class Date

Public Instance Methods

formatted(format=:default) click to toggle source 
# File lib/merb-helpers/core_ext.rb, line 24
def formatted(format=:default)
  format = Date.formats[format] 
  if format.nil?
    self.to_s 
  else
    self.strftime(format)
  end
end
to_date() click to toggle source 
# File lib/merb-helpers/core_ext.rb, line 22
def to_date; self; end
to_time(form = :utc) click to toggle source

Converts a Date instance to a Time, where the time is set to the beginning of the day. The timezone can be either :local or :utc (default :utc).

Examples: ↑

date = Date.new(2007, 11, 10)
date.to_s                      # => 2007-11-10

date.to_time                   # => Sat Nov 10 00:00:00 UTC 2007
date.to_time(:utc)             # => Sat Nov 10 00:00:00 UTC 2007
date.to_time(:local)           # => Sat Nov 10 00:00:00 -0800 2007

# File lib/merb-helpers/core_ext.rb, line 18
def to_time(form = :utc)
  ::Time.send("#{form}", year, month, day)
end