Zend_Locale_Format provides several methods for working with dates
and times to help convert and normalize between different formats for different locales. Use
Zend_Date for manipulating dates, and working with date strings that
already conform to one of the many internationally
recognized standard formats, or one of the localized date formats supported by
Zend_Date. Using an existing, pre-defined format offers
advantages, including the use of well-tested code, and the assurance of some degree of
portability and interoperability (depending on the standard used). The examples below do not
follow these recommendations, since using non-standard date formats would needlessly
increase the difficulty of understanding these examples.
