(PHP 5 >= 5.3.0, PHP 7, PHP 8)
DateTime::createFromFormat -- date_create_from_format — Parses a time string according to a specified format
Object-oriented style
$format
, string $datetime
, ?DateTimeZone $timezone
= null
): DateTime|falseProcedural style
$format
, string $datetime
, ?DateTimeZone $timezone
= null
): DateTime|false
Returns a new DateTime object representing the date and time specified by the
datetime
string, which was formatted in the given
format
.
Like DateTimeImmutable::createFromFormat() and date_create_immutable_from_format(), respectively, but creates a DateTime object.
This method, including parameters, examples, and considerations are documented on the DateTimeImmutable::createFromFormat page.
Returns a new DateTime instance or false
on failure.
For an extensive set of examples, see DateTimeImmutable::createFromFormat.