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# cal_info

(PHP 4 >= 4.1.0, PHP 5)

cal_info -- Returns information about a particular calendar

## Description

array cal_info ( [int calendar] )

cal_info() returns information on the specified calendar.

Calendar information is returned as an array containing the elements calname, calsymbol, month, abbrevmonth and maxdaysinmonth. The names of the different calendars which can be used as calendar are as follows:

- 0 or `CAL_GREGORIAN` - Gregorian Calendar

- 1 or `CAL_JULIAN` - Julian Calendar

- 2 or `CAL_JEWISH` - Jewish Calendar

- 3 or `CAL_FRENCH` - French Revolutionary Calendar

If no calendar is specified information on all supported calendars is returned as an array. This functionality is available beginning with PHP 5.

Example 1. cal_info() example
`<?php $info = cal_info(0); print_r($info); ?>`
The above example will output:
    Array
    (
        [months] => Array
            (
                [1] => January
                [2] => February
                [3] => March
                [4] => April
                [5] => May
                [6] => June
                [7] => July
                [8] => August
                [9] => September
                [10] => October
                [11] => November
                [12] => December
            )

        [abbrevmonths] => Array
            (
                [1] => Jan
                [2] => Feb
                [3] => Mar
                [4] => Apr
                [5] => May
                [6] => Jun
                [7] => Jul
                [8] => Aug
                [9] => Sep
                [10] => Oct
                [11] => Nov
                [12] => Dec
            )

        [maxdaysinmonth] => 31
        [calname] => Gregorian
        [calsymbol] => CAL_GREGORIAN
    )

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