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DateIntervalType Field

..versionadded::3.2

The DateIntervalType field type was introduced in Symfony 3.2.

This field allows the user to select an *interval* of time. For example, if you want to

allow the user to choose *how often* they receive a status email, they could use this

field to choose intervals like every "10 minutes" or "3 days".

The field can be rendered in a variety of different ways (see `widget`_) and can be configured to

give you a ``DateInterval`` object, an `ISO 8601`_ duration string (e.g. ``P1DT12H``)

or an array (see `input`_).

| Underlying Data Type| can be ``DateInterval``, string or array (see the ``input`` option)|

| Rendered as| single text box, multiple text boxes or select fields - see the `widget`_ option|

| Options| - `days`_|

|| - `hours`_|

|| - `minutes`_|

|| - `months`_|

|| - `seconds`_|

|| - `weeks`_|

|| - `input`_|

|| - `placeholder`_|

|| - `widget`_|

|| - `with_days`_|

|| - `with_hours`_|

|| - `with_invert`_|

|| - `with_minutes`_|

|| - `with_months`_|

|| - `with_seconds`_|

|| - `with_weeks`_|

|| - `with_years`_|

|| - `years`_|

| Inherited| - `data`_|

| options| - `disabled`_|

|| - `inherit_data`_|

|| - `invalid_message`_|

|| - `invalid_message_parameters`_|

|| - `mapped`_|

| Parent type|:doc:`FormType</reference/forms/types/form>`|

| Class|:class:`Symfony\\Component\\Form\\Extension\\Core\\Type\\DateIntervalType`|

Basic Usage

This field type is highly configurable, but easy to use. The most important

options are `input`_ and `widget`_.

You can configure *a lot* of different options, including exactly *which* range

options to show (e.g. don't show "months", but *do* show "days")::

Field Options

days

**type**: ``array`` **default**: 0 to 31

List of days available to the days field type. This option is only relevant

when the ``widget`` option is set to ``choice``::

placeholder

**type**: ``string`` or ``array``

If your widget option is set to ``choice``, then this field will be represented

as a series of ``select`` boxes. The ``placeholder`` option can be used to

add a "blank" entry to the top of each select box::

Alternatively, you can specify a string to be displayed for the "blank" value::

hours

**type**: ``array`` **default**: 0 to 24

List of hours available to the hours field type. This option is only relevant

when the ``widget`` option is set to ``choice``::

input

**type**: ``string`` **default**: ``dateinterval``

The format of the *input* data - i.e. the format that the interval is stored on

your underlying object. Valid values are:

* ``string`` (a string formatted with `ISO 8601`_ standard, e.g. ``P7Y6M5DT12H15M30S``)

* ``dateinterval`` (a ``DateInterval`` object)

* ``array`` (e.g. ``array('days' => '1', 'hours' => '12',)``)

The value that comes back from the form will also be normalized back into

this format.

minutes

**type**: ``array`` **default**: 0 to 60

List of minutes available to the minutes field type. This option is only relevant

when the ``widget`` option is set to ``choice``::

months

**type**: ``array`` **default**: 0 to 12

List of months available to the months field type. This option is only relevant

when the ``widget`` option is set to ``choice``::

seconds

**type**: ``array`` **default**: 0 to 60

List of seconds available to the seconds field type. This option is only relevant

when the ``widget`` option is set to ``choice``::

weeks

**type**: ``array`` **default**: 0 to 52

List of weeks available to the weeks field type. This option is only relevant

when the ``widget`` option is set to ``choice``::

widget

**type**: ``string`` **default**: ``choice``

The basic way in which this field should be rendered. Can be one of the

following:

* ``choice``: renders one to six select inputs for years, months, weeks, days,

hours, minutes and/or seconds, depending on the `with_years`_, `with_months`_,

`with_weeks`_, `with_days`_, `with_hours`_, `with_minutes`_ and `with_seconds`_

options.

Default: Three fields for years, months and days.

* ``text``: renders one to six text inputs for years, months, weeks, days,

hours, minutes and/or seconds, depending on the `with_years`_, `with_months`_,

`with_weeks`_, `with_days`_, `with_hours`_, `with_minutes`_ and `with_seconds`_

options.

Default: Three fields for years, months and days.

* ``integer``: renders one to six integer inputs for years, months, weeks, days,

hours, minutes and/or seconds, depending on the `with_years`_, `with_months`_,

`with_weeks`_, `with_days`_, `with_hours`_, `with_minutes`_ and `with_seconds`_

options.

Default: Three fields for years, months and days.

* ``single_text``: renders a single input of type ``text``. User's input

will be validated against the form ``PnYnMnDTnHnMnS`` (or ``PnW`` if using

only weeks).

with_days

**type**: ``Boolean`` **default**: ``true``

Whether or not to include days in the input. This will result in an additional

input to capture days.

..caution::

This can not be used when `with_weeks`_ is enabled.

with_hours

**type**: ``Boolean`` **default**: ``false``

Whether or not to include hours in the input. This will result in an additional

input to capture hours.

with_invert

**type**: ``Boolean`` **default**: ``false``

Whether or not to include invert in the input. This will result in an additional

checkbox.

This can not be used when the `widget`_ option is set to ``single_text``.

with_minutes

**type**: ``Boolean`` **default**: ``false``

Whether or not to include minutes in the input. This will result in an additional

input to capture minutes.

with_months

**type**: ``Boolean`` **default**: ``true``

Whether or not to include months in the input. This will result in an additional

input to capture months.

with_seconds

**type**: ``Boolean`` **default**: ``false``

Whether or not to include seconds in the input. This will result in an additional

input to capture seconds.

with_weeks

**type**: ``Boolean`` **default**: ``false``

Whether or not to include weeks in the input. This will result in an additional

input to capture weeks.

..caution::

This can not be used when `with_days`_ is enabled.

with_years

**type**: ``Boolean`` **default**: ``true``

Whether or not to include years in the input. This will result in an additional

input to capture years.

years

**type**: ``array`` **default**: 0 to 100

List of years available to the years field type. This option is only relevant

when the ``widget`` option is set to ``choice``::

Inherited Options

These options inherit from the:doc:`form</reference/forms/types/form>` type:

..include::/reference/forms/types/options/data.rst.inc

..include::/reference/forms/types/options/disabled.rst.inc

..include::/reference/forms/types/options/inherit_data.rst.inc

..include::/reference/forms/types/options/invalid_message.rst.inc

..include::/reference/forms/types/options/invalid_message_parameters.rst.inc

..include::/reference/forms/types/options/mapped.rst.inc

Field Variables

Variable Type Usage

widget ``mixed`` The value of the `widget`_ option.

with_days ``Boolean`` The value of the `with_days`_ option.

with_invert ``Boolean`` The value of the `with_invert`_ option.

with_hours ``Boolean`` The value of the `with_hours`_ option.

with_minutes ``Boolean`` The value of the `with_minutes`_ option.

with_months ``Boolean`` The value of the `with_months`_ option.

with_seconds ``Boolean`` The value of the `with_seconds`_ option.

with_weeks ``Boolean`` The value of the `with_weeks`_ option.

with_years ``Boolean`` The value of the `with_years`_ option.

.. _`ISO 8601`:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_8601

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* :doc:`DateType</reference/forms/types/date>`

* :doc:`DateIntervalType</reference/forms/types/dateinterval>`

* :doc:`DateTimeType</reference/forms/types/datetime>`

* :doc:`TimeType</reference/forms/types/time>`

* :doc:`BirthdayType</reference/forms/types/birthday>`