PHP Class Exercises : Convert a string to Date and DateTime
Write a PHP script to a convert string to Date and DateTime.
Sample Date : '12-08-2004'
Note : PHP considers '/' to mean m/d/Y format and '-' to mean d-m-Y format.
Sample Solution:
PHP Code:
<?php
// Create a DateTime object from the given date string '12-08-2004' using the format 'm-d-Y'
$dt = DateTime::createFromFormat('m-d-Y', '12-08-2004')->format('Y-m-d');
// Output the formatted date in 'Y-m-d' format
echo $dt;
?>
Output:
2004-12-08
Explanation:
In the exercise above,
- DateTime::createFromFormat('m-d-Y', '12-08-2004'): Creates a DateTime object from the given date string '12-08-2004' using the specified format 'm-d-Y', which represents month-day-year.
- ->format('Y-m-d'): Formats the DateTime object to 'Y-m-d' format, which represents year-month-day.
- echo $dt;: Outputs the formatted date.
Flowchart :
PHP Code Editor:
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