone());
}
but when using it in my controller or command, like this $format = getDateFormat();, I get the following error:
local.ERROR: exception
'Symfony\Component\Debug\Exception\FatalErrorException' with message
'Call to undefined function App\Console\Commands\getDateFormat()'

Answer 1

Of course you cannot - cause it's a protected method of Model class.
/**
* Get the format for database stored dates.
*
* #return string
*/
protected function getDateFormat()
{
return $this->dateFormat ?: $this->getConnection()->getQueryGrammar()->getDateFormat();
}
And by default it's simply
/**
* Get the format for database stored dates.
*
* #return string
*/
public function getDateFormat()
{
return 'Y-m-d H:i:s';
}
Carbon instance uses this format as default so if you need to get Carbon date - just simply use Carbon::parse($value) - it will sure recognize this type of format. And by default doing (string)Carbon::parse($value) you will get date in this default format cause:
/**
* Format to use for __toString method when type juggling occurs.
*
* #var string
*/
protected static $toStringFormat = self::DEFAULT_TO_STRING_FORMAT;
/**
* Format the instance as a string using the set format
*
* #return string
*/
public function __toString()
{
return $this->format(static::$toStringFormat);
}
Also check Carbon documentation - there are a lot of modifiers like ->toDateString(), ->toDateTimeString()

Answer 2

getDateFormat() is not a native function in php if i remeber its use in drupal
so..
if in your $value you have a timestamp you can use getDate() this will return an array with minute seconde ...
or if your value isn't timestamp you can use dateTime() with format like
public function getCreatedAtAttribute($value)
{
$date = new DateTime($value);
$date->format('Y-m-d H:i:s');
return $date;
}
I hope this help you
good day