Class: Time

Inherits:
Object show all
Includes:
Comparable
Defined in:
time.c

Overview

Time is an abstraction of dates and times. Time is stored internally as the number of seconds with fraction since the Epoch, January 1, 1970 00:00 UTC. Also see the library modules Date. The Time class treats GMT (Greenwich Mean Time) and UTC (Coordinated Universal Time)[Yes, UTC really does stand for Coordinated Universal Time. There was a committee involved.] as equivalent. GMT is the older way of referring to these baseline times but persists in the names of calls on POSIX systems.

All times may have fraction. Be aware of this fact when comparing times with each other---times that are apparently equal when displayed may be different when compared.

Class Method Summary collapse

Instance Method Summary collapse

Methods included from Comparable

#<, #<=, #==, #>, #>=, #between?

Constructor Details

#newTime #new(year, month = nil, day = nil, hour = nil, min = nil, sec = nil, utc_offset = nil) ⇒ Time

Returns a Time object.

It is initialized to the current system time if no argument. Note: The object created will be created using the resolution available on your system clock, and so may include fractional seconds.

If one or more arguments specified, the time is initialized to the specified time. sec may have fraction if it is a rational.

utc_offset is the offset from UTC. It is a string such as ???+09:00??? or a number of seconds such as 32400.

a = Time.new      #=> 2007-11-19 07:50:02 -0600
b = Time.new      #=> 2007-11-19 07:50:02 -0600
a == b            #=> false
"%.6f" % a.to_f   #=> "1195480202.282373"
"%.6f" % b.to_f   #=> "1195480202.283415"

Time.new(2008,6,21, 13,30,0, "+09:00") #=> 2008-06-21 13:30:00 +0900

# A trip for RubyConf 2007
t1 = Time.new(2007,11,1,15,25,0, "+09:00") # JST (Narita)
t2 = Time.new(2007,11,1,12, 5,0, "-05:00") # CDT (Minneapolis)
t3 = Time.new(2007,11,1,13,25,0, "-05:00") # CDT (Minneapolis)
t4 = Time.new(2007,11,1,16,53,0, "-04:00") # EDT (Charlotte)
t5 = Time.new(2007,11,5, 9,24,0, "-05:00") # EST (Charlotte)
t6 = Time.new(2007,11,5,11,21,0, "-05:00") # EST (Detroit)
t7 = Time.new(2007,11,5,13,45,0, "-05:00") # EST (Detroit)
t8 = Time.new(2007,11,6,17,10,0, "+09:00") # JST (Narita)
p((t2-t1)/3600.0)                          #=> 10.666666666666666
p((t4-t3)/3600.0)                          #=> 2.466666666666667
p((t6-t5)/3600.0)                          #=> 1.95
p((t8-t7)/3600.0)                          #=> 13.416666666666666

Overloads:

  • #newTime
  • #new(year, month = nil, day = nil, hour = nil, min = nil, sec = nil, utc_offset = nil) ⇒ Time


# File 'time.c'

/*
 *  call-seq:
 *     Time.new -> time
 *     Time.new(year, month=nil, day=nil, hour=nil, min=nil, sec=nil, utc_offset=nil) -> time
 *
 *  Returns a <code>Time</code> object.
 *
 *  It is initialized to the current system time if no argument.
 *  <b>Note:</b> The object created will be created using the
 *  resolution available on your system clock, and so may include
 *  fractional seconds.
 *
 *  If one or more arguments specified, the time is initialized
 *  to the specified time.
 *  _sec_ may have fraction if it is a rational.
 *
 *  _utc_offset_ is the offset from UTC.
 *  It is a string such as "+09:00" or a number of seconds such as 32400.
 *
 *     a = Time.new      #=> 2007-11-19 07:50:02 -0600
 *     b = Time.new      #=> 2007-11-19 07:50:02 -0600
 *     a == b            #=> false
 *     "%.6f" % a.to_f   #=> "1195480202.282373"
 *     "%.6f" % b.to_f   #=> "1195480202.283415"
 *
 *     Time.new(2008,6,21, 13,30,0, "+09:00") #=> 2008-06-21 13:30:00 +0900
 *
 *     # A trip for RubyConf 2007
 *     t1 = Time.new(2007,11,1,15,25,0, "+09:00") # JST (Narita)
 *     t2 = Time.new(2007,11,1,12, 5,0, "-05:00") # CDT (Minneapolis)
 *     t3 = Time.new(2007,11,1,13,25,0, "-05:00") # CDT (Minneapolis)
 *     t4 = Time.new(2007,11,1,16,53,0, "-04:00") # EDT (Charlotte)
 *     t5 = Time.new(2007,11,5, 9,24,0, "-05:00") # EST (Charlotte)
 *     t6 = Time.new(2007,11,5,11,21,0, "-05:00") # EST (Detroit)
 *     t7 = Time.new(2007,11,5,13,45,0, "-05:00") # EST (Detroit)
 *     t8 = Time.new(2007,11,6,17,10,0, "+09:00") # JST (Narita)
 *     p((t2-t1)/3600.0)                          #=> 10.666666666666666
 *     p((t4-t3)/3600.0)                          #=> 2.466666666666667
 *     p((t6-t5)/3600.0)                          #=> 1.95
 *     p((t8-t7)/3600.0)                          #=> 13.416666666666666
 *
 */

static VALUE
time_init(int argc, VALUE *argv, VALUE time)
{
    if (argc == 0)
        return time_init_0(time);
    else
        return time_init_1(argc, argv, time);
}

Class Method Details

._load(string) ⇒ Time

Unmarshal a dumped Time object.

Returns:



# File 'time.c'

/*
 * call-seq:
 *   Time._load(string)   -> time
 *
 * Unmarshal a dumped +Time+ object.
 */

static VALUE
time_load(VALUE klass, VALUE str)
{
    VALUE time = time_s_alloc(klass);

    time_mload(time, str);
    return time;
}

.at(time) ⇒ Time .at(seconds_with_frac) ⇒ Time .at(seconds, microseconds_with_frac) ⇒ Time

Creates a new time object with the value given by time, the given number of seconds_with_frac, or seconds and microseconds_with_frac from the Epoch. seconds_with_frac and microseconds_with_frac can be Integer, Float, Rational, or other Numeric. non-portable feature allows the offset to be negative on some systems.

Time.at(0)            #=> 1969-12-31 18:00:00 -0600
Time.at(Time.at(0))   #=> 1969-12-31 18:00:00 -0600
Time.at(946702800)    #=> 1999-12-31 23:00:00 -0600
Time.at(-284061600)   #=> 1960-12-31 00:00:00 -0600
Time.at(946684800.2).usec #=> 200000
Time.at(946684800, 123456.789).nsec #=> 123456789

Overloads:

  • .at(time) ⇒ Time

    Returns:

  • .at(seconds_with_frac) ⇒ Time

    Returns:

  • .at(seconds, microseconds_with_frac) ⇒ Time

    Returns:



# File 'time.c'

/*
 *  call-seq:
 *     Time.at(time) -> time
 *     Time.at(seconds_with_frac) -> time
 *     Time.at(seconds, microseconds_with_frac) -> time
 *
 *  Creates a new time object with the value given by <i>time</i>,
 *  the given number of <i>seconds_with_frac</i>, or
 *  <i>seconds</i> and <i>microseconds_with_frac</i> from the Epoch.
 *  <i>seconds_with_frac</i> and <i>microseconds_with_frac</i>
 *  can be Integer, Float, Rational, or other Numeric.
 *  non-portable feature allows the offset to be negative on some systems.
 *
 *     Time.at(0)            #=> 1969-12-31 18:00:00 -0600
 *     Time.at(Time.at(0))   #=> 1969-12-31 18:00:00 -0600
 *     Time.at(946702800)    #=> 1999-12-31 23:00:00 -0600
 *     Time.at(-284061600)   #=> 1960-12-31 00:00:00 -0600
 *     Time.at(946684800.2).usec #=> 200000
 *     Time.at(946684800, 123456.789).nsec #=> 123456789
 */

static VALUE
time_s_at(int argc, VALUE *argv, VALUE klass)
{
    VALUE time, t;
    wideval_t timew;

    if (rb_scan_args(argc, argv, "11", &time, &t) == 2) {
        time = num_exact(time);
        t = num_exact(t);
        timew = wadd(rb_time_magnify(v2w(time)), wmulquoll(v2w(t), TIME_SCALE, 1000000));
        t = time_new_timew(klass, timew);
    }
    else if (IsTimeval(time)) {
    struct time_object *tobj, *tobj2;
        GetTimeval(time, tobj);
        t = time_new_timew(klass, tobj->timew);
    GetTimeval(t, tobj2);
        TIME_COPY_GMT(tobj2, tobj);
    }
    else {
        timew = rb_time_magnify(v2w(num_exact(time)));
        t = time_new_timew(klass, timew);
    }

    return t;
}

.utc(year) ⇒ Time .utc(year, month) ⇒ Time .utc(year, month, day) ⇒ Time .utc(year, month, day, hour) ⇒ Time .utc(year, month, day, hour, min) ⇒ Time .utc(year, month, day, hour, min, sec_with_frac) ⇒ Time .utc(year, month, day, hour, min, sec, usec_with_frac) ⇒ Time .utc(sec, min, hour, day, month, year, wday, yday, isdst, tz) ⇒ Time .gm(year) ⇒ Time .gm(year, month) ⇒ Time .gm(year, month, day) ⇒ Time .gm(year, month, day, hour) ⇒ Time .gm(year, month, day, hour, min) ⇒ Time .gm(year, month, day, hour, min, sec_with_frac) ⇒ Time .gm(year, month, day, hour, min, sec, usec_with_frac) ⇒ Time .gm(sec, min, hour, day, month, year, wday, yday, isdst, tz) ⇒ Time

Creates a time based on given values, interpreted as UTC (GMT). The year must be specified. Other values default to the minimum value for that field (and may be nil or omitted). Months may be specified by numbers from 1 to 12, or by the three-letter English month names. Hours are specified on a 24-hour clock (0..23). Raises an ArgumentError if any values are out of range. Will also accept ten arguments in the order output by Time#to_a. sec_with_frac and usec_with_frac can have a fractional part.

