Convert 4 Character String To H:m Format

[XJTRy]

I parse .csv data and echo into a table. Pretty basic stuff. Two columns in the csv represent departure time and arrival time. They are simply echoed as 4 character strings from an array (ex. 0725) and I want to convert them to the proper time format using hours and minutes (ex. 07:25). What's the simplest/correct way to do so?

 

Thanks!

[scootstah]

I'd say insert a colon in the middle (07:25), and then use strtotime to get a UNIX timestamp from that.

 

Something like:

$time = '0725';

$time = strtotime(implode(':', str_split($time, 2)));

 

EDIT: You only need the strtotime() if you want to use something like date.

Edited October 20, 2012 by scootstah

[XJTRy]

Thanks! I actually wasn't headed down that path, but it works great and adds functionality in other areas.