method

to_formatted_s

v7.0.0 - Show latest stable - Class: ActiveSupport::TimeWithZone

to_formatted_s(format = :default)

public

Returns a string of the object’s date and time.

This method is aliased to to_fs.

Accepts an optional format:

:default - default value, mimics Ruby Time#to_s format.
:db - format outputs time in UTC :db time. See Time#to_formatted_s(:db).
Any key in Time::DATE_FORMATS can be used. See active_support/core_ext/time/conversions.rb.

# File activesupport/lib/active_support/time_with_zone.rb, line 241
    def to_formatted_s(format = :default)
      if format == :db
        utc.to_formatted_s(format)
      elsif formatter = ::Time::DATE_FORMATS[format]
        formatter.respond_to?(:call) ? formatter.call(self).to_s : strftime(formatter)
      else
        # Change to to_s when deprecation is gone.
        "#{time.strftime("%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S")} #{formatted_offset(false, 'UTC')}"
      end
    end

to_formatted_s

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