Time.utc(2000,"jan",1,20,15,1)  #=> 2000-01-01 20:15:01 UTC
Time.gm(2000,"jan",1,20,15,1)   #=> 2000-01-01 20:15:01 UTC

Overloads:

  • .utc(year) ⇒ Time

    Returns:

  • .utc(year, month) ⇒ Time

    Returns:

  • .utc(year, month, day) ⇒ Time

    Returns:

  • .utc(year, month, day, hour) ⇒ Time

    Returns:

  • .utc(year, month, day, hour, min) ⇒ Time

    Returns:

  • .utc(year, month, day, hour, min, sec_with_frac) ⇒ Time

    Returns:

  • .utc(year, month, day, hour, min, sec, usec_with_frac) ⇒ Time

    Returns:

  • .utc(sec, min, hour, day, month, year, wday, yday, isdst, tz) ⇒ Time

    Returns:

  • .gm(year) ⇒ Time

    Returns:

  • .gm(year, month) ⇒ Time

    Returns:

  • .gm(year, month, day) ⇒ Time

    Returns:

  • .gm(year, month, day, hour) ⇒ Time

    Returns:

  • .gm(year, month, day, hour, min) ⇒ Time

    Returns:

  • .gm(year, month, day, hour, min, sec_with_frac) ⇒ Time

    Returns:

  • .gm(year, month, day, hour, min, sec, usec_with_frac) ⇒ Time

    Returns:

  • .gm(sec, min, hour, day, month, year, wday, yday, isdst, tz) ⇒ Time

    Returns:



# File 'time.c'

/*
 *  call-seq:
 *    Time.utc(year) -> time
 *    Time.utc(year, month) -> time
 *    Time.utc(year, month, day) -> time
 *    Time.utc(year, month, day, hour) -> time
 *    Time.utc(year, month, day, hour, min) -> time
 *    Time.utc(year, month, day, hour, min, sec_with_frac) -> time
 *    Time.utc(year, month, day, hour, min, sec, usec_with_frac) -> time
 *    Time.utc(sec, min, hour, day, month, year, wday, yday, isdst, tz) -> time
 *    Time.gm(year) -> time
 *    Time.gm(year, month) -> time
 *    Time.gm(year, month, day) -> time
 *    Time.gm(year, month, day, hour) -> time
 *    Time.gm(year, month, day, hour, min) -> time
 *    Time.gm(year, month, day, hour, min, sec_with_frac) -> time
 *    Time.gm(year, month, day, hour, min, sec, usec_with_frac) -> time
 *    Time.gm(sec, min, hour, day, month, year, wday, yday, isdst, tz) -> time
 *
 *  Creates a time based on given values, interpreted as UTC (GMT). The
 *  year must be specified. Other values default to the minimum value
 *  for that field (and may be <code>nil</code> or omitted). Months may
 *  be specified by numbers from 1 to 12, or by the three-letter English
 *  month names. Hours are specified on a 24-hour clock (0..23). Raises
 *  an <code>ArgumentError</code> if any values are out of range. Will
 *  also accept ten arguments in the order output by
 *  <code>Time#to_a</code>.
 *  <i>sec_with_frac</i> and <i>usec_with_frac</i> can have a fractional part.
 *
 *     Time.utc(2000,"jan",1,20,15,1)  #=> 2000-01-01 20:15:01 UTC
 *     Time.gm(2000,"jan",1,20,15,1)   #=> 2000-01-01 20:15:01 UTC
 */
static VALUE
time_s_mkutc(int argc, VALUE *argv, VALUE klass)
{
    return time_utc_or_local(argc, argv, TRUE, klass);
}

.local(year) ⇒ Time .local(year, month) ⇒ Time .local(year, month, day) ⇒ Time .local(year, month, day, hour) ⇒ Time .local(year, month, day, hour, min) ⇒ Time .local(year, month, day, hour, min, sec_with_frac) ⇒ Time .local(year, month, day, hour, min, sec, usec_with_frac) ⇒ Time .local(sec, min, hour, day, month, year, wday, yday, isdst, tz) ⇒ Time .mktime(year) ⇒ Time .mktime(year, month) ⇒ Time .mktime(year, month, day) ⇒ Time .mktime(year, month, day, hour) ⇒ Time .mktime(year, month, day, hour, min) ⇒ Time .mktime(year, month, day, hour, min, sec_with_frac) ⇒ Time .mktime(year, month, day, hour, min, sec, usec_with_frac) ⇒ Time .mktime(sec, min, hour, day, month, year, wday, yday, isdst, tz) ⇒ Time

Same as Time::gm, but interprets the values in the local time zone.

Time.local(2000,"jan",1,20,15,1)   #=> 2000-01-01 20:15:01 -0600

Overloads:

  • .local(year) ⇒ Time

    Returns:

  • .local(year, month) ⇒ Time

    Returns:

  • .local(year, month, day) ⇒ Time

    Returns:

  • .local(year, month, day, hour) ⇒ Time

    Returns:

  • .local(year, month, day, hour, min) ⇒ Time

    Returns:

  • .local(year, month, day, hour, min, sec_with_frac) ⇒ Time

    Returns:

  • .local(year, month, day, hour, min, sec, usec_with_frac) ⇒ Time

    Returns:

  • .local(sec, min, hour, day, month, year, wday, yday, isdst, tz) ⇒ Time

    Returns:

  • .mktime(year) ⇒ Time

    Returns:

  • .mktime(year, month) ⇒ Time

    Returns:

  • .mktime(year, month, day) ⇒ Time

    Returns:

  • .mktime(year, month, day, hour) ⇒ Time

    Returns:

  • .mktime(year, month, day, hour, min) ⇒ Time

    Returns:

  • .mktime(year, month, day, hour, min, sec_with_frac) ⇒ Time

    Returns:

  • .mktime(year, month, day, hour, min, sec, usec_with_frac) ⇒ Time

    Returns:

  • .mktime(sec, min, hour, day, month, year, wday, yday, isdst, tz) ⇒ Time

    Returns:



# File 'time.c'

/*
 *  call-seq:
 *   Time.local(year) -> time
 *   Time.local(year, month) -> time
 *   Time.local(year, month, day) -> time
 *   Time.local(year, month, day, hour) -> time
 *   Time.local(year, month, day, hour, min) -> time
 *   Time.local(year, month, day, hour, min, sec_with_frac) -> time
 *   Time.local(year, month, day, hour, min, sec, usec_with_frac) -> time
 *   Time.local(sec, min, hour, day, month, year, wday, yday, isdst, tz) -> time
 *   Time.mktime(year) -> time
 *   Time.mktime(year, month) -> time
 *   Time.mktime(year, month, day) -> time
 *   Time.mktime(year, month, day, hour) -> time
 *   Time.mktime(year, month, day, hour, min) -> time
 *   Time.mktime(year, month, day, hour, min, sec_with_frac) -> time
 *   Time.mktime(year, month, day, hour, min, sec, usec_with_frac) -> time
 *   Time.mktime(sec, min, hour, day, month, year, wday, yday, isdst, tz) -> time
 *
 *  Same as <code>Time::gm</code>, but interprets the values in the
 *  local time zone.
 *
 *     Time.local(2000,"jan",1,20,15,1)   #=> 2000-01-01 20:15:01 -0600
 */

static VALUE
time_s_mktime(int argc, VALUE *argv, VALUE klass)
{
    return time_utc_or_local(argc, argv, FALSE, klass);
}

.local(year) ⇒ Time .local(year, month) ⇒ Time .local(year, month, day) ⇒ Time .local(year, month, day, hour) ⇒ Time .local(year, month, day, hour, min) ⇒ Time .local(year, month, day, hour, min, sec_with_frac) ⇒ Time .local(year, month, day, hour, min, sec, usec_with_frac) ⇒ Time .local(sec, min, hour, day, month, year, wday, yday, isdst, tz) ⇒ Time .mktime(year) ⇒ Time .mktime(year, month) ⇒ Time .mktime(year, month, day) ⇒ Time .mktime(year, month, day, hour) ⇒ Time .mktime(year, month, day, hour, min) ⇒ Time .mktime(year, month, day, hour, min, sec_with_frac) ⇒ Time .mktime(year, month, day, hour, min, sec, usec_with_frac) ⇒ Time .mktime(sec, min, hour, day, month, year, wday, yday, isdst, tz) ⇒ Time

Same as Time::gm, but interprets the values in the local time zone.

Time.local(2000,"jan",1,20,15,1)   #=> 2000-01-01 20:15:01 -0600

Overloads:

  • .local(year) ⇒ Time

    Returns:

  • .local(year, month) ⇒ Time

    Returns:

  • .local(year, month, day) ⇒ Time

    Returns:

  • .local(year, month, day, hour) ⇒ Time

    Returns:

  • .local(year, month, day, hour, min) ⇒ Time

    Returns:

  • .local(year, month, day, hour, min, sec_with_frac) ⇒ Time

    Returns:

  • .local(year, month, day, hour, min, sec, usec_with_frac) ⇒ Time

    Returns:

  • .local(sec, min, hour, day, month, year, wday, yday, isdst, tz) ⇒ Time

    Returns:

  • .mktime(year) ⇒ Time

    Returns:

  • .mktime(year, month) ⇒ Time

    Returns:

  • .mktime(year, month, day) ⇒ Time

    Returns:

  • .mktime(year, month, day, hour) ⇒ Time

    Returns:

  • .mktime(year, month, day, hour, min) ⇒ Time

    Returns:

  • .mktime(year, month, day, hour, min, sec_with_frac) ⇒ Time

    Returns:

  • .mktime(year, month, day, hour, min, sec, usec_with_frac) ⇒ Time

    Returns:

  • .mktime(sec, min, hour, day, month, year, wday, yday, isdst, tz) ⇒ Time

    Returns:



# File 'time.c'

/*
 *  call-seq:
 *   Time.local(year) -> time
 *   Time.local(year, month) -> time
 *   Time.local(year, month, day) -> time
 *   Time.local(year, month, day, hour) -> time
 *   Time.local(year, month, day, hour, min) -> time
 *   Time.local(year, month, day, hour, min, sec_with_frac) -> time
 *   Time.local(year, month, day, hour, min, sec, usec_with_frac) -> time
 *   Time.local(sec, min, hour, day, month, year, wday, yday, isdst, tz) -> time
 *   Time.mktime(year) -> time
 *   Time.mktime(year, month) -> time
 *   Time.mktime(year, month, day) -> time
 *   Time.mktime(year, month, day, hour) -> time
 *   Time.mktime(year, month, day, hour, min) -> time
 *   Time.mktime(year, month, day, hour, min, sec_with_frac) -> time
 *   Time.mktime(year, month, day, hour, min, sec, usec_with_frac) -> time
 *   Time.mktime(sec, min, hour, day, month, year, wday, yday, isdst, tz) -> time
 *
 *  Same as <code>Time::gm</code>, but interprets the values in the
 *  local time zone.
 *
 *     Time.local(2000,"jan",1,20,15,1)   #=> 2000-01-01 20:15:01 -0600
 */

static VALUE
time_s_mktime(int argc, VALUE *argv, VALUE klass)
{
    return time_utc_or_local(argc, argv, FALSE, klass);
}

.nowObject

Synonym for Time.new. Returns a Time object initialized to the current system time.



