public function formatToDateShort($dbString)
    {
        $timestamp = strtotime($dbString);
        if ($dbString == '') {
            return '';
        }
        return date($this->getI18Format('DateShortAlt'), $timestamp);
    }
public function formatToDateShort($dbString)
    {
        $timestamp = strtotime($dbString);
        if ($dbString == '') {
            return '';
        }
        return date($this->getI18Format('DateShortAlt'), $timestamp);
    }
public function formatToDateShort ( $ dbString ) { $ timestamp = strtotime ( $ dbString ) ; if ( $ dbString == '' ) { return '' ; } return date ( $ this -> getI18Format ( 'DateShortAlt' ) , $ timestamp ) ; }
formats a timestamp to a short date
@param integer $timestamp
formats a timestamp to a short date