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to_time

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to_time(form = :local) public

Converts a Date instance to a Time, where the time is set to the beginning of the day. The timezone can be either :local or :utc (default :local).

date = Date.new(2007, 11, 10)  # => Sat, 10 Nov 2007

date.to_time                   # => 2007-11-10 00:00:00 0800
date.to_time(:local)           # => 2007-11-10 00:00:00 0800

date.to_time(:utc)             # => 2007-11-10 00:00:00 UTC

NOTE: The :local timezone is Ruby’s process timezone, i.e. ENV['TZ']. If the application’s timezone is needed, then use in_time_zone instead.

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# File activesupport/lib/active_support/core_ext/date/conversions.rb, line 83
  def to_time(form = :local)
    raise ArgumentError, "Expected :local or :utc, got #{form.inspect}." unless [:local, :utc].include?(form)
    ::Time.public_send(form, year, month, day)
  end

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