[Possible Enhancement] Returns the first recurrence after the given datetime instance

[rlanvin]

[Possible Enhancement] Returns the first recurrence after the given datetime instance

[rlanvin]

Hello, you can already do that with getOccurencesBetween(). Is there something wrong with it?

[derekchan2k]

Hello,

Thanks for the prompt reply.
There is nothing wrong with it. It is just that there is a need to estimate when will the next event occur as a start date and end date parameter is needed. By just allowing me to find out what the next date is without thinking when the next event may possibly occur would be a plus! i.e. If I put the date as today, it could tell me when the next occurrence based on the RRULE rule.

Thanks again.

[rlanvin]

a start date and end date parameter is needed

Well no, actually... As explained in the wiki, getOccurrencesBetween() is quite flexible, and you can pass null to either $begin or $end to achieve the result you are looking for.

method call	result
getOccurrencesBetween('2017-01-01','2017-01-31')	between Jan 1st 2017 and Jan 31st 2017
getOccurrencesBetween('2017-01-01',null)	after Jan 1st 2017
getOccurrencesBetween(null,'2017-01-31')	before Jan 31st 2017
getOccurrencesBetween(null,null)	everything (same as getOccurrences())

Isn't this exactly what you are looking for?

[derekchan2k]

Hello again,

Whoops, my bad for not reading the documentation properly. Thanks so much for clarifying. Will close the issue now.

That is great!