DateTime::getTimestamp
DateTimeImmutable::getTimestamp
DateTimeInterface::getTimestamp
date_timestamp_get
(PHP 5 >= 5.3.0, PHP 7, PHP 8)
DateTime::getTimestamp -- DateTimeImmutable::getTimestamp -- DateTimeInterface::getTimestamp -- date_timestamp_get — Gets the Unix timestamp
Description
Object-oriented style
public DateTime::getTimestamp(): int
public DateTimeImmutable::getTimestamp(): int
public DateTimeInterface::getTimestamp(): int
Procedural style
date_timestamp_get(DateTimeInterface $object): int
Gets the Unix timestamp.
Parameters
This function has no parameters.
Return Values
Returns the Unix timestamp representing the date.
Errors/Exceptions
If the timestamp cannot be represented as int, a ValueError is thrown. Prior to PHP 8.0.0, false was returned in this case. Still, the timestamp can be retrieved as string by using DateTimeInterface::format() with the U format.
Changelog
| Version | Description |
|---|---|
| 8.0.0 | These functions no longer return false on failure. |
Examples
Example #1 DateTime::getTimestamp() example
Object-oriented style
<?php $date = new DateTime(); echo $date->getTimestamp(); ?>
Procedural style
<?php $date = date_create(); echo date_timestamp_get($date); ?>
The above examples will output something similar to:
1272509157
See Also
- DateTime::setTimestamp() - Sets the date and time based on an Unix timestamp
- DateTime::format() - Returns date formatted according to given format
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