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Constants
DATE_FORMATS = { :db => "%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S", :number => "%Y%m%d%H%M%S", :time => "%H:%M", :short => "%d %b %H:%M", :long => "%B %d, %Y %H:%M", :long_ordinal => lambda { |time| time.strftime("%B #{ActiveSupport::Inflector.ordinalize(time.day)}, %Y %H:%M") }, :rfc822 => lambda { |time| time.strftime("%a, %d %b %Y %H:%M:%S #{time.formatted_offset(false)}") }
COMMON_YEAR_DAYS_IN_MONTH = [nil, 31, 28, 31, 30, 31, 30, 31, 31, 30, 31, 30, 31]
DAYS_INTO_WEEK = { :monday => 0, :tuesday => 1, :wednesday => 2, :thursday => 3, :friday => 4, :saturday => 5, :sunday => 6 }
Attributes
[RW] zone_default
Class Public methods
===(other)

Overriding case equality method so that it returns true for ActiveSupport::TimeWithZone instances

    # File activesupport/lib/active_support/core_ext/time/calculations.rb, line 10
10:     def ===(other)
11:       super || (self == Time && other.is_a?(ActiveSupport::TimeWithZone))
12:     end
_load(marshaled_time)
This method is also aliased as _load_without_utc_flag
    # File activesupport/lib/active_support/core_ext/time/marshal.rb, line 8
 8:       def _load(marshaled_time)
 9:         time = _load_without_utc_flag(marshaled_time)
10:         time.instance_eval do
11:           if defined?(@marshal_with_utc_coercion)
12:             val = remove_instance_variable("@marshal_with_utc_coercion")
13:           end
14:           val ? utc : self
15:         end
16:       end
_load(marshaled_time)
This method is also aliased as _load_without_zone
    # File activesupport/lib/active_support/core_ext/time/marshal.rb, line 35
35:       def _load(marshaled_time)
36:         time = _load_without_zone(marshaled_time)
37:         time.instance_eval do
38:           if zone = defined?(@_zone) && remove_instance_variable('@_zone')
39:             ary = to_a
40:             ary[0] += subsec if ary[0] == sec
41:             ary[-1] = zone
42:             utc? ? Time.utc(*ary) : Time.local(*ary)
43:           else
44:             self
45:           end
46:         end
47:       end
_load_without_utc_flag(marshaled_time)

Alias for _load

_load_without_zone(marshaled_time)

Alias for _load

current()

Returns Time.zone.now when Time.zone or config.time_zone are set, otherwise just returns Time.now.

    # File activesupport/lib/active_support/core_ext/time/calculations.rb, line 43
43:     def current
44:       ::Time.zone ? ::Time.zone.now : ::Time.now
45:     end
days_in_month(month, year = now.year)

Return the number of days in the given month. If no year is specified, it will use the current year.

    # File activesupport/lib/active_support/core_ext/time/calculations.rb, line 16
16:     def days_in_month(month, year = now.year)
17:       return 29 if month == 2 && ::Date.gregorian_leap?(year)
18:       COMMON_YEAR_DAYS_IN_MONTH[month]
19:     end
find_zone(time_zone)
    # File activesupport/lib/active_support/core_ext/time/zones.rb, line 65
65:     def find_zone(time_zone)
66:       find_zone!(time_zone) rescue nil
67:     end
find_zone!(time_zone)

Returns a TimeZone instance or nil, or raises an ArgumentError for invalid timezones.

    # File activesupport/lib/active_support/core_ext/time/zones.rb, line 53
53:     def find_zone!(time_zone)
54:       return time_zone if time_zone.nil? || time_zone.is_a?(ActiveSupport::TimeZone)
55:       # lookup timezone based on identifier (unless we've been passed a TZInfo::Timezone)
56:       unless time_zone.respond_to?(:period_for_local)
57:         time_zone = ActiveSupport::TimeZone[time_zone] || TZInfo::Timezone.get(time_zone)
58:       end
59:       # Return if a TimeZone instance, or wrap in a TimeZone instance if a TZInfo::Timezone
60:       time_zone.is_a?(ActiveSupport::TimeZone) ? time_zone : ActiveSupport::TimeZone.create(time_zone.name, nil, time_zone)
61:     rescue TZInfo::InvalidTimezoneIdentifier
62:       raise ArgumentError, "Invalid Timezone: #{time_zone}"
63:     end
local_time(*args)

Wraps class method time_with_datetime_fallback with utc_or_local set to :local.

