PHP | date_time_set() Function

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The date_time_set() function is an inbuilt function in PHP which is used to sets the time. This function resets the current time of the DateTime object to a different time.

Syntax:

Procedural style:

date_time_set( $object, $hour, $minute, $second, $microseconds )

Object oriented style:

DateTime::setTime( $hour, $minute, $second, $microseconds )

Parameters: This function accepts five parameters as mentioned above and described below:

$object: It is a mandatory parameter which is used to specify the DateTime object which is returned by the date_create() function.
$hour: This parameter is used to set hour of time.
$minute: This parameter is used to set minute of time.
$second: This parameter is used to set second of time.
$microsecond: This parameter is used to set microsecond of time.

Return Value: This function returns the DateTime object on success or False on failure.

Below programs illustrate the date_time_set() function in PHP:

Program 1:

<?php 
  
// Create an DateTime object 
$date = date_create('2018-09-15'); 
  
// Set the new DateTime 
date_time_set($date, 8, 30); 
  
// Display the date in given format 
echo date_format($date, 'd-m-Y H:i:s') . "\n"; 
  
// Set the new DateTime 
date_time_set($date, 12, 40, 30); 
  
// Display the date in given format 
echo date_format($date, 'Y-m-d H:i:s') . "\n"; 
?> 

Output:

15-09-2018 08:30:00
2018-09-15 12:40:30

Program 2:

<?php 
  
// Create DateTime object 
$date = new DateTime('2018-09-15'); 
  
// Set the new DateTime 
$date->setTime(12, 30); 
  
// Display the date in given format 
echo $date->format('d-m-Y H:i:s') . "\n"; 
  
// Set the new DateTime 
$date->setTime(12, 30, 20); 
  
// Display the date in given format 
echo $date->format('Y-m-d H:i:s'); 
?> 