How to use Zend_Date?

# Example 1 

$datetime = Zend_Date::now(); 

# Example 2 

Zend_Date::now()->toString(); 

Zend_Date::now()->getTimestamp(); 

# Example 3 

$myDate = new Zend_Date(strtotime('2007-07-13'));

$myDate->toString("dd.MM.YYYY");

# Example 4 

$date = new Zend_Date(); 

// Setting of a new time 

$date->set('13:00:00',Zend_Date::TIMES); 

print $date->get(Zend_Date::W3C);

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