    # File activesupport/lib/active_support/core_ext/time/calculations.rb, line 38
38:     def local_time(*args)
39:       time_with_datetime_fallback(:local, *args)
40:     end
time_with_datetime_fallback(utc_or_local, year, month=1, day=1, hour=0, min=0, sec=0, usec=0)

Returns a new Time if requested year can be accommodated by Ruby’s Time class (i.e., if year is within either 1970..2038 or 1902..2038, depending on system architecture); otherwise returns a DateTime.

    # File activesupport/lib/active_support/core_ext/time/calculations.rb, line 24
24:     def time_with_datetime_fallback(utc_or_local, year, month=1, day=1, hour=0, min=0, sec=0, usec=0)
25:       time = ::Time.send(utc_or_local, year, month, day, hour, min, sec, usec)
26:       # This check is needed because Time.utc(y) returns a time object in the 2000s for 0 <= y <= 138.
27:       time.year == year ? time : ::DateTime.civil_from_format(utc_or_local, year, month, day, hour, min, sec)
28:     rescue
29:       ::DateTime.civil_from_format(utc_or_local, year, month, day, hour, min, sec)
30:     end
use_zone(time_zone)

Allows override of Time.zone locally inside supplied block; resets Time.zone to existing value when done.

    # File activesupport/lib/active_support/core_ext/time/zones.rb, line 42
42:     def use_zone(time_zone)
43:       new_zone = find_zone!(time_zone)
44:       begin
45:         old_zone, ::Time.zone = ::Time.zone, new_zone
46:         yield
47:       ensure
48:         ::Time.zone = old_zone
49:       end
50:     end
utc_time(*args)

Wraps class method time_with_datetime_fallback with utc_or_local set to :utc.

    # File activesupport/lib/active_support/core_ext/time/calculations.rb, line 33
33:     def utc_time(*args)
34:       time_with_datetime_fallback(:utc, *args)
35:     end
zone()

Returns the TimeZone for the current request, if this has been set (via Time.zone=). If Time.zone has not been set for the current request, returns the TimeZone specified in config.time_zone.

    # File activesupport/lib/active_support/core_ext/time/zones.rb, line 10
10:     def zone
11:       Thread.current[:time_zone] || zone_default
12:     end
zone=(time_zone)

Sets Time.zone to a TimeZone object for the current request/thread.

This method accepts any of the following:

  • A Rails TimeZone object.
  • An identifier for a Rails TimeZone object (e.g., “Eastern Time (US & Canada)”, -5.hours).
  • A TZInfo::Timezone object.
  • An identifier for a TZInfo::Timezone object (e.g., “America/New_York“).

Here’s an example of how you might set Time.zone on a per request basis and reset it when the request is done. current_user.time_zone just needs to return a string identifying the user’s preferred time zone:

  class ApplicationController < ActionController::Base
    around_filter :set_time_zone

    def set_time_zone
      old_time_zone = Time.zone
      Time.zone = current_user.time_zone if logged_in?
      yield
    ensure
      Time.zone = old_time_zone
    end
  end
    # File activesupport/lib/active_support/core_ext/time/zones.rb, line 37
37:     def zone=(time_zone)
38:       Thread.current[:time_zone] = find_zone!(time_zone)
39:     end
Instance Public methods
-(other)
This method is also aliased as minus_without_duration minus_without_coercion
<=>(other)
This method is also aliased as compare_without_coercion
_dump(*args)
This method is also aliased as _dump_without_utc_flag _dump_without_zone
    # File activesupport/lib/active_support/core_ext/time/marshal.rb, line 20
20:     def _dump(*args)
21:       obj = dup
22:       obj.instance_variable_set('@marshal_with_utc_coercion', utc?)
23:       obj._dump_without_utc_flag(*args)
24:     end
_dump(*args)
    # File activesupport/lib/active_support/core_ext/time/marshal.rb, line 51
51:     def _dump(*args)
52:       obj = dup
53:       obj.instance_variable_set('@_zone', zone)
54:       obj._dump_without_zone(*args)
55:     end
_dump_without_utc_flag(*args)

Alias for _dump

_dump_without_zone(*args)

Alias for _dump

acts_like_time?()

Duck-types as a Time-like class. See Object#acts_like?.

