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DateTime::__unserialize

DateTimeImmutable::__unserialize

DateTimeInterface::__unserialize

(PHP 8 >= 8.2.0)

DateTime::__unserialize -- DateTimeImmutable::__unserialize -- DateTimeInterface::__unserialize — Unserialize an Datetime

Description

public DateTime::__unserialize(array $data): void

public DateTimeImmutable::__unserialize(array $data): void

public DateTimeInterface::__unserialize(array $data): void

The __unserialize() handler.

Parameters

data: The serialized DateTime.

Return Values

The DateTime object.

Examples

Example #1 DateTime::unserialize() example

<?php
$serializedDate = 'O:8:"DateTime":3:{s:4:"date";s:26:"2025-03-27 00:00:00.000000";s:13:"timezone_type";i:3;s:8:"timezone";s:3:"UTC";}';
var_dump(unserialize($serializedDate));

The above example will output:

object(DateTime)#1 (3) {
  ["date"]=>
  string(26) "2025-03-27 00:00:00.000000"
  ["timezone_type"]=>
  int(3)
  ["timezone"]=>
  string(3) "UTC"
}