(PHP 5.5.0, PECL >= 3.0.0a1)
IntlCalendar::isWeekend — Whether a certain date/time is in the weekend
$date = NULL
] )Returns whether either the obejctʼs current time or the provided timestamp occur during a weekend in this objectʼs calendar system.
date
An optional timestamp representing the number of milliseconds since the
epoch, excluding leap seconds. If NULL, this objectʼs current time is
used instead.
A bool indicating whether the given or this objectʼs time occurs in a weekend.
The value FALSE may also be returned on failure, for instance after giving
a date out of bounds on non-lenient mode; use exceptions or query
intl_get_error_code() to disambiguate.
Example #1 IntlCalendar::isWeekend()
<?php
ini_set('date.timezone', 'Europe/Lisbon');
$cal = new IntlGregorianCalendar(NULL, 'en_US');
$cal->set(2013, 6 /* July */, 7); // a Sunday
var_dump($cal->isWeekend()); // true
var_dump($cal->isWeekend(strtotime('2013-07-01 00:00:00'))); // false, Monday
$cal = new IntlGregorianCalendar(NULL, 'ar_SA');
$cal->set(2013, 6 /* July */, 7); // a Sunday
var_dump($cal->isWeekend()); // false, Sunday not in weekend in this calendar