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Convert a string from 12hour time format to 24hour format


Saggi

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Hello All, 
  Need an advise in finishing this task please. 
 

function convertTimeFormat($time12Hour) {
// Initialized required variable to an empty string.
		$time24Hour = ""; 

// Used explode() function to break the string into an array and stored its value in $Split variable. 
		$Split = explode(":",$time12Hour); // print_r(explode (":", $time12Hour)); => Array ( [0] => 09 [1] => 50 [2] => 08AM )

// Retrieved only "hour" from the array and stored in $Hour variable. 
		$Hour = $Split[0];   

    $Split[2] = substr($Split[2],0,2);

// Used stripos() function to find the position of the first occurrence of a string inside another string.	
		if($Hour == '12' && strpos($time12Hour,"AM")!== FALSE) {
			// Code here 
		} elseif(strpos($time12Hour,"PM")!== FALSE && $Hour != "12") {
			// code here
		}
		return  $time24Hour;
	}
	$time12Hour = "09:50:08AM";
	$result = convertTimeFormat($time12Hour);
	print_r($result); 

/*
Input : "09:50:08AM";
Output : "21:50:08PM";
*/

 

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6 hours ago, ginerjm said:

If your input is a valid time string (or if not) there are plenty of date-related functions and formatting types that make your 'problem' a no-brainer.  RTM!

Though that's plausible but I try not to use date-related functions and formatting types. 

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20 hours ago, Saggi said:

Hello All, 
  Need an advise in finishing this task please. 
 


function convertTimeFormat($time12Hour) {
// Initialized required variable to an empty string.
		$time24Hour = ""; 

// Used explode() function to break the string into an array and stored its value in $Split variable. 
		$Split = explode(":",$time12Hour); // print_r(explode (":", $time12Hour)); => Array ( [0] => 09 [1] => 50 [2] => 08AM )

// Retrieved only "hour" from the array and stored in $Hour variable. 
		$Hour = $Split[0];   

    $Split[2] = substr($Split[2],0,2);

// Used stripos() function to find the position of the first occurrence of a string inside another string.	
		if($Hour == '12' && strpos($time12Hour,"AM")!== FALSE) {
			// Code here 
		} elseif(strpos($time12Hour,"PM")!== FALSE && $Hour != "12") {
			// code here
		}
		return  $time24Hour;
	}
	$time12Hour = "09:50:08AM";
	$result = convertTimeFormat($time12Hour);
	print_r($result); 

/*
Input : "09:50:08AM";
Output : "21:50:08PM";
*/

 

function convertTimeFormat($time12Hour) {
		$time24Hour = ""; 
		$Split = explode(":",$time12Hour); 
		$Hour = $Split[0]; 
       // $Minutes = $Split[1];
       // $Seconds = $Split[2];
		$Split[2] = substr($Split[2],0,2);
		
		if($Hour == '12' && strpos($time12Hour,"AM")!== FALSE) {
		} elseif(strpos($time12Hour,"PM")!== FALSE && $Hour != "12") {
		} elseif($Hour != "12" && strpos($time12Hour,"AM")!== FALSE) {
            echo $convertHour = 12+$Hour.":".$Split[1].":".$Split[2]."PM";
		}
		return  $time24Hour;
	}
	$time12Hour = "06:40:03AM";
	$result = convertTimeFormat($time12Hour);
    

 

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1 hour ago, Saggi said:

Though that's plausible but I try not to use date-related functions and formatting types. 

They are part of the language.  Whenever possible you should always use the built in types and functions unless you have a very good reason not to.  

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9 hours ago, Barand said:

Why **ss about when there are inbuilt functions that can accomplish the task far more efficiently?


function reformatTime($tstr)
{
    $dt = DateTime::createFromFormat('h:i:sa', $tstr);
    return $dt->format('H:i:s');
}

echo reformatTime('08:30:00PM');     //--> 20:30:00

 

function convertTimeFormat($time12Hour){
 echo date("H:i:s:A", strtotime("06:40:03 PM"));
}
$time12Hour="06:40:03PM";
echo $result=convertTimeFormat($time12Hour);

 

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8 hours ago, gizmola said:

They are part of the language.  Whenever possible you should always use the built in types and functions unless you have a very good reason not to.  

I want to learn PHP the hard way. lol.  Anyway,  I finished the task by both using in built and traditional way. Thanks for the input. Appreciate it. 

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A couple of comments on your code:

function convertTimeFormat($time12Hour){
 echo date("H:i:s:A", strtotime("06:40:03 PM"));
}

First off you are not using the parameter $time12hour.  Some smart editors will introspect and alert you to this.  You can also typehint your parameter and the return value.  Since you require $time12Hour to be a string,  it is helpful to add the typehint to the parameter. 

Also, with functions it is best practice to return a result.  You shouldn't echo the result, but instead return it. You can also typehint the return value, which should also be a string.

function convertTimeFormat(string $time12Hour): string
{
  return date("H:i:s:A", strtotime($time12Hour));
}

Now your example code becomes this:

$time12Hour="06:40:03PM";
echo convertTimeFormat($time12Hour);

You could also save the function result to a variable,.

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