Help With Time Function

[refiking]

I tested each variable individually and it appears that the $format variable is causing problems everytime I plug it in.  What am I doing wrong here?

 

//$time is pulled from the db in the timestamp format
//$tzone is a value like +1 hour, +3 hours etc.
//$format is a value like M.d.Y h:i A
function converttime($time){
return '<i>'.date($format, strtotime($time . $tzone)).'</i>';
}

[PFMaBiSmAd]

Functions, by definition, have their own isolated variable scope so that you can write whatever code you need in them to perform the desired function without any interference with the programs you use those functions in.

 

The variables $format and $tzone don't exist inside your function unless you pass them in as parameters when you call the function (like your $time variable) or define them inside the function.

[refiking]

I passed the variables already.  That's what I'm saying.  When I did the function like this it worked:

function converttime($time){
return '<i>'.date('M.d.Y h:i A', strtotime($time . $tzone)).'</i>';
}

 

But, I need to put different formats, which is why I wanted to use the $format variable.  When I use $format = 'M.d.Y h:i A', it doesn't return anything.  So, it's not a matter of the variables actually having values.  It's a matter of using the $format function itself that is causing an issue.