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date_date_set() function in PHP


The date_date_set() function sets the date into given DateTime object. After this the call object will have new date set.

Syntax

date_date_set ( object, year, month, day )

Parameters

  • object − DateTime object

  • year − Year of the date

  • month − Month of the date

  • day − Day of the date

Return

The date_date_set() function returns NULL on success or FALSE on failure.

Example

The following is an example −

<?php
   $dateSrc = '2017-11-25 11:25 GMT'; 
   $dateTime = date_create( $dateSrc);; 
   # Now set a new date using date_date_set(); 
   date_date_set( $dateTime, 2000, 12, 12); 
   echo "New Formatted date is ". $dateTime->format("Y-m-d\TH:i:s\Z"); 
   echo "<br />"; 
   # Using second function. 
   $dateTime = new DateTime($dateSrc); 
   $dateTime->setDate( 1999, 10, 12); 
   echo "New Formatted date is ". $dateTime->format("Y-m-d\TH:i:s\Z");
?>

Output

New Formatted date is 2000-12-12T11:25:00Z
New Formatted date is 1999-10-12T11:25:00Z