Bug #51234 [Opn->Bgs]: echo $dt->date doesn't work unless preceeded by print_r($dt)

Edit report at http://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=51234&edit=1 ID: 51234 Updated by: derick@php.net Reported by: php at mpodr dot com Summary: echo $dt->date doesn't work unless preceeded by print_r($dt) -Status: Open +Status: Bogus Type: Bug Package: Date/time related Operating System: CentOS 5.4 PHP Version: 5.3SVN-2010-03-08 (SVN) New Comment: Please do not submit the same bug more than once. An existing bug report already describes this very problem. Even if you feel that your issue is somewhat different, the resolution is likely to be the same. Thank you for your interest in PHP. Duplicate of #49382. Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2010-03-08 12:28:17] php at mpodr dot com Description: ------------ This example was taken straight from the DateTime::createFromFormat page at: http://www.php.net/manual/en/datetime.createfromformat.php After performing a DateTime::createFromFormat, the variable assigned doesn't seem to work. HOWEVER, the variable assigned DOES seem to work after being used in a print_r function. Please look at the test script and output. What am I doing wrong? Condensed Code Snippet: ======================= $format = 'Y-m-d'; $dt = DateTime::createFromFormat($format, '2009-02-03'); echo "<br>Format: $format; " . $dt->date . " (Should print \"2009-02-03 [time]\")<br>"; print_r($dt); echo "<br>Format: $format; " . $dt->date . " (Should print \"2009-02-03 [time]\")<br>"; Output: ======= Format: Y-m-d; (Should print "2009-02-03 [time]") DateTime Object ( [date] => 2009-02-03 06:23:24 [timezone_type] => 3 [timezone] => America/New_York ) Format: Y-m-d; 2009-02-03 06:23:24 (Should print "2009-02-03 [time]") Test script: --------------- Code Snippet: ============= $format = 'Y-m-d'; $dt = DateTime::createFromFormat($format, '2009-02-03'); echo "<br>Format: $format; " . $dt->date . " (Should print \"2009-02-03 [time]\")<br>"; Output: ======= Format: Y-m-d; (Should print "2009-02-03 [time]") DateTime Object ( [date] => 2009-02-03 06:23:24 [timezone_type] => 3 [timezone] => America/New_York ) Format: Y-m-d; 2009-02-03 06:23:24 (Should print "2009-02-03 [time]") Expected result: ---------------- Format: Y-m-d; 2009-02-03 06:23:24 (Should print "2009-02-03 [time]") Actual result: -------------- Format: Y-m-d; (Should print "2009-02-03 [time]") ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Edit this bug report at http://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=51234&edit=1