SYMFONY Form TimeType use 1970-01-01 as default date, what is the value to set in the constraint GreaterThanOrEqual?

Question

I have a TimeType field in a Symfony form. In the form AbstractType extended class the field looks like this:

    $form->add('fieldTime', TimeType::class, array(
        'label' => myLabel,
        'constraints'=>array(
            new GreaterThanOrEqual(array('value'=>date('H:i'))),
            new Time()
        ),
    );

The problem is that date('H:i') set as value to compare in the constraint GreaterThanOrEqual , pick up the actual date like: 2016-02-14 10:15:00 .

Whereas the value received on the Submit is like this:

DateTime {#12481 ▼
  +"date": "1970-01-01 11:00:00.000000"
  +"timezone_type": 3
  +"timezone": "Europe/Paris"
}

As you see, it has the time selected by the user but with the 1970 date, hence the constraint is always false .

I wonder how to either:

• Pass in the constraint GreaterThanOrEqual value a time with the 1970-01-01 date but with the actual time;
• Or how to use the default today date with the time submitted by the user thru the form?

Answer 1

You can pass "today" to GreaterThanOrEqual , and use a new DateTime() to get the complete date, not just the time of the day:

$form->add('fieldTime', TimeType::class, array(
    'label' => myLabel,
    'constraints'=>array(
        new GreaterThanOrEqual("today")
    ),
    'data' => new DateTime(),
);

Note that "today" is using the server's configured timezone. If you want to specify it, append it to the date string, ie "today UTC"