method

beginning_of_quarter

v6.1.7.7 - Show latest stable - Class: DateAndTime::Calculations

beginning_of_quarter()

public

Returns a new date/time at the start of the quarter.

today = Date.today # => Fri, 10 Jul 2015
today.beginning_of_quarter # => Wed, 01 Jul 2015

DateTime objects will have a time set to 0:00.

now = DateTime.current # => Fri, 10 Jul 2015 18:41:29 +0000
now.beginning_of_quarter # => Wed, 01 Jul 2015 00:00:00 +0000

# File activesupport/lib/active_support/core_ext/date_and_time/calculations.rb, line 139
    def beginning_of_quarter
      first_quarter_month = month - (2 + month) % 3
      beginning_of_month.change(month: first_quarter_month)
    end

beginning_of_quarter

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