   # File activesupport/lib/active_support/core_ext/time/acts_like.rb, line 5
5:   def acts_like_time?
6:     true
7:   end
advance(options)

Uses Date to provide precise Time calculations for years, months, and days. The options parameter takes a hash with any of these keys: :years, :months, :weeks, :days, :hours, :minutes, :seconds.

     # File activesupport/lib/active_support/core_ext/time/calculations.rb, line 88
 88:   def advance(options)
 89:     unless options[:weeks].nil?
 90:       options[:weeks], partial_weeks = options[:weeks].divmod(1)
 91:       options[:days] = (options[:days] || 0) + 7 * partial_weeks
 92:     end
 93: 
 94:     unless options[:days].nil?
 95:       options[:days], partial_days = options[:days].divmod(1)
 96:       options[:hours] = (options[:hours] || 0) + 24 * partial_days
 97:     end
 98: 
 99:     d = to_date.advance(options)
100:     time_advanced_by_date = change(:year => d.year, :month => d.month, :day => d.day)
101:     seconds_to_advance = (options[:seconds] || 0) + (options[:minutes] || 0) * 60 + (options[:hours] || 0) * 3600
102:     seconds_to_advance == 0 ? time_advanced_by_date : time_advanced_by_date.since(seconds_to_advance)
103:   end
ago(seconds)

Returns a new Time representing the time a number of seconds ago, this is basically a wrapper around the Numeric extension

     # File activesupport/lib/active_support/core_ext/time/calculations.rb, line 106
106:   def ago(seconds)
107:     since(-seconds)
108:   end
all_day()

Returns a Range representing the whole day of the current time.

     # File activesupport/lib/active_support/core_ext/time/calculations.rb, line 286
286:   def all_day
287:     beginning_of_day..end_of_day
288:   end
all_month()

Returns a Range representing the whole month of the current time.

     # File activesupport/lib/active_support/core_ext/time/calculations.rb, line 296
296:   def all_month
297:     beginning_of_month..end_of_month
298:   end
all_quarter()

Returns a Range representing the whole quarter of the current time.

     # File activesupport/lib/active_support/core_ext/time/calculations.rb, line 301
301:   def all_quarter
302:     beginning_of_quarter..end_of_quarter
303:   end
all_week(start_day = :monday)

Returns a Range representing the whole week of the current time. Week starts on start_day (default is :monday, i.e. end of Sunday).

     # File activesupport/lib/active_support/core_ext/time/calculations.rb, line 291
291:   def all_week(start_day = :monday)
292:     beginning_of_week(start_day)..end_of_week(start_day)
293:   end
all_year()

Returns a Range representing the whole year of the current time.

     # File activesupport/lib/active_support/core_ext/time/calculations.rb, line 306
306:   def all_year
307:     beginning_of_year..end_of_year
308:   end
at_beginning_of_day()

Alias for beginning_of_day

at_beginning_of_hour()

Alias for beginning_of_hour

at_beginning_of_month()

Alias for beginning_of_month

at_beginning_of_quarter()
at_beginning_of_week(start_day = :monday)

Alias for beginning_of_week

at_beginning_of_year()

Alias for beginning_of_year

at_end_of_month()

Alias for end_of_month

at_end_of_quarter()

Alias for end_of_quarter

at_end_of_week(start_day = :monday)

Alias for end_of_week

at_end_of_year()

Alias for end_of_year

at_midnight()

Alias for beginning_of_day

beginning_of_day()

Returns a new Time representing the start of the day (0:00)

This method is also aliased as midnight at_midnight at_beginning_of_day
     # File activesupport/lib/active_support/core_ext/time/calculations.rb, line 208
208:   def beginning_of_day
209:     #(self - seconds_since_midnight).change(:usec => 0)
210:     change(:hour => 0)
211:   end
beginning_of_hour()

Returns a new Time representing the start of the hour (x:00)

This method is also aliased as at_beginning_of_hour
     # File activesupport/lib/active_support/core_ext/time/calculations.rb, line 222
222:   def beginning_of_hour
223:     change(:min => 0)
224:   end
beginning_of_month()

