idate

FunctionParams and return types changed in PHP 8.0

Format a local time/date part as integer.

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

idate Function synopsis

idate(string $format, ?int $timestamp = null): int|false

Parameters

$format

Typestring

$timestamp

OptionalType?intDefault valuenull

Return value

Typeint|false

Returns an int on success, or false on failure.

As idate always returns an int and as they can't start with a "0", idate may return fewer digits than you would expect. See the example below.

Changes to the idate Function

PHP 8.0

  • Return type added: int|false
  • Parameter type added for parameter #1 ($format): string
  • Parameter type added for parameter #2 ($timestamp): ?int
  • Parameter default value added for position #2 ($timestamp): null
- idate($format, $timestamp)
+ idate(string $format, ?int $timestamp = null): int|false

idate 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