The DateTimeImmutable::modify() function is an inbuilt function in PHP which is used to modify or alter the timestamp of the created DateTimeImmutable object.
Syntax:
DateTimeImmutable DateTimeImmutable::modify( string $modify )
Parameters: This function uses two parameters as mentioned above and described below:
- object: This parameter holds the DateTime object returned by date_create() function.
- $modify This parameter holds the date/time string which is set of times to alter the given DataTimeImmutable object.
Return Values: This function returns the modified DateTimeImmutable object on success or False on failure.
Below programs illustrate the DateTimeImmutable::modify() function in PHP:
Program 1: This program modify the given date with the increment of 5 days.
<?php // PHP program to illustrate DateTimeImmutable::modify() // function // creating a DateTime object $datetimeImmutable = new DateTimeImmutable('2019-10-02T00:00:00'); // Calling of date DateTimeImmutable::modify() function // with the increment of 5 days as parameters $newDateTimeImmutable = $datetimeImmutable->modify('+5 days'); // Getting the modified date in "y-m-d" format echo $newDateTimeImmutable->format('Y-m-d'); ?> |
Output:
2019-10-07
Program 2: This program modify the given date with the increment of 2 months.
<?php // PHP program to illustrate DateTimeImmutable::modify() // function // Creating a DateTime object $datetimeImmutable = new DateTimeImmutable('2019-10-02T00:00:00'); // Calling of date DateTimeImmutable::modify() function // with the increment of 2 months as parameters $newDateTimeImmutable = $datetimeImmutable->modify('+2 months'); // Getting the modified date in "y-m-d" format echo $newDateTimeImmutable->format('Y-m-d'); ?> |
Output:
2019-12-02
Reference: https://www.php.net/manual/en/datetimeimmutable.modify.php
