as_json(options = nil) — Date — Ruby on Rails 2.3.18

as_json(options = nil)

Coerces the date to a string for JSON encoding.

ISO 8601 format is used if ActiveSupport::JSON::Encoding.use_standard_json_time_format is set.

Examples

# With ActiveSupport::JSON::Encoding.use_standard_json_time_format = true
Date.new(2005,2,1).to_json
# => "2005-02-01"

# With ActiveSupport::JSON::Encoding.use_standard_json_time_format = false
Date.new(2005,2,1).to_json
# => "2005/02/01"

Parameters

options opt = nil

Source

# File activesupport/lib/active_support/json/encoders/date.rb, line 15
  def as_json(options = nil)
    if ActiveSupport::JSON::Encoding.use_standard_json_time_format
      strftime("%Y-%m-%d")
    else
      strftime("%Y/%m/%d")
    end
  end

Defined in activesupport/lib/active_support/json/encoders/date.rb line 15 · View on GitHub · Improve this page · Find usages on GitHub

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