Check if object date is weekend (php)

Question

I've seen the answer to this question but, if I apply it to my code, I get the following error:

Warning: date() expects parameter 2 to be long, object given

This is my code:

while (date('N', $EndDate2)>=6){
    ...do stuff..;
}

Note: $EndDate2 is an object date

check [the docs](http://php.net/manual/en/function.date.php) and see what `date()` expects to be given. — castis, Oct 06 '17 at 14:51
@bassxzero Yes but I'm new to php and I don't know how to change an object date to a long — genespos, Oct 06 '17 at 14:51
If you are sure that $EndDate2 is date then could you use in strttotime function strtotime($EndDate2) — Ferhat BAŞ, Oct 06 '17 at 14:52
@FerhatBAŞ I've explained it isn't a string: it's an object — genespos, Oct 06 '17 at 14:53

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Oct 06 '17 at 14:51

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date() operates against timestamps, rather than DateTime objects. You should use the format method of the object instead (it takes the same formatting arguments):

if ($EndDate2->format('N') >= 6) {
  ...
}

answered Oct 06 '17 at 14:51

iainn

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Thanks for understanding my problems and answering instead of downvoting – genespos Oct 06 '17 at 14:58

Check if object date is weekend (php)

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