12-29-2008
Quote:
Originally Posted by
otheus
What's the question??
Probably, "How do I do it reliably?"
The command as posted fails under various conditions.
However, I'm sure it has been answered here many times, and a search will find the answer.
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LEARN ABOUT PHP
datetime.settime
DATETIME.SETTIME(3) 1 DATETIME.SETTIME(3)
DateTime::setTime - Sets the time
Object oriented style
SYNOPSIS
public DateTime DateTime::setTime (int $hour, int $minute, [int $second])
DESCRIPTION
Procedural style
DateTime date_time_set (DateTime $object, int $hour, int $minute, [int $second])
Resets the current time of the DateTime object to a different time.
PARAMETERS
o $object
-Procedural style only: A DateTime object returned by date_create(3). The function modifies this object.
o $hour
- Hour of the time.
o $minute
- Minute of the time.
o $second
- Second of the time.
RETURN VALUES
Returns the DateTime object for method chaining or FALSE on failure.
CHANGELOG
+--------+---------------------------------------------------+
|Version | |
| | |
| | Description |
| | |
+--------+---------------------------------------------------+
| 5.3.0 | |
| | |
| | Changed the return value on success from NULL to |
| | DateTime. |
| | |
+--------+---------------------------------------------------+
EXAMPLES
Example #1
DateTime.setTime(3) example
Object oriented style
<?php
$date = new DateTime('2001-01-01');
$date->setTime(14, 55);
echo $date->format('Y-m-d H:i:s') . "
";
$date->setTime(14, 55, 24);
echo $date->format('Y-m-d H:i:s') . "
";
?>
Procedural style
<?php
$date = date_create('2001-01-01');
date_time_set($date, 14, 55);
echo date_format($date, 'Y-m-d H:i:s') . "
";
date_time_set($date, 14, 55, 24);
echo date_format($date, 'Y-m-d H:i:s') . "
";
?>
The above examples will output something similar to:
2001-01-01 14:55:00
2001-01-01 14:55:24
Example #2
Values exceeding ranges are added to their parent values
<?php
$date = new DateTime('2001-01-01');
$date->setTime(14, 55, 24);
echo $date->format('Y-m-d H:i:s') . "
";
$date->setTime(14, 55, 65);
echo $date->format('Y-m-d H:i:s') . "
";
$date->setTime(14, 65, 24);
echo $date->format('Y-m-d H:i:s') . "
";
$date->setTime(25, 55, 24);
echo $date->format('Y-m-d H:i:s') . "
";
?>
The above example will output:
2001-01-01 14:55:24
2001-01-01 14:56:05
2001-01-01 15:05:24
2001-01-02 01:55:24
SEE ALSO
DateTime.setDate(3), DateTime.setISODate(3).
PHP Documentation Group DATETIME.SETTIME(3)