The createFromFormat Method of the DateTime Class
The static method createFromFormat of the DateTime class allows creating a DateTime object from a string that matches the specified format. It accepts three parameters: the date format, a string with the date, and an optional DateTimeZone object. Returns a DateTime object or false in case of an error.
Syntax
DateTime::createFromFormat(
string $format,
string $datetime,
DateTimeZone $timezone = null
): DateTime|false
Example
Let's create a date from a string in the day-month-year format:
<?php
$date = DateTime::createFromFormat('d-m-Y', '15-07-2023');
echo $date->format('Y-m-d');
?>
Code execution result:
'2023-07-15'
Example
Let's create a date and time from a string in a non-standard format:
<?php
$date = DateTime::createFromFormat('Y/m/d H:i', '2023/07/15 14:30');
echo $date->format('d.m.Y H:i:s');
?>
Code execution result:
'15.07.2023 14:30:00'
Example
Let's create a date with a timezone specified:
<?php
$timezone = new DateTimeZone('Europe/Moscow');
$date = DateTime::createFromFormat('Y-m-d H:i:s', '2023-07-15 14:30:00', $timezone);
echo $date->format('Y-m-d H:i:s e');
?>
Code execution result:
'2023-07-15 14:30:00 Europe/Moscow'