# File 'time.c'

/*
 *  call-seq:
 *     Time.now -> time
 *
 *  Creates a new time object for the current time.
 *
 *     Time.now            #=> 2009-06-24 12:39:54 +0900
 */

static VALUE
time_s_now(VALUE klass)
{
    return rb_class_new_instance(0, NULL, klass);
}

.utc(year) ⇒ Time .utc(year, month) ⇒ Time .utc(year, month, day) ⇒ Time .utc(year, month, day, hour) ⇒ Time .utc(year, month, day, hour, min) ⇒ Time .utc(year, month, day, hour, min, sec_with_frac) ⇒ Time .utc(year, month, day, hour, min, sec, usec_with_frac) ⇒ Time .utc(sec, min, hour, day, month, year, wday, yday, isdst, tz) ⇒ Time .gm(year) ⇒ Time .gm(year, month) ⇒ Time .gm(year, month, day) ⇒ Time .gm(year, month, day, hour) ⇒ Time .gm(year, month, day, hour, min) ⇒ Time .gm(year, month, day, hour, min, sec_with_frac) ⇒ Time .gm(year, month, day, hour, min, sec, usec_with_frac) ⇒ Time .gm(sec, min, hour, day, month, year, wday, yday, isdst, tz) ⇒ Time

Creates a time based on given values, interpreted as UTC (GMT). The year must be specified. Other values default to the minimum value for that field (and may be nil or omitted). Months may be specified by numbers from 1 to 12, or by the three-letter English month names. Hours are specified on a 24-hour clock (0..23). Raises an ArgumentError if any values are out of range. Will also accept ten arguments in the order output by Time#to_a. sec_with_frac and usec_with_frac can have a fractional part.

Time.utc(2000,"jan",1,20,15,1)  #=> 2000-01-01 20:15:01 UTC
Time.gm(2000,"jan",1,20,15,1)   #=> 2000-01-01 20:15:01 UTC

Overloads:

  • .utc(year) ⇒ Time

    Returns:

  • .utc(year, month) ⇒ Time

    Returns:

  • .utc(year, month, day) ⇒ Time

    Returns:

  • .utc(year, month, day, hour) ⇒ Time

    Returns:

  • .utc(year, month, day, hour, min) ⇒ Time

    Returns:

  • .utc(year, month, day, hour, min, sec_with_frac) ⇒ Time

    Returns:

  • .utc(year, month, day, hour, min, sec, usec_with_frac) ⇒ Time

    Returns:

  • .utc(sec, min, hour, day, month, year, wday, yday, isdst, tz) ⇒ Time

    Returns:

  • .gm(year) ⇒ Time

    Returns:

  • .gm(year, month) ⇒ Time

    Returns:

  • .gm(year, month, day) ⇒ Time

    Returns:

  • .gm(year, month, day, hour) ⇒ Time

    Returns:

  • .gm(year, month, day, hour, min) ⇒ Time

    Returns:

  • .gm(year, month, day, hour, min, sec_with_frac) ⇒ Time

    Returns:

  • .gm(year, month, day, hour, min, sec, usec_with_frac) ⇒ Time

    Returns:

  • .gm(sec, min, hour, day, month, year, wday, yday, isdst, tz) ⇒ Time

    Returns:



# File 'time.c'

/*
 *  call-seq:
 *    Time.utc(year) -> time
 *    Time.utc(year, month) -> time
 *    Time.utc(year, month, day) -> time
 *    Time.utc(year, month, day, hour) -> time
 *    Time.utc(year, month, day, hour, min) -> time
 *    Time.utc(year, month, day, hour, min, sec_with_frac) -> time
 *    Time.utc(year, month, day, hour, min, sec, usec_with_frac) -> time
 *    Time.utc(sec, min, hour, day, month, year, wday, yday, isdst, tz) -> time
 *    Time.gm(year) -> time
 *    Time.gm(year, month) -> time
 *    Time.gm(year, month, day) -> time
 *    Time.gm(year, month, day, hour) -> time
 *    Time.gm(year, month, day, hour, min) -> time
 *    Time.gm(year, month, day, hour, min, sec_with_frac) -> time
 *    Time.gm(year, month, day, hour, min, sec, usec_with_frac) -> time
 *    Time.gm(sec, min, hour, day, month, year, wday, yday, isdst, tz) -> time
 *
 *  Creates a time based on given values, interpreted as UTC (GMT). The
 *  year must be specified. Other values default to the minimum value
 *  for that field (and may be <code>nil</code> or omitted). Months may
 *  be specified by numbers from 1 to 12, or by the three-letter English
 *  month names. Hours are specified on a 24-hour clock (0..23). Raises
 *  an <code>ArgumentError</code> if any values are out of range. Will
 *  also accept ten arguments in the order output by
 *  <code>Time#to_a</code>.
 *  <i>sec_with_frac</i> and <i>usec_with_frac</i> can have a fractional part.
 *
 *     Time.utc(2000,"jan",1,20,15,1)  #=> 2000-01-01 20:15:01 UTC
 *     Time.gm(2000,"jan",1,20,15,1)   #=> 2000-01-01 20:15:01 UTC
 */
static VALUE
time_s_mkutc(int argc, VALUE *argv, VALUE klass)
{
    return time_utc_or_local(argc, argv, TRUE, klass);
}

Instance Method Details

#+(numeric) ⇒ Time

Addition---Adds some number of seconds (possibly fractional) to time and returns that value as a new time.

t = Time.now         #=> 2007-11-19 08:22:21 -0600
t + (60 * 60 * 24)   #=> 2007-11-20 08:22:21 -0600

Returns:



# File 'time.c'

/*
 *  call-seq:
 *     time + numeric -> time
 *
 *  Addition---Adds some number of seconds (possibly fractional) to
 *  <i>time</i> and returns that value as a new time.
 *
 *     t = Time.now         #=> 2007-11-19 08:22:21 -0600
 *     t + (60 * 60 * 24)   #=> 2007-11-20 08:22:21 -0600
 */

static VALUE
time_plus(VALUE time1, VALUE time2)
{
    struct time_object *tobj;
    GetTimeval(time1, tobj);

    if (IsTimeval(time2)) {
    rb_raise(rb_eTypeError, "time + time?");
    }
    return time_add(tobj, time2, 1);
}

#-(other_time) ⇒ Float #-(numeric) ⇒ Time

Difference---Returns a new time that represents the difference between two times, or subtracts the given number of seconds in numeric from time.

t = Time.now       #=> 2007-11-19 08:23:10 -0600
t2 = t + 2592000   #=> 2007-12-19 08:23:10 -0600
t2 - t             #=> 2592000.0
t2 - 2592000       #=> 2007-11-19 08:23:10 -0600

Overloads:



# File 'time.c'

/*
 *  call-seq:
 *     time - other_time -> float
 *     time - numeric    -> time
 *
 *  Difference---Returns a new time that represents the difference
 *  between two times, or subtracts the given number of seconds in
 *  <i>numeric</i> from <i>time</i>.
 *
 *     t = Time.now       #=> 2007-11-19 08:23:10 -0600
 *     t2 = t + 2592000   #=> 2007-12-19 08:23:10 -0600
 *     t2 - t             #=> 2592000.0
 *     t2 - 2592000       #=> 2007-11-19 08:23:10 -0600
 */

static VALUE
time_minus(VALUE time1, VALUE time2)
{
    struct time_object *tobj;

    GetTimeval(time1, tobj);
    if (IsTimeval(time2)) {
    struct time_object *tobj2;

    GetTimeval(time2, tobj2);
        return rb_Float(rb_time_unmagnify_to_float(wsub(tobj->timew, tobj2->timew)));
    }
    return time_add(tobj, time2, -1);
}

#<=>(other_time) ⇒ -1, ...

Comparison---Compares time with other_time.

t = Time.now       #=> 2007-11-19 08:12:12 -0600
t2 = t + 2592000   #=> 2007-12-19 08:12:12 -0600
t <=> t2           #=> -1
t2 <=> t           #=> 1

t = Time.now       #=> 2007-11-19 08:13:38 -0600
t2 = t + 0.1       #=> 2007-11-19 08:13:38 -0600
t.nsec             #=> 98222999
t2.nsec            #=> 198222999
t <=> t2           #=> -1
t2 <=> t           #=> 1
t <=> t            #=> 0

Returns:

  • (-1, 0, +1, nil)


# File 'time.c'

/*
 *  call-seq:
 *     time <=> other_time -> -1, 0, +1 or nil
 *
 *  Comparison---Compares <i>time</i> with <i>other_time</i>.
 *
 *     t = Time.now       #=> 2007-11-19 08:12:12 -0600
 *     t2 = t + 2592000   #=> 2007-12-19 08:12:12 -0600
 *     t <=> t2           #=> -1
 *     t2 <=> t           #=> 1
 *
 *     t = Time.now       #=> 2007-11-19 08:13:38 -0600
 *     t2 = t + 0.1       #=> 2007-11-19 08:13:38 -0600
 *     t.nsec             #=> 98222999
 *     t2.nsec            #=> 198222999
 *     t <=> t2           #=> -1
 *     t2 <=> t           #=> 1
 *     t <=> t            #=> 0
 */

static VALUE
time_cmp(VALUE time1, VALUE time2)
{
    struct time_object *tobj1, *tobj2;
    int n;

    GetTimeval(time1, tobj1);
    if (IsTimeval(time2)) {
    GetTimeval(time2, tobj2);
    n = wcmp(tobj1->timew, tobj2->timew);
    }
    else {
    VALUE tmp;

    tmp = rb_funcall(time2, rb_intern("<=>"), 1, time1);
    if (NIL_P(tmp)) return Qnil;

    n = -rb_cmpint(tmp, time1, time2);
    }
    if (n == 0) return INT2FIX(0);
    if (n > 0) return INT2FIX(1);
    return INT2FIX(-1);
}

#_dumpString

Dump time for marshaling.

Returns:



# File 'time.c'

/*
 * call-seq:
 *   time._dump   -> string
 *
 * Dump _time_ for marshaling.
 */

static VALUE
time_dump(int argc, VALUE *argv, VALUE time)
{
    VALUE str;

    rb_scan_args(argc, argv, "01", 0);
    str = time_mdump(time);

    return str;
}

#asctimeString #ctimeString

Returns a canonical string representation of time.