Returns a new Time representing the start of the month (1st of the month, 0:00)

This method is also aliased as at_beginning_of_month
     # File activesupport/lib/active_support/core_ext/time/calculations.rb, line 237
237:   def beginning_of_month
238:     #self - ((self.mday-1).days + self.seconds_since_midnight)
239:     change(:day => 1, :hour => 0)
240:   end
beginning_of_quarter()

Returns a new Time representing the start of the quarter (1st of january, april, july, october, 0:00)

This method is also aliased as at_beginning_of_quarter
     # File activesupport/lib/active_support/core_ext/time/calculations.rb, line 252
252:   def beginning_of_quarter
253:     beginning_of_month.change(:month => [10, 7, 4, 1].detect { |m| m <= month })
254:   end
beginning_of_week(start_day = :monday)

Returns a new Time representing the “start” of this week, week starts on start_day (default is :monday, i.e. Monday, 0:00).

This method is also aliased as at_beginning_of_week
     # File activesupport/lib/active_support/core_ext/time/calculations.rb, line 172
172:   def beginning_of_week(start_day = :monday)
173:     days_to_start = days_to_week_start(start_day)
174:     (self - days_to_start.days).midnight
175:   end
beginning_of_year()

Returns a new Time representing the start of the year (1st of january, 0:00)

This method is also aliased as at_beginning_of_year
     # File activesupport/lib/active_support/core_ext/time/calculations.rb, line 264
264:   def beginning_of_year
265:     change(:month => 1, :day => 1, :hour => 0)
266:   end
change(options)

Returns a new Time where one or more of the elements have been changed according to the options parameter. The time options (hour, min, sec, usec) reset cascadingly, so if only the hour is passed, then minute, sec, and usec is set to 0. If the hour and minute is passed, then sec and usec is set to 0.

    # File activesupport/lib/active_support/core_ext/time/calculations.rb, line 71
71:   def change(options)
72:     ::Time.send(
73:       utc? ? :utc_time : :local_time,
74:       options[:year]  || year,
75:       options[:month] || month,
76:       options[:day]   || day,
77:       options[:hour]  || hour,
78:       options[:min]   || (options[:hour] ? 0 : min),
79:       options[:sec]   || ((options[:hour] || options[:min]) ? 0 : sec),
80:       options[:usec]  || ((options[:hour] || options[:min] || options[:sec]) ? 0 : usec)
81:     )
82:   end
compare_with_coercion(other)

Layers additional behavior on Time#<=> so that DateTime and ActiveSupport::TimeWithZone instances can be chronologically compared with a Time

This method is also aliased as <=>
     # File activesupport/lib/active_support/core_ext/time/calculations.rb, line 342
342:   def compare_with_coercion(other)
343:     # we're avoiding Time#to_datetime cause it's expensive
344:     other.is_a?(Time) ? compare_without_coercion(other.to_time) : to_datetime <=> other
345:   end
compare_without_coercion(other)

Alias for #<=>

days_to_week_start(start_day = :monday)

Returns number of days to start of this week, week starts on start_day (default is :monday).

     # File activesupport/lib/active_support/core_ext/time/calculations.rb, line 164
164:   def days_to_week_start(start_day = :monday)
165:     start_day_number = DAYS_INTO_WEEK[start_day]
166:     current_day_number = wday != 0 ? wday - 1 : 6
167:     days_span = current_day_number - start_day_number
168:     days_span >= 0 ? days_span : 7 + days_span
169:   end
end_of_day()

Returns a new Time representing the end of the day, 23:59:59.999999 (.999999999 in ruby1.9)

     # File activesupport/lib/active_support/core_ext/time/calculations.rb, line 217
217:   def end_of_day
218:     change(:hour => 23, :min => 59, :sec => 59, :usec => 999999.999)
219:   end
end_of_hour()

Returns a new Time representing the end of the hour, x:59:59.999999 (.999999999 in ruby1.9)

     # File activesupport/lib/active_support/core_ext/time/calculations.rb, line 228
228:   def end_of_hour
229:     change(
230:       :min => 59,
231:       :sec => 59,
232:       :usec => 999999.999
233:     )
234:   end
end_of_month()

