#43808 [Opn->Asn]: date_create never fails (even when it should)

ID: 43808 Updated by: tony2001@php.net Reported By: martin dot contento at gmail dot com -Status: Open +Status: Assigned Bug Type: Date/time related Operating System: linux PHP Version: 5.2.5 -Assigned To: +Assigned To: derick Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2008-01-10 18:30:37] martin dot contento at gmail dot com Description: ------------ As "karsten" already mentioned (http://de.php.net/manual/en/function.date-create.php#77871) date_create() never returns FALSE like it is supposed to, even when it is handed complete garbage. It seems to be something like "if the string starts with a letter, treat it as a timezone -> this is not a timezone *dies*) edit: also, this bug might be related: http://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=40340 Reproduce code: --------------- <?php $date = date_create('asdfasdf'); if ($date instanceof DateTime { echo "this is wrong, should be bool"; } ?> Expected result: ---------------- nothing (i would expect date_create() to handle the error in the timezone function and return FALSE) Actual result: -------------- Warning: date_create(): Failed to parse time string (asdfasdf) at position 0 (a): The timezone could not be found in the database in /home/mcontento/datetimebug.php on line 3 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Edit this bug report at http://bugs.php.net/?id=43808&edit=1