add a date format function for more eyecandy

1 files changed, 12 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/lib/base.php b/lib/base.php
index 93d6fb66c7e..8504518dbfb 100644
--- a/lib/base.php
+++ b/lib/base.php
@@ -222,6 +222,18 @@ class OC_UTIL {
 		self::$styles[] = "$application/css/$file";
 	}
 
+       /**
+         * formats a timestamp in the "right" way
+         *
+         * @param timestamp $timestamp
+         */
+        public static function formatDate( $timestamp ){
+		$timeformat='F j, Y, H:i';
+		return date($timeformat,$timestamp);
+        }
+
+
+
 	/**
 	 * check if the current server configuration is suitable for ownCloud
 	 * @return array arrays with error messages and hints