Time.now.asctime   #=> "Wed Apr  9 08:56:03 2003"

Overloads:



# File 'time.c'

/*
 *  call-seq:
 *     time.asctime -> string
 *     time.ctime   -> string
 *
 *  Returns a canonical string representation of <i>time</i>.
 *
 *     Time.now.asctime   #=> "Wed Apr  9 08:56:03 2003"
 */

static VALUE
time_asctime(VALUE time)
{
    struct time_object *tobj;

    GetTimeval(time, tobj);
    return strftimev("%a %b %e %T %Y", time);
}

#asctimeString #ctimeString

Returns a canonical string representation of time.

Time.now.asctime   #=> "Wed Apr  9 08:56:03 2003"

Overloads:



# File 'time.c'

/*
 *  call-seq:
 *     time.asctime -> string
 *     time.ctime   -> string
 *
 *  Returns a canonical string representation of <i>time</i>.
 *
 *     Time.now.asctime   #=> "Wed Apr  9 08:56:03 2003"
 */

static VALUE
time_asctime(VALUE time)
{
    struct time_object *tobj;

    GetTimeval(time, tobj);
    return strftimev("%a %b %e %T %Y", time);
}

#dayFixnum #mdayFixnum

Returns the day of the month (1..n) for time.

t = Time.now   #=> 2007-11-19 08:27:03 -0600
t.day          #=> 19
t.mday         #=> 19

Overloads:



# File 'time.c'

/*
 *  call-seq:
 *     time.day  -> fixnum
 *     time.mday -> fixnum
 *
 *  Returns the day of the month (1..n) for <i>time</i>.
 *
 *     t = Time.now   #=> 2007-11-19 08:27:03 -0600
 *     t.day          #=> 19
 *     t.mday         #=> 19
 */

static VALUE
time_mday(VALUE time)
{
    struct time_object *tobj;

    GetTimeval(time, tobj);
    MAKE_TM(time, tobj);
    return INT2FIX(tobj->vtm.mday);
}

#isdstBoolean #dst?Boolean

Returns true if time occurs during Daylight Saving Time in its time zone.

# CST6CDT:
  Time.local(2000, 1, 1).zone    #=> "CST"
  Time.local(2000, 1, 1).isdst   #=> false
  Time.local(2000, 1, 1).dst?    #=> false
  Time.local(2000, 7, 1).zone    #=> "CDT"
  Time.local(2000, 7, 1).isdst   #=> true
  Time.local(2000, 7, 1).dst?    #=> true

# Asia/Tokyo:
  Time.local(2000, 1, 1).zone    #=> "JST"
  Time.local(2000, 1, 1).isdst   #=> false
  Time.local(2000, 1, 1).dst?    #=> false
  Time.local(2000, 7, 1).zone    #=> "JST"
  Time.local(2000, 7, 1).isdst   #=> false
  Time.local(2000, 7, 1).dst?    #=> false

Overloads:

  • #isdstBoolean

    Returns:

    • (Boolean)
  • #dst?Boolean

    Returns:

    • (Boolean)


# File 'time.c'

/*
 *  call-seq:
 *     time.isdst -> true or false
 *     time.dst?  -> true or false
 *
 *  Returns <code>true</code> if <i>time</i> occurs during Daylight
 *  Saving Time in its time zone.
 *
 *   # CST6CDT:
 *     Time.local(2000, 1, 1).zone    #=> "CST"
 *     Time.local(2000, 1, 1).isdst   #=> false
 *     Time.local(2000, 1, 1).dst?    #=> false
 *     Time.local(2000, 7, 1).zone    #=> "CDT"
 *     Time.local(2000, 7, 1).isdst   #=> true
 *     Time.local(2000, 7, 1).dst?    #=> true
 *
 *   # Asia/Tokyo:
 *     Time.local(2000, 1, 1).zone    #=> "JST"
 *     Time.local(2000, 1, 1).isdst   #=> false
 *     Time.local(2000, 1, 1).dst?    #=> false
 *     Time.local(2000, 7, 1).zone    #=> "JST"
 *     Time.local(2000, 7, 1).isdst   #=> false
 *     Time.local(2000, 7, 1).dst?    #=> false
 */

static VALUE
time_isdst(VALUE time)
{
    struct time_object *tobj;

    GetTimeval(time, tobj);
    MAKE_TM(time, tobj);
    return tobj->vtm.isdst ? Qtrue : Qfalse;
}

#eql?(other_time) ⇒ Object

Return true if time and other_time are both Time objects with the same seconds and fractional seconds.



# File 'time.c'

/*
 * call-seq:
 *  time.eql?(other_time)
 *
 * Return <code>true</code> if <i>time</i> and <i>other_time</i> are
 * both <code>Time</code> objects with the same seconds and fractional
 * seconds.
 */

static VALUE
time_eql(VALUE time1, VALUE time2)
{
    struct time_object *tobj1, *tobj2;

    GetTimeval(time1, tobj1);
    if (IsTimeval(time2)) {
    GetTimeval(time2, tobj2);
        return rb_equal(w2v(tobj1->timew), w2v(tobj2->timew));
    }
    return Qfalse;
}

#friday?Boolean

Returns true if time represents Friday.

t = Time.local(1987, 12, 18)     #=> 1987-12-18 00:00:00 -0600
t.friday?                        #=> true

Returns:

  • (Boolean)


# File 'time.c'

/*
 *  call-seq:
 *     time.friday? -> true or false
 *
 *  Returns <code>true</code> if <i>time</i> represents Friday.
 *
 *     t = Time.local(1987, 12, 18)     #=> 1987-12-18 00:00:00 -0600
 *     t.friday?                        #=> true
 */

static VALUE
time_friday(VALUE time)
{
    wday_p(5);
}

#getgmTime #getutcTime

Returns a new new_time object representing time in UTC.

t = Time.local(2000,1,1,20,15,1)   #=> 2000-01-01 20:15:01 -0600
t.gmt?                             #=> false
y = t.getgm                        #=> 2000-01-02 02:15:01 UTC
y.gmt?                             #=> true
t == y                             #=> true

Overloads:



# File 'time.c'

/*
 *  call-seq:
 *     time.getgm  -> new_time
 *     time.getutc -> new_time
 *
 *  Returns a new <code>new_time</code> object representing <i>time</i> in
 *  UTC.
 *
 *     t = Time.local(2000,1,1,20,15,1)   #=> 2000-01-01 20:15:01 -0600
 *     t.gmt?                             #=> false
 *     y = t.getgm                        #=> 2000-01-02 02:15:01 UTC
 *     y.gmt?                             #=> true
 *     t == y                             #=> true
 */

static VALUE
time_getgmtime(VALUE time)
{
    return time_gmtime(time_dup(time));
}

#getlocalTime #getlocal(utc_offset) ⇒ Time

Returns a new new_time object representing time in local time (using the local time zone in effect for this process).

If utc_offset is given, it is used instead of the local time.

t = Time.utc(2000,1,1,20,15,1)  #=> 2000-01-01 20:15:01 UTC
t.utc?                          #=> true

l = t.getlocal                  #=> 2000-01-01 14:15:01 -0600
l.utc?                          #=> false
t == l                          #=> true

j = t.getlocal("+09:00")        #=> 2000-01-02 05:15:01 +0900
j.utc?                          #=> false
t == j                          #=> true

Overloads:

  • #getlocalTime

    Returns:

  • #getlocal(utc_offset) ⇒ Time

    Returns:



# File 'time.c'

/*
 *  call-seq:
 *     time.getlocal -> new_time
 *     time.getlocal(utc_offset) -> new_time
 *
 *  Returns a new <code>new_time</code> object representing <i>time</i> in
 *  local time (using the local time zone in effect for this process).
 *
 *  If _utc_offset_ is given, it is used instead of the local time.
 *
 *     t = Time.utc(2000,1,1,20,15,1)  #=> 2000-01-01 20:15:01 UTC
 *     t.utc?                          #=> true
 *
 *     l = t.getlocal                  #=> 2000-01-01 14:15:01 -0600
 *     l.utc?                          #=> false
 *     t == l                          #=> true
 *
 *     j = t.getlocal("+09:00")        #=> 2000-01-02 05:15:01 +0900
 *     j.utc?                          #=> false
 *     t == j                          #=> true
 */

static VALUE
time_getlocaltime(int argc, VALUE *argv, VALUE time)
{
    VALUE off;
    rb_scan_args(argc, argv, "01", &off);

    if (!NIL_P(off)) {
        off = utc_offset_arg(off);
        validate_utc_offset(off);

        time = time_dup(time);
        time_set_utc_offset(time, off);
        return time_fixoff(time);
    }

    return time_localtime(time_dup(time));
}

#getgmTime #getutcTime

Returns a new new_time object representing time in UTC.

t = Time.local(2000,1,1,20,15,1)   #=> 2000-01-01 20:15:01 -0600
t.gmt?                             #=> false
y = t.getgm                        #=> 2000-01-02 02:15:01 UTC
y.gmt?                             #=> true
t == y                             #=> true

Overloads:



# File 'time.c'

/*
 *  call-seq:
 *     time.getgm  -> new_time
 *     time.getutc -> new_time
 *
 *  Returns a new <code>new_time</code> object representing <i>time</i> in
 *  UTC.
 *
 *     t = Time.local(2000,1,1,20,15,1)   #=> 2000-01-01 20:15:01 -0600
 *     t.gmt?                             #=> false
 *     y = t.getgm                        #=> 2000-01-02 02:15:01 UTC
 *     y.gmt?                             #=> true
 *     t == y                             #=> true
 */

static VALUE
time_getgmtime(VALUE time)
{
    return time_gmtime(time_dup(time));
}

#utc?Boolean #gmt?Boolean

Returns true if time represents a time in UTC (GMT).

t = Time.now                        #=> 2007-11-19 08:15:23 -0600
t.utc?                              #=> false
t = Time.gm(2000,"jan",1,20,15,1)   #=> 2000-01-01 20:15:01 UTC
t.utc?                              #=> true

t = Time.now                        #=> 2007-11-19 08:16:03 -0600
t.gmt?                              #=> false
t = Time.gm(2000,1,1,20,15,1)       #=> 2000-01-01 20:15:01 UTC
t.gmt?                              #=> true

Overloads:

  • #utc?Boolean

    Returns:

    • (Boolean)
  • #gmt?Boolean

    Returns:

