PHP DatePeriod getDateInterval() Method
The PHP DatePeriod::getDateInterval() method returns a DateInterval object representing the interval used for the period.
Syntax
public DatePeriod::getDateInterval()
Parameters
No parameter is required.
Return Value
Returns a DateInterval object.
Example: DatePeriod::getDateInterval() example
The example below shows the usage of DatePeriod::getDateInterval() method.
<?php
$start = new DateTime('2015-10-01');
$interval = new DateInterval('P7D');
$end = new DateTime('2015-10-31');
$recurrences = 4;
$iso = 'R4/2015-10-01T00:00:00Z/P7D';
//all of these periods are equivalent.
$period1 = new DatePeriod($start, $interval, $recurrences);
$period2 = new DatePeriod($start, $interval, $end);
$period3 = new DatePeriod($iso);
//getting the interval used for $period1
$interval1 = $period1->getDateInterval();
echo $interval1->format('%d days')."\n";
//getting the interval used for $period2
$interval2 = $period2->getDateInterval();
echo $interval2->format('%d days')."\n";
//getting the interval used for $period3
$interval3 = $period3->getDateInterval();
echo $interval3->format('%d days')."\n";
?>
The output of the above code will be:
7 days 7 days 7 days
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