method

formatted_offset

rails latest stable - Class: DateTime

formatted_offset(colon = true, alternate_utc_string = nil)

public

Returns a formatted string of the offset from UTC, or an alternative string if the time zone is already UTC.

datetime = DateTime.civil(2000, 1, 1, 0, 0, 0, Rational(-6, 24))
datetime.formatted_offset         # => "-06:00"
datetime.formatted_offset(false)  # => "-0600"

# File activesupport/lib/active_support/core_ext/date_time/conversions.rb, line 55
  def formatted_offset(colon = true, alternate_utc_string = nil)
    utc? && alternate_utc_string || ActiveSupport::TimeZone.seconds_to_utc_offset(utc_offset, colon)
  end

formatted_offset

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