    • (Boolean)


# File 'time.c'

/*
 *  call-seq:
 *     time.utc? -> true or false
 *     time.gmt? -> true or false
 *
 *  Returns <code>true</code> if <i>time</i> represents a time in UTC
 *  (GMT).
 *
 *     t = Time.now                        #=> 2007-11-19 08:15:23 -0600
 *     t.utc?                              #=> false
 *     t = Time.gm(2000,"jan",1,20,15,1)   #=> 2000-01-01 20:15:01 UTC
 *     t.utc?                              #=> true
 *
 *     t = Time.now                        #=> 2007-11-19 08:16:03 -0600
 *     t.gmt?                              #=> false
 *     t = Time.gm(2000,1,1,20,15,1)       #=> 2000-01-01 20:15:01 UTC
 *     t.gmt?                              #=> true
 */

static VALUE
time_utc_p(VALUE time)
{
    struct time_object *tobj;

    GetTimeval(time, tobj);
    if (TIME_UTC_P(tobj)) return Qtrue;
    return Qfalse;
}

#gmt_offsetFixnum #gmtoffFixnum #utc_offsetFixnum

Returns the offset in seconds between the timezone of time and UTC.

t = Time.gm(2000,1,1,20,15,1)   #=> 2000-01-01 20:15:01 UTC
t.gmt_offset                    #=> 0
l = t.getlocal                  #=> 2000-01-01 14:15:01 -0600
l.gmt_offset                    #=> -21600

Overloads:



# File 'time.c'

/*
 *  call-seq:
 *     time.gmt_offset -> fixnum
 *     time.gmtoff     -> fixnum
 *     time.utc_offset -> fixnum
 *
 *  Returns the offset in seconds between the timezone of <i>time</i>
 *  and UTC.
 *
 *     t = Time.gm(2000,1,1,20,15,1)   #=> 2000-01-01 20:15:01 UTC
 *     t.gmt_offset                    #=> 0
 *     l = t.getlocal                  #=> 2000-01-01 14:15:01 -0600
 *     l.gmt_offset                    #=> -21600
 */

static VALUE
time_utc_offset(VALUE time)
{
    struct time_object *tobj;

    GetTimeval(time, tobj);
    MAKE_TM(time, tobj);

    if (TIME_UTC_P(tobj)) {
    return INT2FIX(0);
    }
    else {
    return tobj->vtm.utc_offset;
    }
}

#gmtimeTime #utcTime

Converts time to UTC (GMT), modifying the receiver.

t = Time.now   #=> 2007-11-19 08:18:31 -0600
t.gmt?         #=> false
t.gmtime       #=> 2007-11-19 14:18:31 UTC
t.gmt?         #=> true

t = Time.now   #=> 2007-11-19 08:18:51 -0600
t.utc?         #=> false
t.utc          #=> 2007-11-19 14:18:51 UTC
t.utc?         #=> true

Overloads:



# File 'time.c'

/*
 *  call-seq:
 *     time.gmtime    -> time
 *     time.utc       -> time
 *
 *  Converts <i>time</i> to UTC (GMT), modifying the receiver.
 *
 *     t = Time.now   #=> 2007-11-19 08:18:31 -0600
 *     t.gmt?         #=> false
 *     t.gmtime       #=> 2007-11-19 14:18:31 UTC
 *     t.gmt?         #=> true
 *
 *     t = Time.now   #=> 2007-11-19 08:18:51 -0600
 *     t.utc?         #=> false
 *     t.utc          #=> 2007-11-19 14:18:51 UTC
 *     t.utc?         #=> true
 */

static VALUE
time_gmtime(VALUE time)
{
    struct time_object *tobj;
    struct vtm vtm;

    GetTimeval(time, tobj);
    if (TIME_UTC_P(tobj)) {
    if (tobj->tm_got)
        return time;
    }
    else {
    time_modify(time);
    }

    if (!gmtimew(tobj->timew, &vtm))
    rb_raise(rb_eArgError, "gmtime error");
    tobj->vtm = vtm;

    tobj->tm_got = 1;
    TIME_SET_UTC(tobj);
    return time;
}

#gmt_offsetFixnum #gmtoffFixnum #utc_offsetFixnum

Returns the offset in seconds between the timezone of time and UTC.

t = Time.gm(2000,1,1,20,15,1)   #=> 2000-01-01 20:15:01 UTC
t.gmt_offset                    #=> 0
l = t.getlocal                  #=> 2000-01-01 14:15:01 -0600
l.gmt_offset                    #=> -21600

Overloads:



# File 'time.c'

/*
 *  call-seq:
 *     time.gmt_offset -> fixnum
 *     time.gmtoff     -> fixnum
 *     time.utc_offset -> fixnum
 *
 *  Returns the offset in seconds between the timezone of <i>time</i>
 *  and UTC.
 *
 *     t = Time.gm(2000,1,1,20,15,1)   #=> 2000-01-01 20:15:01 UTC
 *     t.gmt_offset                    #=> 0
 *     l = t.getlocal                  #=> 2000-01-01 14:15:01 -0600
 *     l.gmt_offset                    #=> -21600
 */

static VALUE
time_utc_offset(VALUE time)
{
    struct time_object *tobj;

    GetTimeval(time, tobj);
    MAKE_TM(time, tobj);

    if (TIME_UTC_P(tobj)) {
    return INT2FIX(0);
    }
    else {
    return tobj->vtm.utc_offset;
    }
}

#hashFixnum

Return a hash code for this time object.

Returns:



# File 'time.c'

/*
 * call-seq:
 *   time.hash   -> fixnum
 *
 * Return a hash code for this time object.
 */

static VALUE
time_hash(VALUE time)
{
    struct time_object *tobj;

    GetTimeval(time, tobj);
    return rb_hash(w2v(tobj->timew));
}

#hourFixnum

Returns the hour of the day (0..23) for time.

t = Time.now   #=> 2007-11-19 08:26:20 -0600
t.hour         #=> 8

Returns:



# File 'time.c'

/*
 *  call-seq:
 *     time.hour -> fixnum
 *
 *  Returns the hour of the day (0..23) for <i>time</i>.
 *
 *     t = Time.now   #=> 2007-11-19 08:26:20 -0600
 *     t.hour         #=> 8
 */

static VALUE
time_hour(VALUE time)
{
    struct time_object *tobj;

    GetTimeval(time, tobj);
    MAKE_TM(time, tobj);
    return INT2FIX(tobj->vtm.hour);
}

#initialize_copyObject

:nodoc:



# File 'time.c'

/* :nodoc: */
static VALUE
time_init_copy(VALUE copy, VALUE time)
{
    struct time_object *tobj, *tcopy;

    if (copy == time) return copy;
    time_modify(copy);
    GetTimeval(time, tobj);
    GetTimeval(copy, tcopy);
    MEMCPY(tcopy, tobj, struct time_object, 1);

    return copy;
}

#inspectString #to_sString

Returns a string representing time. Equivalent to calling Time#strftime with a format string of "%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S %z" for a local time and "%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S UTC" for a UTC time.

Time.now.to_s       #=> "2007-10-05 16:09:51 +0900"
Time.now.utc.to_s   #=> "2007-10-05 07:09:51 UTC"

Overloads:



# File 'time.c'

/*
 *  call-seq:
 *     time.inspect -> string
 *     time.to_s    -> string
 *
 *  Returns a string representing <i>time</i>. Equivalent to calling
 *  <code>Time#strftime</code> with a format string of
 *  ``<code>%Y-%m-%d</code> <code>%H:%M:%S</code> <code>%z</code>''
 *  for a local time and
 *  ``<code>%Y-%m-%d</code> <code>%H:%M:%S</code> <code>UTC</code>''
 *  for a UTC time.
 *
 *     Time.now.to_s       #=> "2007-10-05 16:09:51 +0900"
 *     Time.now.utc.to_s   #=> "2007-10-05 07:09:51 UTC"
 */

static VALUE
time_to_s(VALUE time)
{
    struct time_object *tobj;

    GetTimeval(time, tobj);
    if (TIME_UTC_P(tobj))
        return strftimev("%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S UTC", time);
    else
        return strftimev("%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S %z", time);
}

#isdstBoolean #dst?Boolean

Returns true if time occurs during Daylight Saving Time in its time zone.

# CST6CDT:
  Time.local(2000, 1, 1).zone    #=> "CST"
  Time.local(2000, 1, 1).isdst   #=> false
  Time.local(2000, 1, 1).dst?    #=> false
  Time.local(2000, 7, 1).zone    #=> "CDT"
  Time.local(2000, 7, 1).isdst   #=> true
  Time.local(2000, 7, 1).dst?    #=> true

# Asia/Tokyo:
  Time.local(2000, 1, 1).zone    #=> "JST"
  Time.local(2000, 1, 1).isdst   #=> false
  Time.local(2000, 1, 1).dst?    #=> false
  Time.local(2000, 7, 1).zone    #=> "JST"
  Time.local(2000, 7, 1).isdst   #=> false
  Time.local(2000, 7, 1).dst?    #=> false

Overloads:

  • #isdstBoolean

    Returns:

    • (Boolean)
  • #dst?Boolean

    Returns:

    • (Boolean)


# File 'time.c'

/*
 *  call-seq:
 *     time.isdst -> true or false
 *     time.dst?  -> true or false
 *
 *  Returns <code>true</code> if <i>time</i> occurs during Daylight
 *  Saving Time in its time zone.
 *
 *   # CST6CDT:
 *     Time.local(2000, 1, 1).zone    #=> "CST"
 *     Time.local(2000, 1, 1).isdst   #=> false
 *     Time.local(2000, 1, 1).dst?    #=> false
 *     Time.local(2000, 7, 1).zone    #=> "CDT"
 *     Time.local(2000, 7, 1).isdst   #=> true
 *     Time.local(2000, 7, 1).dst?    #=> true
 *
 *   # Asia/Tokyo:
 *     Time.local(2000, 1, 1).zone    #=> "JST"
 *     Time.local(2000, 1, 1).isdst   #=> false
 *     Time.local(2000, 1, 1).dst?    #=> false
 *     Time.local(2000, 7, 1).zone    #=> "JST"
 *     Time.local(2000, 7, 1).isdst   #=> false
 *     Time.local(2000, 7, 1).dst?    #=> false
 */

static VALUE
time_isdst(VALUE time)
{
    struct time_object *tobj;

    GetTimeval(time, tobj);
    MAKE_TM(time, tobj);
    return tobj->vtm.isdst ? Qtrue : Qfalse;
}

#localtimeTime #localtime(utc_offset) ⇒ Time

Converts time to local time (using the local time zone in effect for this process) modifying the receiver.

