| public getDateTimeObject ( string $dateFieldName ) : DateTime | null | ||
| $dateFieldName | string | The field name to get the DateTime object for |
| return | DateTime | null | $dateTime The instance of PHPs DateTime |
public function getDateTimeObject($dateFieldName)
{
$type = $this->getTable()->getTypeOf($dateFieldName);
if ($type == 'date' || $type == 'timestamp' || $type == 'datetime') {
$datetime = $this->get($dateFieldName);
if ($datetime) {
return new DateTime($datetime);
}
} else {
throw new sfException('Cannot call getDateTimeObject() on a field that is not of type date or timestamp.');
}
}