Index: library/Zend/Date.php
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--- library/Zend/Date.php	(Revision 9236)
+++ library/Zend/Date.php	(Arbeitskopie)
@@ -282,7 +282,28 @@
         }
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Returns a representation of a date or datepart
+     * This could be for example a localized monthname, the time without date,
+     * the era or only the fractional seconds. There are about 50 different supported date parts.
+     * For a complete list of supported datepart values look into the docu
+     *
+     * @param  string|integer|Zend_Date|array  $date    OPTIONAL Date value or value of date part to set,
+     *                                                           depending on $part. If null the actual time is set
+     * @param  string                          $part    OPTIONAL Part of the date to return, if null the timestamp is returned
+     * @param  string|Zend_Locale              $locale  OPTIONAL Locale for formating output
+     * @return integer|string                                    date or datepart
+     */
+    public static function format($date, $part = null, $locale = null)
+    {
+        if (!$date instanceof Zend_Date) {
+            $date = new Zend_Date($date);
+        }
 
+        return $date->get($part, $locale);
+    }
+
+
     /**
      * Returns this object's internal UNIX timestamp (equivalent to Zend_Date::TIMESTAMP).
      * If the timestamp is too large for integers, then the return value will be a string.