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`date`

Converts an argument to a date to allow date comparison:

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        {% if date(user.created_at) < date('-2days') %}
    {# do something #}
{% endif %}
    

The argument must be in one of PHP’s supported date and time formats.

You can pass a timezone as the second argument:

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        {% if date(user.created_at) < date('-2days', 'Europe/Paris') %}
    {# do something #}
{% endif %}
    

If no argument is passed, the function returns the current date:

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        {% if date(user.created_at) < date() %}
    {# always! #}
{% endif %}
    

Note

You can set the default timezone globally by calling setTimezone() on the core extension instance:

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        $twig = new \Twig\Environment($loader);
$twig->getExtension(\Twig\Extension\CoreExtension::class)->setTimezone('Europe/Paris');
    

Arguments

date: The date
timezone: The timezone