Module: DateAndTimeFormatting::InstanceMethods

Defined in:
lib/merb-helpers/date_time_formatting.rb

Instance Method Summary collapse

Instance Method Details

#formatted(format = :default) ⇒ Object

Formats a date/time instance using a defined format

Parameters

format<Symbol>

of the format key from Date.date_formats

Returns

String

formatted string

Example

Time.now.formatted(:rfc822) # => "Sun, 16 Nov 2007 00:21:16 -0800"
Time.now.formatted(:db) # => "2008-11-16 00:22:09"

You can also add your own formats using Date.add_format when your app loads.

# Add the following to your init.rb

Merb::BootLoader.before_app_loads do
  Date.add_format(:matt, "%H:%M:%S %Y-%m-%d")
end

# Format a Time instance with the format you just specified

Time.now.formatted(:matt) # => "00:00:00 2007-11-02"

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# File 'lib/merb-helpers/date_time_formatting.rb', line 38

def formatted(format = :default)
  self.strftime(Date.formats[format])
end