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<DatePeriod::getDateIntervalDatePeriod::getRecurrences>
^DatePeriodLast updated: Mon, 26 Oct 2026

DatePeriod::getEndDate

(PHP 5 >= 5.6.5, PHP 7, PHP 8)

DatePeriod::getEndDate — Gets the end date

Description

Object-oriented style

public function DatePeriod::getEndDate(): ?DateTimeInterface

Gets the end date of the period.

Parameters

This function has no parameters.

Return Values

Returns null if the DatePeriod does not have an end date. For example, when initialized with the recurrences parameter, or the isostr parameter without an end date.

Returns a DateTimeImmutable object when the DatePeriod is initialized with a DateTimeImmutable object as the end parameter.

Returns a cloned DateTime object representing the end date otherwise.

Examples

Example #1 DatePeriod::getEndDate() example

<?php
$period = new DatePeriod(
    new DateTime('2016-05-16T00:00:00Z'),
    new DateInterval('P1D'),
    new DateTime('2016-05-20T00:00:00Z')
);
$start = $period->getEndDate();
echo $start->format(DateTime::ISO8601);

The above examples will output:

2016-05-20T00:00:00+0000

Example #2 DatePeriod::getEndDate() without an end date

<?php
$period = new DatePeriod(
    new DateTime('2016-05-16T00:00:00Z'),
    new DateInterval('P1D'),
    7
);
var_dump($period->getEndDate());

The above example will output:

NULL

See Also


<DatePeriod::getDateIntervalDatePeriod::getRecurrences>
^DatePeriodLast updated: Mon, 26 Oct 2026