DateTime::getTimestamp
DateTime::getTimestamp
DateTimeImmutable::getTimestamp
DateTimeInterface::getTimestamp
date_timestamp_get
(PHP 5 >= 5.3.0, PHP 7)
DateTime::getTimestamp -- DateTimeImmutable::getTimestamp -- DateTimeInterface::getTimestamp -- date_timestamp_get — Gets the Unix timestamp
Description
Object oriented style
public int DateTime::getTimestamp ( void )
public int DateTimeImmutable::getTimestamp ( void )
public int DateTimeInterface::getTimestamp ( void )
Procedural style
int date_timestamp_get ( DateTimeInterface $object )
Gets the Unix timestamp.
Parameters
This function has no parameters.
Return Values
Returns the Unix timestamp representing the date.
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
Notes
Using U as the parameter to DateTime::format() is an alternative when using PHP 5.2.
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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