public function filter($value)
    {
        /**
         * We try to create a \DateTime according to the format
         * If the creation fails, we return the string itself
         * so it's treated by Validate\Date
         */

        $date = (is_int($value))
            ? date_create("@$value") // from timestamp
            : DateTime::createFromFormat($this->format, $value);

        // Invalid dates can show up as warnings (ie. "2007-02-99")
        // and still return a DateTime object
        $errors = DateTime::getLastErrors();

        if ($errors['warning_count'] > 0 || $date === false) {
            return $value;
        }

        return $date;
    }
public function filter($value)
    {
        /**
         * We try to create a \DateTime according to the format
         * If the creation fails, we return the string itself
         * so it's treated by Validate\Date
         */

        $date = (is_int($value))
            ? date_create("@$value") // from timestamp
            : DateTime::createFromFormat($this->format, $value);

        // Invalid dates can show up as warnings (ie. "2007-02-99")
        // and still return a DateTime object
        $errors = DateTime::getLastErrors();

        if ($errors['warning_count'] > 0 || $date === false) {
            return $value;
        }

        return $date;
    }
public function filter ( $ value ) { /**
         * We try to create a \DateTime according to the format
         * If the creation fails, we return the string itself
         * so it's treated by Validate\Date
         */ $ date = ( is_int ( $ value ) ) ? date_create ( "@$value" ) // from timestamp : DateTime :: createFromFormat ( $ this -> format , $ value ) ; // Invalid dates can show up as warnings (ie. "2007-02-99") // and still return a DateTime object $ errors = DateTime :: getLastErrors ( ) ; if ( $ errors [ 'warning_count' ] > 0 || $ date === false ) { return $ value ; } return $ date ; }
Converts a date string to a \DateTime
according to the date format given

@param  string $value
@return \DateTime|string
Converts a date string to a \ DateTime according to the date format given