Question

Which method is simply an object-oriented version of date()?

(a) DateTime::format()

(b) DateTime::modify()

(c) DateTime::setTime()

(d) DateTime::setDate()

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Answer 1

Correct option is (a) DateTime::format()

To explain: The format() method is simply an object-oriented version of date(). It takes $dateFormat as an argument. $dateFormat is a string consisting of the same date formatting characters accepted by the procedural date() function.