DateTime::setDate
DateTime::setDate
date_date_set
(PHP 5 >= 5.2.0, PHP 7)
DateTime::setDate -- date_date_set — Sets the date
Description
Object oriented style
public DateTime DateTime::setDate ( int $year , int $month , int $day )
Procedural style
DateTime date_date_set ( DateTime $object , int $year , int $month , int $day )
Resets the current date of the DateTime object to a different date.
Parameters
-
object -
Procedural style only: A DateTime object returned by date_create(). The function modifies this object.
-
year -
Year of the date.
-
month -
Month of the date.
-
day -
Day of the date.
Return Values
Returns the DateTime object for method chaining or FALSE on failure.
Changelog
| Version | Description |
|---|---|
| 5.3.0 | Changed the return value on success from NULL to DateTime. |
Examples
Example #1 DateTime::setDate() example
Object oriented style
<?php
$date = new DateTime();
$date->setDate(2001, 2, 3);
echo $date->format('Y-m-d');
?> Procedural style
<?php $date = date_create(); date_date_set($date, 2001, 2, 3); echo date_format($date, 'Y-m-d'); ?>
The above examples will output:
2001-02-03
Example #2 Values exceeding ranges are added to their parent values
<?php
$date = new DateTime();
$date->setDate(2001, 2, 28);
echo $date->format('Y-m-d') . "\n";
$date->setDate(2001, 2, 29);
echo $date->format('Y-m-d') . "\n";
$date->setDate(2001, 14, 3);
echo $date->format('Y-m-d') . "\n";
?> The above example will output:
2001-02-28 2001-03-01 2002-02-03
See Also
- DateTime::setISODate() - Sets the ISO date
- DateTime::setTime() - Sets the time
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