The DatePeriod::getDateInterval() function is an inbuilt function in PHP which is used to return the date interval for the given date period.
Syntax:
DateInterval DatePeriod::getDateInterval( void )
Parameters: This function does not accept any parameters.
Return Value: This function returns the DateInterval object of the given date period.
Below programs illustrate the DatePeriod::getDateInterval() function in PHP:
Program 1:
<?php // Create a new DatePeriod object $DP = new DatePeriod( 'R7/2019-09-25T12:30:00Z/P5D' );
// Calling the DatePeriod::getDateInterval() function $dateInterval = $DP ->getDateInterval();
// Getting the date interval of the given DatePeriod echo $dateInterval ->format( '%d days' );
?> |
Output:
5 days
Program 2:
<?php // Declare the start date $start_date = new DateTime( '2019-09-01' );
// Declare the DateInterval $interval = new DateInterval( 'P5D' );
// Declare the end date $end_date = new DateTime( '2019-09-30' );
// Create a new DatePeriod object $DP = new DatePeriod( $start_date , $interval , $end_date );
// Calling the DatePeriod::getDateInterval() function $dateInterval = $DP ->getDateInterval();
// Getting the date interval of the given DatePeriod echo $dateInterval ->format( '%d days' );
?> |
Output:
5 days
Reference: https://www.php.net/manual/en/dateperiod.getdateinterval.php