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DateInterval::createFromDateString

(PHP 5 >= 5.3.0)

DateInterval::createFromDateString — Sets up a DateInterval from the relative parts of the string

Description

public static DateInterval DateInterval::createFromDateString ( string $time )

Uses the normal date parsers and sets up a DateInterval from the relative parts of the parsed string.

Parameters

time: Date with relative parts.

Return Values

Returns new DateInterval instance if success.

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msleman at boot dot dot dot com 28-Oct-2010 08:39


Sample usage:





<?php


$interval = DateInterval::createFromDateString('1 month');


?>

Anonymous 28-Sep-2009 12:02


DateInterval::createFromDateString ( string $time )



When the manual says "Uses the normal date parsers" it means that this function cannot take $time = ISO8601 strings like "P7D".  If you want to use those, you must use the constructor.

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