select_time

Returns a set of HTML select-tags (one for hour and minute). You can set :time_separator key to format the output, and the :include_seconds option to include an input for seconds.

If anything is passed in the html_options hash it will be applied to every select tag in the set.

my_time = Time.now + 5.days + 7.hours + 3.minutes + 14.seconds

# Generates a time select that defaults to the time in my_time.
select_time(my_time)

# Generates a time select that defaults to the current time (no specified time).
select_time()

# Generates a time select that defaults to the time in my_time,
# which has fields separated by ':'.
select_time(my_time, time_separator: ':')

# Generates a time select that defaults to the time in my_time,
# that also includes an input for seconds.
select_time(my_time, include_seconds: true)

# Generates a time select that defaults to the time in my_time, that has fields
# separated by ':' and includes an input for seconds.
select_time(my_time, time_separator: ':', include_seconds: true)

# Generate a time select field with hours in the AM/PM format
select_time(my_time, ampm: true)

# Generates a time select field with hours that range from 2 to 14
select_time(my_time, start_hour: 2, end_hour: 14)

# Generates a time select with a custom prompt. Use <tt>:prompt</tt> to true for generic prompts.
select_time(my_time, prompt: {day: 'Choose day', month: 'Choose month', year: 'Choose year'})
select_time(my_time, prompt: {hour: true}) # generic prompt for hours
select_time(my_time, prompt: true) # generic prompts for all