Req->Bug #50020 [NoF->ReO]: DateInterval:createDateFromString() silently fails

Edit report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=50020&edit=1 ID: 50020 Updated by: requinix@php.net Reported by: jennifer dot kimball at nrc dot ca Summary: DateInterval:createDateFromString() silently fails -Status: No Feedback +Status: Re-Opened -Type: Feature/Change Request +Type: Bug Package: Date/time related Operating System: Solaris 10 PHP Version: 5.3.0 Block user comment: N Private report: N New Comment: The memory problem is gone but there's still no way to detect failure - error information generated when processing the string is discarded and should be used to decide whether to return false. Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2018-07-27 11:06:23] nyamsprod at gmail dot com var_dump(date_interval_create_from_date_string('foobar') == new DateInterval('PT0S')); I would expect date_interval_create_from_date_string to return false I would expect DateInterval::createFromDateString to return null or to throw an Exception. Currently you cannot distinguish between a DateInterval with 0s duration and a failed parsing of the duration string. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2014-12-30 10:41:36] php-bugs at lists dot php dot net No feedback was provided. The bug is being suspended because we assume that you are no longer experiencing the problem. If this is not the case and you are able to provide the information that was requested earlier, please do so and change the status of the bug back to "Re-Opened". Thank you. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2014-04-24 10:13:02] datibbaw@php.net Sorry, I somehow missed the comment thread (was looking at the wrong tab) ;-) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2014-04-24 10:09:39] datibbaw@php.net Thank you for this bug report. To properly diagnose the problem, we need a short but complete example script to be able to reproduce this bug ourselves. A proper reproducing script starts with <?php and ends with ?>, is max. 10-20 lines long and does not require any external resources such as databases, etc. If the script requires a database to demonstrate the issue, please make sure it creates all necessary tables, stored procedures etc. Please avoid embedding huge scripts into the report. Couldn't reproduce the memory issue from 5.3.0 onwards: http://3v4l.org/kPMor ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2009-10-30 18:33:08] jennifer dot kimball at nrc dot ca The snapshot fixes the memory problem for me. But there is still no way to easily tell if a DateInterval size is zero or if there were errors creating the DateInterval. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ The remainder of the comments for this report are too long. To view the rest of the comments, please view the bug report online at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=50020 -- Edit this bug report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=50020&edit=1