(PHP 5 >= 5.3.0, PHP 7, PHP 8)
DateTime::createFromFormat -- date_create_from_format — Parses a time string according to a specified format
Object-oriented style
$format, string $datetime, ?DateTimeZone $timezone = null): DateTime|falseProcedural style
$format, string $datetime, ?DateTimeZone $timezone = null): DateTime|false
   Returns a new DateTime object representing the date and time specified by the
   datetime string, which was formatted in the given
   format.
  
Like DateTimeImmutable::createFromFormat() and date_create_immutable_from_format(), respectively, but creates a DateTime object.
This method, including parameters, examples, and considerations are documented on the DateTimeImmutable::createFromFormat page.
   Returns a new DateTime instance or false on failure.
  
   This method throws ValueError when the
   datetime contains NULL-bytes.
  
| Version | Description | 
|---|---|
| 8.0.21, 8.1.8, 8.2.0 | 
       Now throws ValueError when NULL-bytes
       are passed into datetime, which previously was silently
       ignored.
       | 
     
For an extensive set of examples, see DateTimeImmutable::createFromFormat.