How can I display a formatted date from a Unix timestamp in twig?

Question

I would like to display a formatted date in twig by applying a filter to a Unix timestamp. Is such a feature available in twig?

score 30 · Accepted Answer · answered Aug 17 '12 at 10:28

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There is a filter called date.

In the following example mydate equals 1286199900:

{{ mydate|date }}           <!-- October 4, 2010 13:45 -->
{{ mydate|date('d/m/Y') }}  <!-- 04/10/2010 -->

answered Aug 17 '12 at 10:28

Florent

Yes, I figured out that actually the date filter does handle Unix timestamps only I was providing the 13-digit timestamp instead of the 10-digit one and that confused the filter. I don't suppose there is a simple way of handling 13-digit timestamps with the date filter, isn't there? – Bogdan Aug 17 '12 at 11:10
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Maybe `{% set newdate = mydate / 1000 %}{{ newdate|date }}` – Florent Aug 17 '12 at 11:25
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That never even crossed my mind. Thank you, it worked like a charm. – Bogdan Aug 17 '12 at 11:40
This doesn't work in Jtwig (Java). It throws an exception. Expects a Date object or "now" strinig. – TheRealChx101 Jun 04 '19 at 16:02
Wonder if the date filter will automatically translate in the right langage ? – snoob dogg Oct 31 '19 at 14:18

score 6 · Answer 2 · answered Sep 22 '14 at 08:13

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If you just divide it by 1000 there might be an error like Failed to parse time string (1384361503.5) at position 7

I would add round function to it

{% set timestamp = (rating.ratingDate / 1000)|round(0, 'floor') %} {{timestamp|date('d. M Y')}}

I know I am playing an archaeologist but it might be helpful for someone.

answered Sep 22 '14 at 08:13

greg

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