instance method `to_time`

Ruby on Rails 3.2.22.5

Since v3.0.20

Available in: v3.0.20 v3.1.12 v3.2.22.5 v4.0.13 v4.1.16 v4.2.9 v5.2.8.1 v6.0.6 v6.1.7.10 v7.0.10 v7.1.6 v7.2.3 v8.0.4 v8.1.2

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to_time(form = :local)

Converts a Date instance to a Time, where the time is set to the beginning of the day. The timezone can be either :local or :utc (default :local).

Examples

date = Date.new(2007, 11, 10)  # => Sat, 10 Nov 2007

date.to_time                   # => Sat Nov 10 00:00:00 0800 2007
date.to_time(:local)           # => Sat Nov 10 00:00:00 0800 2007

date.to_time(:utc)             # => Sat Nov 10 00:00:00 UTC 2007

Parameters

form opt = :local

Source

# File activesupport/lib/active_support/core_ext/date/conversions.rb, line 82
  def to_time(form = :local)
    ::Time.send("#{form}_time", year, month, day)
  end

Defined in activesupport/lib/active_support/core_ext/date/conversions.rb line 82 · View on GitHub · Improve this page · Find usages on GitHub

Defined in Date

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