method

to_s

v3.2.8 - Show latest stable - Class: ActiveSupport::TimeWithZone

to_s(format = :default)

public

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

# File activesupport/lib/active_support/time_with_zone.rb, line 166
    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

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Time in fixtures

hosiawak · Aug 17, 20091 thank

When creating fixtures you should use this method to set created_at/updated_at timestamps correctly:

eg:

This won't work as expected (created_at/updated_at will be nil) a one: episode: active1 play_id: 1 play_time: 20 country: United Kingdom created_at: <%= Time.parse('22:00 14 Aug 2009') %> updated_at: <%= Time.parse('22:00 14 Aug 2009') %>

but this will work as expected:

one: episode: active1 play_id: 1 play_time: 20 country: United Kingdom created_at: <%= Time.parse('22:00 14 Aug 2009').to_s(:db) %> updated_at: <%= Time.parse('22:00 14 Aug 2009').to_s(:db) %>

to_s

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Time in fixtures

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