Returns a new Time representing the end of the month (end of the last day of the month)

This method is also aliased as at_end_of_month
     # File activesupport/lib/active_support/core_ext/time/calculations.rb, line 244
244:   def end_of_month
245:     #self - ((self.mday-1).days + self.seconds_since_midnight)
246:     last_day = ::Time.days_in_month(month, year)
247:     change(:day => last_day, :hour => 23, :min => 59, :sec => 59, :usec => 999999.999)
248:   end
end_of_quarter()

Returns a new Time representing the end of the quarter (end of the last day of march, june, september, december)

This method is also aliased as at_end_of_quarter
     # File activesupport/lib/active_support/core_ext/time/calculations.rb, line 258
258:   def end_of_quarter
259:     beginning_of_month.change(:month => [3, 6, 9, 12].detect { |m| m >= month }).end_of_month
260:   end
end_of_week(start_day = :monday)

Returns a new Time representing the end of this week, week starts on start_day (default is :monday, i.e. end of Sunday).

This method is also aliased as at_end_of_week
     # File activesupport/lib/active_support/core_ext/time/calculations.rb, line 185
185:   def end_of_week(start_day = :monday)
186:     days_to_end =  6 - days_to_week_start(start_day)
187:     (self + days_to_end.days).end_of_day
188:   end
end_of_year()

Returns a new Time representing the end of the year (end of the 31st of december)

This method is also aliased as at_end_of_year
     # File activesupport/lib/active_support/core_ext/time/calculations.rb, line 270
270:   def end_of_year
271:     change(:month => 12, :day => 31, :hour => 23, :min => 59, :sec => 59, :usec => 999999.999)
272:   end
eql?(other)

Alias for eql_with_coercion

This method is also aliased as eql_without_coercion
eql_with_coercion(other)

Layers additional behavior on Time#eql? so that ActiveSupport::TimeWithZone instances can be eql? to an equivalent Time

This method is also aliased as eql?
     # File activesupport/lib/active_support/core_ext/time/calculations.rb, line 351
351:   def eql_with_coercion(other)
352:     # if other is an ActiveSupport::TimeWithZone, coerce a Time instance from it so we can do eql? comparison
353:     other = other.comparable_time if other.respond_to?(:comparable_time)
354:     eql_without_coercion(other)
355:   end
eql_without_coercion(other)

Alias for eql?

formatted_offset(colon = true, alternate_utc_string = nil)

Returns the UTC offset as an +HH:MM formatted string.

  Time.local(2000).formatted_offset         # => "-06:00"
  Time.local(2000).formatted_offset(false)  # => "-0600"
    # File activesupport/lib/active_support/core_ext/time/conversions.rb, line 54
54:   def formatted_offset(colon = true, alternate_utc_string = nil)
55:     utc? && alternate_utc_string || ActiveSupport::TimeZone.seconds_to_utc_offset(utc_offset, colon)
56:   end
future?()

Tells whether the Time object’s time lies in the future

    # File activesupport/lib/active_support/core_ext/time/calculations.rb, line 59
59:   def future?
60:     self > ::Time.current
61:   end
in(seconds)

Alias for since

in_time_zone(zone = ::Time.zone)

Returns the simultaneous time in Time.zone.

  Time.zone = 'Hawaii'         # => 'Hawaii'
  Time.utc(2000).in_time_zone  # => Fri, 31 Dec 1999 14:00:00 HST -10:00

This method is similar to Time#localtime, except that it uses Time.zone as the local zone instead of the operating system’s time zone.

You can also pass in a TimeZone instance or string that identifies a TimeZone as an argument, and the conversion will be based on that zone instead of Time.zone.

