instance method `to_s`

Ruby on Rails 4.0.13

Since v2.2.3

Available in: v2.2.3 v2.3.18 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_s(format = :default)

:db format outputs time in UTC; all others output time in local. Uses TimeWithZone’s strftime, so %Z and %z work correctly.

Parameters

format opt = :default

Source

# File activesupport/lib/active_support/time_with_zone.rb, line 190
    def to_s(format = :default)
      if format == :db
        utc.to_s(format)
      elsif formatter = ::Time::DATE_FORMATS[format]
        formatter.respond_to?(:call) ? formatter.call(self).to_s : strftime(formatter)
      else
        "#{time.strftime("%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S")} #{formatted_offset(false, 'UTC')}" # mimicking Ruby 1.9 Time#to_s format
      end
    end

Defined in activesupport/lib/active_support/time_with_zone.rb line 190 · View on GitHub · Improve this page · Find usages on GitHub

Defined in ActiveSupport::TimeWithZone

Signature

Parameters