Class: DateTime

Inherits:

Object

• Object
• DateTime

Defined in:

lib/ferret/number_tools.rb

Instance Method Summary

• #to_s_lex(precision = :day) ⇒ Object

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

Instance Method Details

#to_s_lex(precision = :day) ⇒ Object

Convert the DateTime to a lexicographically sortable string with the required precision. The format used is %Y%m%d %H:%M:%S.

precision

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

return

a lexicographically sortable string representing the date

# File 'lib/ferret/number_tools.rb', line 84

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