method

start

ruby latest stable - Class: Date

start()

public

Returns the Julian day number denoting the day of calendar reform.

Date.new(2001,2,3).start                  #=> 2299161.0
Date.new(2001,2,3,Date::GREGORIAN).start  #=> -Infinity

static VALUE
d_lite_start(VALUE self)
{
    get_d1(self);
    return DBL2NUM(m_sg(dat));
}