Class: Time

Constants

NameValue
LEX_FORMAT { :year => "%Y", :month => "%Y-%m", :day => "%Y-%m-%d", :hour => "%Y-%m-%d %H", :minute => "%Y-%m-%d %H:%M", :second => "%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S", :millisecond => "%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S"

Public Instance Methods

to_s_lex (precision = :day)

Convert the Time to a lexicographically sortable string with the required precision. The format used is %Y%m%d %H:%M:%S.

precision:the precision required in the string version of the time. The options are :year, :month, :day, :hour, :minute and :second
return:a lexicographically sortable string representing the date 
     # File lib/ferret/number_tools.rb, line 106
106:   def to_s_lex(precision = :day)
107:     self.strftime(LEX_FORMAT[precision])
108:   end