method

to_f

v5.0.0.1 - Show latest stable - Class: ActiveSupport::TimeWithZone

to_f()

public

Returns the object’s date and time as a floating point number of seconds since the Epoch (January 1, 1970 00:00 UTC).

Time.zone.now.to_f # => 1417709320.285418

# File activesupport/lib/active_support/time_with_zone.rb, line 384
    def to_f
      utc.to_f
    end