  Time.utc(2000).in_time_zone('Alaska')  # => Fri, 31 Dec 1999 15:00:00 AKST -09:00
    # File activesupport/lib/active_support/core_ext/time/zones.rb, line 82
82:   def in_time_zone(zone = ::Time.zone)
83:     return self unless zone
84: 
85:     ActiveSupport::TimeWithZone.new(utc? ? self : getutc, ::Time.find_zone!(zone))
86:   end
midnight()

Alias for beginning_of_day

minus_with_coercion(other)

Time#- can also be used to determine the number of seconds between two Time instances. We’re layering on additional behavior so that ActiveSupport::TimeWithZone instances are coerced into values that Time#- will recognize

This method is also aliased as -
     # File activesupport/lib/active_support/core_ext/time/calculations.rb, line 333
333:   def minus_with_coercion(other)
334:     other = other.comparable_time if other.respond_to?(:comparable_time)
335:     other.is_a?(DateTime) ? to_f - other.to_f : minus_without_coercion(other)
336:   end
minus_without_coercion(other)

Alias for #-

minus_without_duration(other)

Alias for #-

monday()

Returns a new Date/DateTime representing the start of this week. Week is assumed to start on a Monday. DateTime objects have their time set to 0:00.

     # File activesupport/lib/active_support/core_ext/time/calculations.rb, line 180
180:   def monday
181:     beginning_of_week
182:   end
months_ago(months)

Returns a new Time representing the time a number of specified months ago

     # File activesupport/lib/active_support/core_ext/time/calculations.rb, line 124
124:   def months_ago(months)
125:     advance(:months => -months)
126:   end
months_since(months)

Returns a new Time representing the time a number of specified months in the future

     # File activesupport/lib/active_support/core_ext/time/calculations.rb, line 129
129:   def months_since(months)
130:     advance(:months => months)
131:   end
next_month()

Short-hand for months_since(1)

     # File activesupport/lib/active_support/core_ext/time/calculations.rb, line 159
159:   def next_month
160:     months_since(1)
161:   end
next_week(day = :monday)

Returns a new Time representing the start of the given day in next week (default is :monday).

     # File activesupport/lib/active_support/core_ext/time/calculations.rb, line 203
203:   def next_week(day = :monday)
204:     since(1.week).beginning_of_week.since(DAYS_INTO_WEEK[day].day).change(:hour => 0)
205:   end
next_year()

Short-hand for years_since(1)

     # File activesupport/lib/active_support/core_ext/time/calculations.rb, line 149
149:   def next_year
150:     years_since(1)
151:   end
past?()

Tells whether the Time object’s time lies in the past

    # File activesupport/lib/active_support/core_ext/time/calculations.rb, line 49
49:   def past?
50:     self < ::Time.current
51:   end
prev_month()

Short-hand for months_ago(1)

     # File activesupport/lib/active_support/core_ext/time/calculations.rb, line 154
154:   def prev_month
155:     months_ago(1)
156:   end
prev_week(day = :monday)

Returns a new Time representing the start of the given day in the previous week (default is :monday).

     # File activesupport/lib/active_support/core_ext/time/calculations.rb, line 198
198:   def prev_week(day = :monday)
199:     ago(1.week).beginning_of_week.since(DAYS_INTO_WEEK[day].day).change(:hour => 0)
200:   end
prev_year()

Short-hand for years_ago(1)

     # File activesupport/lib/active_support/core_ext/time/calculations.rb, line 144
144:   def prev_year
145:     years_ago(1)
146:   end
seconds_since_midnight()

Seconds since midnight: Time.now.seconds_since_midnight

    # File activesupport/lib/active_support/core_ext/time/calculations.rb, line 64
64:   def seconds_since_midnight
65:     to_i - change(:hour => 0).to_i + (usec / 1.0e+6)
66:   end
since(seconds)

Returns a new Time representing the time a number of seconds since the instance time

This method is also aliased as in
     # File activesupport/lib/active_support/core_ext/time/calculations.rb, line 111
111:   def since(seconds)
112:     self + seconds
113:   rescue
114:     to_datetime.since(seconds)
115:   end
sunday()

Returns a new Date/DateTime representing the end of this week. Week is assumed to start on a Monday. DateTime objects have their time set to 23:59:59.

