date_create_from_format

FunctionParams and return types changed in PHP 8.0

Alias of DateTime::createFromFormat.

PHP 5
PHP 7
PHP 8.0
Improved
PHP 8.1
PHP 8.2-8.3
PHP 8.4
PHP 8.5
PHP 8.6

date_create_from_format Function synopsis

date_create_from_format(
    string $format,
    string $datetime,
    ?DateTimeZone $timezone = null
  ): DateTime|false

Parameters

$format

Typestring

$datetime

Typestring

$timezone

OptionalType?DateTimeZoneDefault valuenull

Return value

TypeDateTime|false

Changes to the date_create_from_format Function

PHP 8.0

  • Return type added: DateTime|false
  • Parameter type added for parameter #1 ($format): string
  • Parameter name of parameter #2 changed: $time to $datetime
  • Parameter type added for parameter #2 ($datetime): string
  • Parameter name of parameter #3 changed: $object to $timezone
  • Parameter type changed for parameter #3 ($timezone): DateTimeZone or NULL to ?DateTimeZone
  • Parameter default value added for position #3 ($timezone): null
  date_create_from_format(
-     $format,
+     string $format,
-     $time,
+     string $datetime,
-     DateTimeZone or NULL $object
+     ?DateTimeZone $timezone = null
-   )
+   ): DateTime|false

PHP 7.2

  • Parameter type added for parameter #3 ($object): DateTimeZone or NULL
  date_create_from_format(
      $format,
      $time,
-     $object
+     DateTimeZone or NULL $object
    )

date_create_from_format Function Availability

PHP VersionAvailability
PHP 8.6Upcoming Release Yes
PHP 8.5Supported (Latest) Yes
PHP 8.4Supported Yes
PHP 8.3Security-Fixes Only Yes
PHP 8.2Security-Fixes Only Yes
PHP 8.1Unsupported Yes
PHP 8.0Unsupported Yes
PHP 7.4Unsupported Yes
PHP 7.3Unsupported Yes
PHP 7.2Unsupported Yes
PHP 7.1Unsupported Yes
PHP 7.0Unsupported Yes
PHP 5.6Unsupported Yes
PHP 5.5Unsupported Yes
PHP 5.4Unsupported Yes
PHP 5.3Unsupported Yes