DateTime

Validates that a value is a valid “datetime”, meaning either a DateTime object or a string (or an object that can be cast into a string) that follows a valid YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS format.

Applies to	property or method
Options	message
Class	Symfony\Component\Validator\Constraints\DateTime
Validator	Symfony\Component\Validator\Constraints\DateTimeValidator

Basic Usage

• YAML

  # src/Acme/BlogBundle/Resources/config/validation.yml
  Acme\BlogBundle\Entity\Author:
      properties:
          createdAt:
              - DateTime: ~
  

• Annotations

  // src/Acme/BlogBundle/Entity/Author.php
  namespace Acme\BlogBundle\Entity;
  
  use Symfony\Component\Validator\Constraints as Assert;
  
  class Author
  {
      /**
       * @Assert\DateTime()
       */
       protected $createdAt;
  }
  

Options

message

type: string default: This value is not a valid datetime

This message is shown if the underlying data is not a valid datetime.