PHP: DATETIME in array as object. How to echo

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Hope that title isn't too cryptic. I have an array with a DATETIME object in it and I'm just trying to figure out how to echo this to a page.

 ["created"]=> object(DateTime)#3 (3) { ["date"]=> string(19) "2010-10-22 00:00:00" ["timezone_type"]=> int(3) ["timezone"]=> string(13) "Europe/London"

Can someone help me out?

tried date() but get:

Warning: date() expects parameter 2 to be long, object given in C:\

any help most appreciated,

Jonesy

echo ((array)myArray["created"])['date']; or u can ->format(DateTime::DATE_FORMAT_CONST); — bfday
– bfday, Commented Mar 13, 2018 at 8:01

Kamafeather · Accepted Answer · 2017-12-05 20:03:01Z

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I add this answer even if I am not sure it answers specifically the question (and best answer is already there though), but I couldn't find much other places where the above format (date/timezone_type/timezone) is mentioned.

If you have the date translated from object to array

via var_export

DateTime::__set_state(array( 'date' => '2017-12-05 11:58:25.428595', 'timezone_type' => 3, 'timezone' => 'US/Pacific', ))

or json_encode

{"date":"2017-12-05 11:57:07.938671","timezone_type":3,"timezone":"US\/Pacific"}

you can use again the DateTime::__set_state magic method mentioned above to convert it again to a DateTime object.

Not sure how here __set_state could bidirectional, but it does the magic. I couldn't find documentation.

But you can test it here: http://sandbox.onlinephpfunctions.com/code/0a18e6937e7d4373beb91713f2e6e5f75f9af3e2

answered Dec 5, 2017 at 20:03

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bfday Over a year ago

off topic but usefull.

Wolfgang Blessen Over a year ago

Documentation is here, but not yet complete php.net/manual/en/datetime.set-state.php

Pekka · Accepted Answer · 2010-10-25 16:35:59Z

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Use DateTime::format(). The mask syntax is identical to date()'s.

echo $value->format('Y-m-d H:i:s');

edited Oct 25, 2010 at 16:35

answered Oct 25, 2010 at 16:30

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Evan Mulawski · Accepted Answer · 2010-10-25 16:30:22Z

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http://www.php.net/manual/en/datetime.format.php

echo date_format(myArray["created"], "the format you want for your date");

Formatting:

http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.date.php

answered Oct 25, 2010 at 16:30

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Dave · Accepted Answer · 2010-10-25 16:34:46Z

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If it's an actual php5 DateTime object then you can use the format method to echo it

$myDate = $myArray['created'];
echo $myDate->format('Y-m-d H:i:s');

answered Oct 25, 2010 at 16:34

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