DateTime::format
DateTime::format
DateTimeImmutable::format
DateTimeInterface::format
date_format
(PHP 5 >= 5.2.0, PHP 7)
DateTime::format -- DateTimeImmutable::format -- DateTimeInterface::format -- date_format — Returns date formatted according to given format
Description
Object oriented style
public string DateTime::format ( string $format )
public string DateTimeImmutable::format ( string $format )
public string DateTimeInterface::format ( string $format )
Procedural style
string date_format ( DateTimeInterface $object , string $format )
Returns date formatted according to given format.
Parameters
-
object -
Procedural style only: A DateTime object returned by date_create()
-
format -
Format accepted by date().
Return Values
Returns the formatted date string on success or FALSE on failure.
Examples
Example #1 DateTime::format() example
Object oriented style
<?php
$date = new DateTime('2000-01-01');
echo $date->format('Y-m-d H:i:s');
?> Procedural style
<?php
$date = date_create('2000-01-01');
echo date_format($date, 'Y-m-d H:i:s');
?> The above example will output:
2000-01-01 00:00:00
Notes
This method does not use locales. All output is in English.
See Also
- date() - Format a local time/date
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