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PHP | DateTimeImmutable setDate() Function

The DateTimeImmutable::setDate() function is an inbuilt function in PHP which is used to set a new date in the created DateTimeImmutable object.

Syntax:

DateTimeImmutable DateTimeImmutable::setDate( int $year, int $month, int $day )

Parameters: This function accepts three parameters as mentioned above and described below:

  • $year: This parameter holds the year value in integer format.
  • $month: This parameter holds the month value in integer format.
  • $day: This parameter holds the date value in integer format.

Return Values: This function returns the new date object.

Below programs illustrate the DateTimeImmutable::setDate() function in PHP:

Program 1:




<?php
  
// PHP program to illustrate DateTimeImmutable::setDate()
// function
    
// Creating a new DateTimeImmutable() object
$datetimeImmutable = new DateTimeImmutable();
  
// Initialising year, month and day
$Year = '2019';
$Month = '10';
$Day = '03';
  
// Calling the DateTimeImmutable::setDate() function
$a = $datetimeImmutable->setDate($Year, $Month, $Day);
  
// Getting a new set of date in the
// format of 'Y-m-d'
echo $a->format('Y-m-d');
?>


Output:

2019-10-03

Program 2:




<?php
  
// PHP program to illustrate DateTimeImmutable::setDate()
// function
    
// Creating a new DateTimeImmutable() object
$datetimeImmutable = new DateTimeImmutable();
  
// Calling the setDate() function
// with parameters like years of 2019,
// month of 10 and day of 3
$a = $datetimeImmutable->setDate(2019, 10, 03);
  
// Getting a new set of date in the
// format of 'Y-m-d'
echo $a->format('Y-m-d');
?>


Output:

2019-10-03

Reference: https://www.php.net/manual/en/datetimeimmutable.setdate.php

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