Question

Which of the following is the right way to use the DateTime class?

(a) $date = get_Class(DateTime);

(b) $date = class DateTime;

(c) $date = new DateTime();

(d) $date = new class DateTime();

The question was posed to me by my school principal while I was bunking the class.

Query is from Working with Dates topic in chapter File and Session Handling in PHP of PHP

Answer 1

Correct choice is (c) $date = new DateTime();

The explanation is: The way you use the DateTime class is like any other class: instantiate an object, and store it in a variable.