Class

DateTime

Inheritance
< Object
Included Modules
ActiveSupport::CoreExtensions::Time::Behavior, ActiveSupport::CoreExtensions::Time::Zones, ActiveSupport::CoreExtensions::DateTime::Calculations, ActiveSupport::CoreExtensions::DateTime::Conversions

Methods

Instance

Visibility Signature
public to_json (options = nil)

Instance Method Detail

to_json(options = nil)

Returns a JSON string representing the datetime. If ActiveSupport.use_standard_json_time_format is set to true, the ISO 8601 format is used.

Examples

  # With ActiveSupport.use_standard_json_time_format = true
  DateTime.civil(2005,2,1,15,15,10).to_json
  # => "2005-02-01T15:15:10+00:00"

  # With ActiveSupport.use_standard_json_time_format = false
  DateTime.civil(2005,2,1,15,15,10).to_json
  # => "2005/02/01 15:15:10 +0000"