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DateTimeTypeTest-excerpt.php

<?php


namespace Symfony\Component\Form\Tests\Extension\Core\Type;

use Symfony\Component\Form\FormError;

class DateTimeTypeTest extends LocalizedTestCase
{
    public function testSubmit_dateTime()
    {
        $form = $this->factory->create('datetime', null, array(
            'data_timezone' => 'UTC',
            'user_timezone' => 'UTC',
            'date_widget' => 'choice',
            'time_widget' => 'choice',
            'input' => 'datetime',
        ));

        $form->bind(array(
            'date' => array(
                'day' => '2',
                'month' => '6',
                'year' => '2010',
            ),
            'time' => array(
                'hour' => '3',
                'minute' => '4',
            ),
        ));

        $dateTime = new \DateTime('2010-06-02 03:04:00 UTC');

        $this->assertDateTimeEquals($dateTime, $form->getData());
    }

    public function testSubmit_string()
    {
        $form = $this->factory->create('datetime', null, array(
            'data_timezone' => 'UTC',
            'user_timezone' => 'UTC',
            'input' => 'string',
            'date_widget' => 'choice',
            'time_widget' => 'choice',
        ));

        $form->bind(array(
            'date' => array(
                'day' => '2',
                'month' => '6',
                'year' => '2010',
            ),
            'time' => array(
                'hour' => '3',
                'minute' => '4',
            ),
        ));

        $this->assertEquals('2010-06-02 03:04:00', $form->getData());
    }
...
}