getDifference

usage

number  = Date->getDifference( Date otherdate );

parameters

otherdate: the function will compute the difference between the time represented in the object itself and this object otherdate; otherdate is a past date compared to the one represented in this object.

returns

The difference in seconds between two dates

examples

include_once('../sushee/common.php');

$time1 = new Date('2011-02-01 17:00:38');
$time2 = new Date('2011-02-01 18:02:38');
echo $time2->getDifference($time1).' seconds'; // displays 3720 seconds == 1 hour (3600 sec), 2 minutes (120 sec)