If utc_offset is given, it is used instead of the local time.

t = Time.utc(2000, "jan", 1, 20, 15, 1) #=> 2000-01-01 20:15:01 UTC
t.utc?                                  #=> true

t.localtime                             #=> 2000-01-01 14:15:01 -0600
t.utc?                                  #=> false

t.localtime("+09:00")                   #=> 2000-01-02 05:15:01 +0900
t.utc?                                  #=> false

Overloads:

  • #localtimeTime

    Returns:

  • #localtime(utc_offset) ⇒ Time

    Returns:



# File 'time.c'

/*
 *  call-seq:
 *     time.localtime -> time
 *     time.localtime(utc_offset) -> time
 *
 *  Converts <i>time</i> to local time (using the local time zone in
 *  effect for this process) modifying the receiver.
 *
 *  If _utc_offset_ is given, it is used instead of the local time.
 *
 *     t = Time.utc(2000, "jan", 1, 20, 15, 1) #=> 2000-01-01 20:15:01 UTC
 *     t.utc?                                  #=> true
 *
 *     t.localtime                             #=> 2000-01-01 14:15:01 -0600
 *     t.utc?                                  #=> false
 *
 *     t.localtime("+09:00")                   #=> 2000-01-02 05:15:01 +0900
 *     t.utc?                                  #=> false
 */

static VALUE
time_localtime_m(int argc, VALUE *argv, VALUE time)
{
    VALUE off;
    rb_scan_args(argc, argv, "01", &off);

    if (!NIL_P(off)) {
        off = utc_offset_arg(off);
        validate_utc_offset(off);

        time_set_utc_offset(time, off);
        return time_fixoff(time);
    }

    return time_localtime(time);
}

#marshal_dumpObject

undocumented



# File 'time.c'

/*
 * undocumented
 */

static VALUE
time_mdump(VALUE time)
{
    struct time_object *tobj;
    unsigned long p, s;
    char buf[8];
    int i;
    VALUE str;

    struct vtm vtm;
    long year;
    long usec, nsec;
    VALUE subsecx, nano, subnano, v;

    GetTimeval(time, tobj);

    gmtimew(tobj->timew, &vtm);

    if (FIXNUM_P(vtm.year)) {
        year = FIX2LONG(vtm.year);
        if (year < 1900 || 1900+0xffff < year)
            rb_raise(rb_eArgError, "year too big to marshal: %ld UTC", year);
    }
    else {
        rb_raise(rb_eArgError, "year too big to marshal");
    }

    subsecx = vtm.subsecx;

    nano = mulquo(subsecx, INT2FIX(1000000000), INT2FIX(TIME_SCALE));
    divmodv(nano, INT2FIX(1), &v, &subnano);
    nsec = FIX2LONG(v);
    usec = nsec / 1000;
    nsec = nsec % 1000;

    nano = add(LONG2FIX(nsec), subnano);

    p = 0x1UL            << 31 | /*  1 */
    TIME_UTC_P(tobj) << 30 | /*  1 */
    (year-1900)      << 14 | /* 16 */
    (vtm.mon-1)      << 10 | /*  4 */
    vtm.mday         <<  5 | /*  5 */
    vtm.hour;                /*  5 */
    s = vtm.min          << 26 | /*  6 */
    vtm.sec          << 20 | /*  6 */
    usec;    /* 20 */

    for (i=0; i<4; i++) {
    buf[i] = (unsigned char)p;
    p = RSHIFT(p, 8);
    }
    for (i=4; i<8; i++) {
    buf[i] = (unsigned char)s;
    s = RSHIFT(s, 8);
    }

    str = rb_str_new(buf, 8);
    rb_copy_generic_ivar(str, time);
    if (!rb_equal(nano, INT2FIX(0))) {
        if (TYPE(nano) == T_RATIONAL) {
            rb_ivar_set(str, id_nano_num, RRATIONAL(nano)->num);
            rb_ivar_set(str, id_nano_den, RRATIONAL(nano)->den);
        }
        else {
            rb_ivar_set(str, id_nano_num, nano);
            rb_ivar_set(str, id_nano_den, INT2FIX(1));
        }
    }
    if (nsec) { /* submicro is only for Ruby 1.9.1 compatibility */
        /*
         * submicro is formatted in fixed-point packed BCD (without sign).
         * It represent digits under microsecond.
         * For nanosecond resolution, 3 digits (2 bytes) are used.
         * However it can be longer.
         * Extra digits are ignored for loading.
         */
        char buf[2];
        int len = (int)sizeof(buf);
        buf[1] = (char)((nsec % 10) << 4);
        nsec /= 10;
        buf[0] = (char)(nsec % 10);
        nsec /= 10;
        buf[0] |= (char)((nsec % 10) << 4);
        if (buf[1] == 0)
            len = 1;
        rb_ivar_set(str, id_submicro, rb_str_new(buf, len));
    }
    if (!TIME_UTC_P(tobj)) {
    VALUE off = time_utc_offset(time), div, mod;
    divmodv(off, INT2FIX(1), &div, &mod);
    if (rb_equal(mod, INT2FIX(0)))
        off = rb_Integer(div);
    rb_ivar_set(str, id_offset, off);
    }
    return str;
}

#marshal_loadObject

undocumented



# File 'time.c'

/*
 * undocumented
 */

static VALUE
time_mload(VALUE time, VALUE str)
{
    struct time_object *tobj;
    unsigned long p, s;
    time_t sec;
    long usec;
    unsigned char *buf;
    struct vtm vtm;
    int i, gmt;
    long nsec;
    VALUE submicro, nano_num, nano_den, offset;
    wideval_t timew;

    time_modify(time);

    nano_num = rb_attr_get(str, id_nano_num);
    if (nano_num != Qnil) {
        st_delete(rb_generic_ivar_table(str), (st_data_t*)&id_nano_num, 0);
    }
    nano_den = rb_attr_get(str, id_nano_den);
    if (nano_den != Qnil) {
        st_delete(rb_generic_ivar_table(str), (st_data_t*)&id_nano_den, 0);
    }
    submicro = rb_attr_get(str, id_submicro);
    if (submicro != Qnil) {
        st_delete(rb_generic_ivar_table(str), (st_data_t*)&id_submicro, 0);
    }
    offset = rb_attr_get(str, id_offset);
    if (offset != Qnil) {
        validate_utc_offset(offset);
        st_delete(rb_generic_ivar_table(str), (st_data_t*)&id_offset, 0);
    }
    rb_copy_generic_ivar(time, str);

    StringValue(str);
    buf = (unsigned char *)RSTRING_PTR(str);
    if (RSTRING_LEN(str) != 8) {
    rb_raise(rb_eTypeError, "marshaled time format differ");
    }

    p = s = 0;
    for (i=0; i<4; i++) {
    p |= buf[i]<<(8*i);
    }
    for (i=4; i<8; i++) {
    s |= buf[i]<<(8*(i-4));
    }

    if ((p & (1UL<<31)) == 0) {
        gmt = 0;
    offset = Qnil;
    sec = p;
    usec = s;
        nsec = usec * 1000;
        timew = wadd(rb_time_magnify(TIMET2WV(sec)), wmulquoll(WINT2FIXWV(usec), TIME_SCALE, 1000000));
    }
    else {
    p &= ~(1UL<<31);
    gmt        = (int)((p >> 30) & 0x1);

    vtm.year = INT2FIX(((int)(p >> 14) & 0xffff) + 1900);
    vtm.mon  = ((int)(p >> 10) & 0xf) + 1;
    vtm.mday = (int)(p >>  5) & 0x1f;
    vtm.hour = (int) p        & 0x1f;
    vtm.min  = (int)(s >> 26) & 0x3f;
    vtm.sec  = (int)(s >> 20) & 0x3f;
        vtm.utc_offset = INT2FIX(0);
    vtm.yday = vtm.wday = 0;
    vtm.isdst = 0;
    vtm.zone = "";

    usec = (long)(s & 0xfffff);
        nsec = usec * 1000;


        vtm.subsecx = mulquo(LONG2FIX(nsec), INT2FIX(TIME_SCALE), LONG2FIX(1000000000));
        if (nano_num != Qnil) {
            VALUE nano = quo(num_exact(nano_num), num_exact(nano_den));
            vtm.subsecx = add(vtm.subsecx, mulquo(nano, INT2FIX(TIME_SCALE), LONG2FIX(1000000000)));
        }
        else if (submicro != Qnil) { /* for Ruby 1.9.1 compatibility */
            unsigned char *ptr;
            long len;
            int digit;
            ptr = (unsigned char*)StringValuePtr(submicro);
            len = RSTRING_LEN(submicro);
            nsec = 0;
            if (0 < len) {
                if (10 <= (digit = ptr[0] >> 4)) goto end_submicro;
                nsec += digit * 100;
                if (10 <= (digit = ptr[0] & 0xf)) goto end_submicro;
                nsec += digit * 10;
            }
            if (1 < len) {
                if (10 <= (digit = ptr[1] >> 4)) goto end_submicro;
                nsec += digit;
            }
            vtm.subsecx = add(vtm.subsecx, mulquo(LONG2FIX(nsec), INT2FIX(TIME_SCALE), LONG2FIX(1000000000)));
end_submicro: ;
        }
        timew = timegmw(&vtm);
    }

    GetTimeval(time, tobj);
    tobj->tm_got = 0;
    tobj->timew = timew;
    if (gmt) {
    TIME_SET_UTC(tobj);
    }
    else if (!NIL_P(offset)) {
    time_set_utc_offset(time, offset);
    time_fixoff(time);
    }

    return time;
}

#dayFixnum #mdayFixnum

Returns the day of the month (1..n) for time.

t = Time.now   #=> 2007-11-19 08:27:03 -0600
t.day          #=> 19
t.mday         #=> 19

Overloads:



# File 'time.c'

/*
 *  call-seq:
 *     time.day  -> fixnum
 *     time.mday -> fixnum
 *
 *  Returns the day of the month (1..n) for <i>time</i>.
 *
 *     t = Time.now   #=> 2007-11-19 08:27:03 -0600
 *     t.day          #=> 19
 *     t.mday         #=> 19
 */

static VALUE
time_mday(VALUE time)
{
    struct time_object *tobj;

    GetTimeval(time, tobj);
    MAKE_TM(time, tobj);
    return INT2FIX(tobj->vtm.mday);
}

#minFixnum

Returns the minute of the hour (0..59) for time.

