DateTime::createFromImmutable

(PHP 7 >= 7.3.0, PHP 8)

DateTime::createFromImmutable — Returns new DateTime instance encapsulating the given DateTimeImmutable object

Description

public static DateTime::createFromImmutable(DateTimeImmutable $object): static

Parameters

object

The immutable DateTimeImmutable object that needs to be converted to a mutable version. This object is not modified, but instead a new DateTime instance is created containing the same date, time, and timezone information.

Return Values

Returns a new DateTime instance.

Changelog

Version Description
8.0.0 The method returns an instance of the currently invoked class now. Previously, it created a new instance of DateTime.

Examples

Example #1 Creating a mutable date time object

<?php
$date = new DateTimeImmutable("2014-06-20 11:45 Europe/London");

$mutable = DateTime::createFromImmutable( $date );
?>