Expected argument of type "string", "DateTime" given Symfony

Question

I get this error when I'm trying to post a DateType to my database via a form.

My formType.php

   $builder
        ->add('date', DateType::class, array(
            'widget' => 'single_text',
        ))

My Entity

 /**
 * @ORM\Column(name="date", type="datetime", nullable=true)
 */
 private $date;

I really don't know where the type "string" comes from because I don't specify iy anywhere.

Most likely your date comes as a string representation from your form and you haven't transformed it into a "DateType" object yet. — k0pernikus
– k0pernikus, Commented May 2, 2018 at 9:25

Shaithya Kannan · Accepted Answer · 2018-05-02 09:28:20Z

2

Does your setter method looks like the following

/**
* Set date
*
* @param \DateTime $date
*
* @return EntityName
*/
public function setDate($date)
{
    $this->date = $date;
    return $this;
}

answered May 2, 2018 at 9:28

Shaithya Kannan

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I overlooked the arguments in the set function. The setDate function has string $date. Thanks for the help!