t = Time.now   #=> 2007-11-19 08:25:51 -0600
t.min          #=> 25

Returns:



# File 'time.c'

/*
 *  call-seq:
 *     time.min -> fixnum
 *
 *  Returns the minute of the hour (0..59) for <i>time</i>.
 *
 *     t = Time.now   #=> 2007-11-19 08:25:51 -0600
 *     t.min          #=> 25
 */

static VALUE
time_min(VALUE time)
{
    struct time_object *tobj;

    GetTimeval(time, tobj);
    MAKE_TM(time, tobj);
    return INT2FIX(tobj->vtm.min);
}

#monFixnum #monthFixnum

Returns the month of the year (1..12) for time.

t = Time.now   #=> 2007-11-19 08:27:30 -0600
t.mon          #=> 11
t.month        #=> 11

Overloads:



# File 'time.c'

/*
 *  call-seq:
 *     time.mon   -> fixnum
 *     time.month -> fixnum
 *
 *  Returns the month of the year (1..12) for <i>time</i>.
 *
 *     t = Time.now   #=> 2007-11-19 08:27:30 -0600
 *     t.mon          #=> 11
 *     t.month        #=> 11
 */

static VALUE
time_mon(VALUE time)
{
    struct time_object *tobj;

    GetTimeval(time, tobj);
    MAKE_TM(time, tobj);
    return INT2FIX(tobj->vtm.mon);
}

#monday?Boolean

Returns true if time represents Monday.

t = Time.local(2003, 8, 4)       #=> 2003-08-04 00:00:00 -0500
p t.monday?                      #=> true

Returns:

  • (Boolean)


# File 'time.c'

/*
 *  call-seq:
 *     time.monday? -> true or false
 *
 *  Returns <code>true</code> if <i>time</i> represents Monday.
 *
 *     t = Time.local(2003, 8, 4)       #=> 2003-08-04 00:00:00 -0500
 *     p t.monday?                      #=> true
 */

static VALUE
time_monday(VALUE time)
{
    wday_p(1);
}

#monFixnum #monthFixnum

Returns the month of the year (1..12) for time.

t = Time.now   #=> 2007-11-19 08:27:30 -0600
t.mon          #=> 11
t.month        #=> 11

Overloads:



# File 'time.c'

/*
 *  call-seq:
 *     time.mon   -> fixnum
 *     time.month -> fixnum
 *
 *  Returns the month of the year (1..12) for <i>time</i>.
 *
 *     t = Time.now   #=> 2007-11-19 08:27:30 -0600
 *     t.mon          #=> 11
 *     t.month        #=> 11
 */

static VALUE
time_mon(VALUE time)
{
    struct time_object *tobj;

    GetTimeval(time, tobj);
    MAKE_TM(time, tobj);
    return INT2FIX(tobj->vtm.mon);
}

#nsecInteger #tv_nsecInteger

Returns just the number of nanoseconds for time.

t = Time.now        #=> 2007-11-17 15:18:03 +0900
"%10.9f" % t.to_f   #=> "1195280283.536151409"
t.nsec              #=> 536151406

The lowest digit of to_f and nsec is different because IEEE 754 double is not accurate enough to represent nanoseconds from the Epoch. The accurate value is returned by nsec.

Overloads:



# File 'time.c'

/*
 *  call-seq:
 *     time.nsec    -> int
 *     time.tv_nsec -> int
 *
 *  Returns just the number of nanoseconds for <i>time</i>.
 *
 *     t = Time.now        #=> 2007-11-17 15:18:03 +0900
 *     "%10.9f" % t.to_f   #=> "1195280283.536151409"
 *     t.nsec              #=> 536151406
 *
 *  The lowest digit of to_f and nsec is different because
 *  IEEE 754 double is not accurate enough to represent
 *  nanoseconds from the Epoch.
 *  The accurate value is returned by nsec.
 */

static VALUE
time_nsec(VALUE time)
{
    struct time_object *tobj;

    GetTimeval(time, tobj);
    return rb_to_int(w2v(wmulquoll(wmod(tobj->timew, WINT2WV(TIME_SCALE)), 1000000000, TIME_SCALE)));
}

#round([ndigits]) ⇒ Time

Rounds sub seconds to a given precision in decimal digits (0 digits by default). It returns a new time object. ndigits should be zero or positive integer.

require 'time'

t = Time.utc(2010,3,30, 5,43,"25.123456789".to_r)
p t.iso8601(10)           #=> "2010-03-30T05:43:25.1234567890Z"
p t.round.iso8601(10)     #=> "2010-03-30T05:43:25.0000000000Z"
p t.round(0).iso8601(10)  #=> "2010-03-30T05:43:25.0000000000Z"
p t.round(1).iso8601(10)  #=> "2010-03-30T05:43:25.1000000000Z"
p t.round(2).iso8601(10)  #=> "2010-03-30T05:43:25.1200000000Z"
p t.round(3).iso8601(10)  #=> "2010-03-30T05:43:25.1230000000Z"
p t.round(4).iso8601(10)  #=> "2010-03-30T05:43:25.1235000000Z"
p t.round(5).iso8601(10)  #=> "2010-03-30T05:43:25.1234600000Z"
p t.round(6).iso8601(10)  #=> "2010-03-30T05:43:25.1234570000Z"
p t.round(7).iso8601(10)  #=> "2010-03-30T05:43:25.1234568000Z"
p t.round(8).iso8601(10)  #=> "2010-03-30T05:43:25.1234567900Z"
p t.round(9).iso8601(10)  #=> "2010-03-30T05:43:25.1234567890Z"
p t.round(10).iso8601(10) #=> "2010-03-30T05:43:25.1234567890Z"

t = Time.utc(1999,12,31, 23,59,59)
p((t + 0.4).round.iso8601(3))    #=> "1999-12-31T23:59:59.000Z"
p((t + 0.49).round.iso8601(3))   #=> "1999-12-31T23:59:59.000Z"
p((t + 0.5).round.iso8601(3))    #=> "2000-01-01T00:00:00.000Z"
p((t + 1.4).round.iso8601(3))    #=> "2000-01-01T00:00:00.000Z"
p((t + 1.49).round.iso8601(3))   #=> "2000-01-01T00:00:00.000Z"
p((t + 1.5).round.iso8601(3))    #=> "2000-01-01T00:00:01.000Z"

t = Time.utc(1999,12,31, 23,59,59)
p (t + 0.123456789).round(4).iso8601(6)  #=> "1999-12-31T23:59:59.123500Z"

Returns:



# File 'time.c'

/*
 * call-seq:
 *   time.round([ndigits])   -> new_time
 *
 * Rounds sub seconds to a given precision in decimal digits (0 digits by default).
 * It returns a new time object.
 * _ndigits_ should be zero or positive integer.
 *
 *     require 'time'
 *
 *     t = Time.utc(2010,3,30, 5,43,"25.123456789".to_r)
 *     p t.iso8601(10)           #=> "2010-03-30T05:43:25.1234567890Z"
 *     p t.round.iso8601(10)     #=> "2010-03-30T05:43:25.0000000000Z"
 *     p t.round(0).iso8601(10)  #=> "2010-03-30T05:43:25.0000000000Z"
 *     p t.round(1).iso8601(10)  #=> "2010-03-30T05:43:25.1000000000Z"
 *     p t.round(2).iso8601(10)  #=> "2010-03-30T05:43:25.1200000000Z"
 *     p t.round(3).iso8601(10)  #=> "2010-03-30T05:43:25.1230000000Z"
 *     p t.round(4).iso8601(10)  #=> "2010-03-30T05:43:25.1235000000Z"
 *     p t.round(5).iso8601(10)  #=> "2010-03-30T05:43:25.1234600000Z"
 *     p t.round(6).iso8601(10)  #=> "2010-03-30T05:43:25.1234570000Z"
 *     p t.round(7).iso8601(10)  #=> "2010-03-30T05:43:25.1234568000Z"
 *     p t.round(8).iso8601(10)  #=> "2010-03-30T05:43:25.1234567900Z"
 *     p t.round(9).iso8601(10)  #=> "2010-03-30T05:43:25.1234567890Z"
 *     p t.round(10).iso8601(10) #=> "2010-03-30T05:43:25.1234567890Z"
 *
 *     t = Time.utc(1999,12,31, 23,59,59)
 *     p((t + 0.4).round.iso8601(3))    #=> "1999-12-31T23:59:59.000Z"
 *     p((t + 0.49).round.iso8601(3))   #=> "1999-12-31T23:59:59.000Z"
 *     p((t + 0.5).round.iso8601(3))    #=> "2000-01-01T00:00:00.000Z"
 *     p((t + 1.4).round.iso8601(3))    #=> "2000-01-01T00:00:00.000Z"
 *     p((t + 1.49).round.iso8601(3))   #=> "2000-01-01T00:00:00.000Z"
 *     p((t + 1.5).round.iso8601(3))    #=> "2000-01-01T00:00:01.000Z"
 *
 *     t = Time.utc(1999,12,31, 23,59,59)
 *     p (t + 0.123456789).round(4).iso8601(6)  #=> "1999-12-31T23:59:59.123500Z"
 */

static VALUE
time_round(int argc, VALUE *argv, VALUE time)
{
    VALUE ndigits, v, a, b, den;
    long nd;
    struct time_object *tobj;

    rb_scan_args(argc, argv, "01", &ndigits);

    if (NIL_P(ndigits))
        ndigits = INT2FIX(0);
    else
        ndigits = rb_to_int(ndigits);

    nd = NUM2LONG(ndigits);
    if (nd < 0)
    rb_raise(rb_eArgError, "negative ndigits given");

    GetTimeval(time, tobj);
    v = w2v(rb_time_unmagnify(tobj->timew));

    a = INT2FIX(1);
    b = INT2FIX(10);
    while (0 < nd) {
        if (nd & 1)
            a = mul(a, b);
        b = mul(b, b);
        nd = nd >> 1;
    }
    den = quo(INT2FIX(1), a);
    v = mod(v, den);
    if (lt(v, quo(den, INT2FIX(2))))
        return time_add(tobj, v, -1);
    else
        return time_add(tobj, sub(den, v), 1);
}

#saturday?Boolean

Returns true if time represents Saturday.

t = Time.local(2006, 6, 10)      #=> 2006-06-10 00:00:00 -0500
t.saturday?                      #=> true

Returns:

  • (Boolean)


# File 'time.c'

/*
 *  call-seq:
 *     time.saturday? -> true or false
 *
 *  Returns <code>true</code> if <i>time</i> represents Saturday.
 *
 *     t = Time.local(2006, 6, 10)      #=> 2006-06-10 00:00:00 -0500
 *     t.saturday?                      #=> true
 */

static VALUE
time_saturday(VALUE time)
{
    wday_p(6);
}

#secFixnum

Returns the second of the minute (0..60)[Yes, seconds really can range from zero to 60. This allows the system to inject leap seconds every now and then to correct for the fact that years are not really a convenient number of hours long.] for time.

t = Time.now   #=> 2007-11-19 08:25:02 -0600
t.sec          #=> 2

Returns:



# File 'time.c'

/*
 *  call-seq:
 *     time.sec -> fixnum
 *
 *  Returns the second of the minute (0..60)<em>[Yes, seconds really can
 *  range from zero to 60. This allows the system to inject leap seconds
 *  every now and then to correct for the fact that years are not really
 *  a convenient number of hours long.]</em> for <i>time</i>.
 *
 *     t = Time.now   #=> 2007-11-19 08:25:02 -0600
 *     t.sec          #=> 2
 */

static VALUE
time_sec(VALUE time)
{
    struct time_object *tobj;

    GetTimeval(time, tobj);
    MAKE_TM(time, tobj);
    return INT2FIX(tobj->vtm.sec);
}

#strftime(string) ⇒ String

Formats time according to the directives in the given format string. Any text not listed as a directive will be passed through to the output string.

