Class: Date

Inherits:

Object

• Object
• Date

Defined in:

lib/ferret/number_tools.rb

Instance Method Summary

• #to_s_lex(precision = :day) ⇒ Object

  Convert the Date to a lexicographically sortable string with the required precision.

Instance Method Details

#to_s_lex(precision = :day) ⇒ Object

Convert the Date to a lexicographically sortable string with the required precision. The format used is %Y%m%d

precision

the precision required in the string version of the date. The options are :year, :month and :day

return

a lexicographically sortable string representing the date

# File 'lib/ferret/number_tools.rb', line 72

def to_s_lex(precision = :day)
  self.strftime(Time::LEX_FORMAT[precision])
end