Creates a new DatePeriod object

DatePeriod::__construct

(PHP 5 >= 5.3.0)

DatePeriod::__construct — Creates a new DatePeriod object

Description

public DatePeriod::__construct() ( DateTime $start , DateInterval $interval , int $recurrences [, int $options ] )

public DatePeriod::__construct() ( DateTime $start , DateInterval $interval , DateTime $end [, int $options ] )

public DatePeriod::__construct() ( string $isostr [, int $options ] )

Creates a new DatePeriod object.

Parameters

start: The start date of the period.
interval: The interval between recurrences within the period.
recurrences: The number of recurrences.
end: The end date of the period.
isostr: An ISO 8601 repeating interval specification.
options: Can be set to DatePeriod::EXCLUDE_START_DATE to exclude the start date from the set of recurring dates within the period.

Examples

Example #1 DatePeriod example


<?php
$start = new DateTime('2012-07-01');
$interval = new DateInterval('P7D');
$end = new DateTime('2012-07-31');
$recurrences = 4;
$iso = 'R4/2012-07-01T00:00:00Z/P7D';

// All of these periods are equivalent.
$period = new DatePeriod($start, $interval, $recurrences);
$period = new DatePeriod($start, $interval, $end);
$period = new DatePeriod($iso);

// By iterating over the DatePeriod object, all of the
// recurring dates within that period are printed.
foreach ($period as $date) {
    echo $date->format('Y-m-d')."\n";
}
?>

The above example will output:

Example #2 DatePeriod example with DatePeriod::EXCLUDE_START_DATE


<?php
$start = new DateTime('2012-07-01');
$interval = new DateInterval('P7D');
$end = new DateTime('2012-07-31');

$period = new DatePeriod($start, $interval, $end,
                         DatePeriod::EXCLUDE_START_DATE);

// By iterating over the DatePeriod object, all of the
// recurring dates within that period are printed.
// Note that, in this case, 2012-07-01 is not printed.
foreach ($period as $date) {
    echo $date->format('Y-m-d')."\n";
}
?>

The above example will output: