PHP function output says Array instead of correct value

Question

I have a php script where I need to update the date format from CYYMMDD to MM/DD/YYYY, I wrote a function to do this for me, however when I go to print it, the result says 'Array'.

//Modify Date Format from CYYMMDD to MM/DD/YY

function getDate(string $iDATE){

    $iDay = substr($iDATE,5,2);
    $iMonth = substr($iDATE,3,2);
    $iYear = substr($iDATE,1,2);
    

    $iDATE = $iMonth . "/" . $iDay . "/" . $iYear;
    RETURN $iDATE;
}

Here is the line I'm trying to call the function from:

print "<td align='left' class='Col2'><font face='Calibri' size='3'>".getDate($iDATE)."</td>";

Output : Array

Any thoughts?

CJFulford · Accepted Answer · 2022-08-17 21:30:45Z

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getdate is a predefined PHP function that returns an array https://www.php.net/manual/en/function.getdate.php

You should rename your function or encapsulate it in a namespace.

answered Aug 17, 2022 at 21:30

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4 Comments

dcary Over a year ago

Thank you, I renamed it now my script pretty much prints everything until it gets to that section. Do I have the call correct?

CJFulford Over a year ago

I can see no problem with the call. what is the argument string and what did you rename it to?

dcary Over a year ago

I changed it to ModDate.

IMSoP Over a year ago

@dcary You need to find your error logs, or read up on how to make PHP display errors while you're developing. See stackoverflow.com/questions/12769982/… Then if you don't understand the error message, see if the other sections on that page help.

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