PHP: DateTime::__serialize - Manual
DateTimeImmutable::__serialize
DateTimeInterface::__serialize
(PHP 8 >= 8.2.0)
DateTime::__serialize -- DateTimeImmutable::__serialize -- DateTimeInterface::__serialize — Serialize a DateTime
Description
public function DateTime::__serialize(): array
public function DateTimeImmutable::__serialize(): array
public function DateTimeInterface::__serialize(): array
Parameters
This function has no parameters.
Return Values
The serialized representation of the DateTime object.
Examples
Example #1 DateTime::serialize() example
<?php
$date = new DateTime('2025-03-27');
var_dump(serialize($date));The above example will output:
string(114) "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";}"
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