This package currently consists of one function which helps to detect dates hidden within a string.
<?php
use acurrieclark\DateStringUtilities\DateInStringFinder;
$string = 'The painters said they had completed the job on 4th March 2020';
$date = DateInStringFinder::find($string);
/**
* [
* 'day' => 4,
* 'month' => 3,
* 'year' => 2020,
* ]
*/Many Date formats are supported, a full list of which can be seen in the test file.
It should be noted that dates in the format 2/3/2020 will be interpreted as a UK date ie. 2nd March 2020, not 3rd February 2020 as might be expected in the USA and Canada.
This package borrows from Etienne Tremel's PHP-Find-Date-in-String package.
Pull requests are most welcome. In particular, feel free to add to the tests with currently passing examples which you want to preserve in future versions.