     # File activesupport/lib/active_support/core_ext/time/calculations.rb, line 193
193:   def sunday
194:     end_of_week
195:   end
to_date()

Converts a Time object to a Date, dropping hour, minute, and second precision.

  my_time = Time.now  # => Mon Nov 12 22:59:51 -0500 2007
  my_time.to_date     # => Mon, 12 Nov 2007

  your_time = Time.parse("1/13/2009 1:13:03 P.M.")  # => Tue Jan 13 13:13:03 -0500 2009
  your_time.to_date                                 # => Tue, 13 Jan 2009
    # File activesupport/lib/active_support/core_ext/time/conversions.rb, line 65
65:   def to_date
66:     ::Date.new(year, month, day)
67:   end
to_datetime()

Converts a Time instance to a Ruby DateTime instance, preserving UTC offset.

  my_time = Time.now    # => Mon Nov 12 23:04:21 -0500 2007
  my_time.to_datetime   # => Mon, 12 Nov 2007 23:04:21 -0500

  your_time = Time.parse("1/13/2009 1:13:03 P.M.")  # => Tue Jan 13 13:13:03 -0500 2009
  your_time.to_datetime                             # => Tue, 13 Jan 2009 13:13:03 -0500
    # File activesupport/lib/active_support/core_ext/time/conversions.rb, line 82
82:   def to_datetime
83:     ::DateTime.civil(year, month, day, hour, min, sec, Rational(utc_offset, 86400))
84:   end
to_default_s(format = :default)

Alias for to_s

to_formatted_s(format = :default)

Converts to a formatted string. See DATE_FORMATS for builtin formats.

This method is aliased to to_s.

  time = Time.now                     # => Thu Jan 18 06:10:17 CST 2007

  time.to_formatted_s(:time)          # => "06:10"
  time.to_s(:time)                    # => "06:10"

  time.to_formatted_s(:db)            # => "2007-01-18 06:10:17"
  time.to_formatted_s(:number)        # => "20070118061017"
  time.to_formatted_s(:short)         # => "18 Jan 06:10"
  time.to_formatted_s(:long)          # => "January 18, 2007 06:10"
  time.to_formatted_s(:long_ordinal)  # => "January 18th, 2007 06:10"
  time.to_formatted_s(:rfc822)        # => "Thu, 18 Jan 2007 06:10:17 -0600"

Adding your own time formats to to_formatted_s

You can add your own formats to the Time::DATE_FORMATS hash. Use the format name as the hash key and either a strftime string or Proc instance that takes a time argument as the value.

  # config/initializers/time_formats.rb
  Time::DATE_FORMATS[:month_and_year] = "%B %Y"
  Time::DATE_FORMATS[:short_ordinal] = lambda { |time| time.strftime("%B #{time.day.ordinalize}") }
This method is also aliased as to_s
    # File activesupport/lib/active_support/core_ext/time/conversions.rb, line 40
40:   def to_formatted_s(format = :default)
41:     if formatter = DATE_FORMATS[format]
42:       formatter.respond_to?(:call) ? formatter.call(self).to_s : strftime(formatter)
43:     else
44:       to_default_s
45:     end
46:   end
to_s(format = :default)

Alias for to_formatted_s

This method is also aliased as to_default_s
to_time()

A method to keep Time, Date and DateTime instances interchangeable on conversions. In this case, it simply returns self.

    # File activesupport/lib/active_support/core_ext/time/conversions.rb, line 71
71:   def to_time
72:     self
73:   end
today?()

Tells whether the Time object’s time is today

    # File activesupport/lib/active_support/core_ext/time/calculations.rb, line 54
54:   def today?
55:     to_date == ::Date.current
56:   end
tomorrow()

Convenience method which returns a new Time representing the time 1 day since the instance time

     # File activesupport/lib/active_support/core_ext/time/calculations.rb, line 281
281:   def tomorrow
282:     advance(:days => 1)
283:   end
weeks_ago(weeks)

Returns a new Time representing the time a number of specified weeks ago.

     # File activesupport/lib/active_support/core_ext/time/calculations.rb, line 119
119:   def weeks_ago(weeks)
120:     advance(:weeks => -weeks)
121:   end
years_ago(years)

Returns a new Time representing the time a number of specified years ago

     # File activesupport/lib/active_support/core_ext/time/calculations.rb, line 134
134:   def years_ago(years)
135:     advance(:years => -years)
136:   end
years_since(years)

Returns a new Time representing the time a number of specified years in the future

     # File activesupport/lib/active_support/core_ext/time/calculations.rb, line 139
139:   def years_since(years)
140:     advance(:years => years)
141:   end
yesterday()

Convenience method which returns a new Time representing the time 1 day ago

     # File activesupport/lib/active_support/core_ext/time/calculations.rb, line 276
276:   def yesterday
277:     advance(:days => -1)
278:   end