Format meaning:

%a - The abbreviated weekday name (``Sun'')
%A - The  full  weekday  name (``Sunday'')
%b - The abbreviated month name (``Jan'')
%B - The  full  month  name (``January'')
%c - The preferred local date and time representation
%C - Century (20 in 2009)
%d - Day of the month (01..31)
%D - Date (%m/%d/%y)
%e - Day of the month, blank-padded ( 1..31)
%F - Equivalent to %Y-%m-%d (the ISO 8601 date format)
%h - Equivalent to %b
%H - Hour of the day, 24-hour clock (00..23)
%I - Hour of the day, 12-hour clock (01..12)
%j - Day of the year (001..366)
%k - hour, 24-hour clock, blank-padded ( 0..23)
%l - hour, 12-hour clock, blank-padded ( 0..12)
%L - Millisecond of the second (000..999)
%m - Month of the year (01..12)
%M - Minute of the hour (00..59)
%n - Newline (\n)
%N - Fractional seconds digits, default is 9 digits (nanosecond)
        %3N  millisecond (3 digits)
        %6N  microsecond (6 digits)
        %9N  nanosecond (9 digits)
%p - Meridian indicator (``AM''  or  ``PM'')
%P - Meridian indicator (``am''  or  ``pm'')
%r - time, 12-hour (same as %I:%M:%S %p)
%R - time, 24-hour (%H:%M)
%s - Number of seconds since 1970-01-01 00:00:00 UTC.
%S - Second of the minute (00..60)
%t - Tab character (\t)
%T - time, 24-hour (%H:%M:%S)
%u - Day of the week as a decimal, Monday being 1. (1..7)
%U - Week  number  of the current year,
        starting with the first Sunday as the first
        day of the first week (00..53)
%v - VMS date (%e-%b-%Y)
%V - Week number of year according to ISO 8601 (01..53)
%W - Week  number  of the current year,
        starting with the first Monday as the first
        day of the first week (00..53)
%w - Day of the week (Sunday is 0, 0..6)
%x - Preferred representation for the date alone, no time
%X - Preferred representation for the time alone, no date
%y - Year without a century (00..99)
%Y - Year with century
%z - Time zone as  hour offset from UTC (e.g. +0900)
%Z - Time zone name
%% - Literal ``%'' character

 t = Time.now                        #=> 2007-11-19 08:37:48 -0600
 t.strftime("Printed on %m/%d/%Y")   #=> "Printed on 11/19/2007"
 t.strftime("at %I:%M%p")            #=> "at 08:37AM"

Returns:



# File 'time.c'

/*
 *  call-seq:
 *     time.strftime( string ) -> string
 *
 *  Formats <i>time</i> according to the directives in the given format
 *  string. Any text not listed as a directive will be passed through
 *  to the output string.
 *
 *  Format meaning:
 *    %a - The abbreviated weekday name (``Sun'')
 *    %A - The  full  weekday  name (``Sunday'')
 *    %b - The abbreviated month name (``Jan'')
 *    %B - The  full  month  name (``January'')
 *    %c - The preferred local date and time representation
 *    %C - Century (20 in 2009)
 *    %d - Day of the month (01..31)
 *    %D - Date (%m/%d/%y)
 *    %e - Day of the month, blank-padded ( 1..31)
 *    %F - Equivalent to %Y-%m-%d (the ISO 8601 date format)
 *    %h - Equivalent to %b
 *    %H - Hour of the day, 24-hour clock (00..23)
 *    %I - Hour of the day, 12-hour clock (01..12)
 *    %j - Day of the year (001..366)
 *    %k - hour, 24-hour clock, blank-padded ( 0..23)
 *    %l - hour, 12-hour clock, blank-padded ( 0..12)
 *    %L - Millisecond of the second (000..999)
 *    %m - Month of the year (01..12)
 *    %M - Minute of the hour (00..59)
 *    %n - Newline (\n)
 *    %N - Fractional seconds digits, default is 9 digits (nanosecond)
 *            %3N  millisecond (3 digits)
 *            %6N  microsecond (6 digits)
 *            %9N  nanosecond (9 digits)
 *    %p - Meridian indicator (``AM''  or  ``PM'')
 *    %P - Meridian indicator (``am''  or  ``pm'')
 *    %r - time, 12-hour (same as %I:%M:%S %p)
 *    %R - time, 24-hour (%H:%M)
 *    %s - Number of seconds since 1970-01-01 00:00:00 UTC.
 *    %S - Second of the minute (00..60)
 *    %t - Tab character (\t)
 *    %T - time, 24-hour (%H:%M:%S)
 *    %u - Day of the week as a decimal, Monday being 1. (1..7)
 *    %U - Week  number  of the current year,
 *            starting with the first Sunday as the first
 *            day of the first week (00..53)
 *    %v - VMS date (%e-%b-%Y)
 *    %V - Week number of year according to ISO 8601 (01..53)
 *    %W - Week  number  of the current year,
 *            starting with the first Monday as the first
 *            day of the first week (00..53)
 *    %w - Day of the week (Sunday is 0, 0..6)
 *    %x - Preferred representation for the date alone, no time
 *    %X - Preferred representation for the time alone, no date
 *    %y - Year without a century (00..99)
 *    %Y - Year with century
 *    %z - Time zone as  hour offset from UTC (e.g. +0900)
 *    %Z - Time zone name
 *    %% - Literal ``%'' character
 *
 *     t = Time.now                        #=> 2007-11-19 08:37:48 -0600
 *     t.strftime("Printed on %m/%d/%Y")   #=> "Printed on 11/19/2007"
 *     t.strftime("at %I:%M%p")            #=> "at 08:37AM"
 */

static VALUE
time_strftime(VALUE time, VALUE format)
{
    void rb_enc_copy(VALUE, VALUE);
    struct time_object *tobj;
    char buffer[SMALLBUF], *buf = buffer;
    const char *fmt;
    long len;
    VALUE str;

    GetTimeval(time, tobj);
    MAKE_TM(time, tobj);
    StringValue(format);
    if (!rb_enc_str_asciicompat_p(format)) {
    rb_raise(rb_eArgError, "format should have ASCII compatible encoding");
    }
    format = rb_str_new4(format);
    fmt = RSTRING_PTR(format);
    len = RSTRING_LEN(format);
    if (len == 0) {
    rb_warning("strftime called with empty format string");
    }
    else if (memchr(fmt, '\0', len)) {
    /* Ruby string may contain \0's. */
    const char *p = fmt, *pe = fmt + len;

    str = rb_str_new(0, 0);
    while (p < pe) {
        len = rb_strftime_alloc(&buf, p, &tobj->vtm, tobj->timew, TIME_UTC_P(tobj));
        rb_str_cat(str, buf, len);
        p += strlen(p);
        if (buf != buffer) {
        xfree(buf);
        buf = buffer;
        }
        for (fmt = p; p < pe && !*p; ++p);
        if (p > fmt) rb_str_cat(str, fmt, p - fmt);
    }
    return str;
    }
    else {
    len = rb_strftime_alloc(&buf, RSTRING_PTR(format),
                &tobj->vtm, tobj->timew, TIME_UTC_P(tobj));
    }
    str = rb_str_new(buf, len);
    if (buf != buffer) xfree(buf);
    rb_enc_copy(str, format);
    return str;
}

#subsecNumeric

Returns just the fraction for time.

The result is possibly rational.

t = Time.now        #=> 2009-03-26 22:33:12 +0900
"%10.9f" % t.to_f   #=> "1238074392.940563917"
t.subsec            #=> (94056401/100000000)

The lowest digit of to_f and subsec is different because IEEE 754 double is not accurate enough to represent the rational. The accurate value is returned by subsec.

Returns:



# File 'time.c'

/*
 *  call-seq:
 *     time.subsec    -> number
 *
 *  Returns just the fraction for <i>time</i>.
 *
 *  The result is possibly rational.
 *
 *     t = Time.now        #=> 2009-03-26 22:33:12 +0900
 *     "%10.9f" % t.to_f   #=> "1238074392.940563917"
 *     t.subsec            #=> (94056401/100000000)
 *
 *  The lowest digit of to_f and subsec is different because
 *  IEEE 754 double is not accurate enough to represent
 *  the rational.
 *  The accurate value is returned by subsec.
 */

static VALUE
time_subsec(VALUE time)
{
    struct time_object *tobj;

    GetTimeval(time, tobj);
    return quo(w2v(wmod(tobj->timew, WINT2FIXWV(TIME_SCALE))), INT2FIX(TIME_SCALE));
}

#succObject

#sunday?Boolean

Returns true if time represents Sunday.

t = Time.local(1990, 4, 1)       #=> 1990-04-01 00:00:00 -0600
t.sunday?                        #=> true

Returns:

  • (Boolean)


# File 'time.c'

/*
 *  call-seq:
 *     time.sunday? -> true or false
 *
 *  Returns <code>true</code> if <i>time</i> represents Sunday.
 *
 *     t = Time.local(1990, 4, 1)       #=> 1990-04-01 00:00:00 -0600
 *     t.sunday?                        #=> true
 */

static VALUE
time_sunday(VALUE time)
{
    wday_p(0);
}

#thursday?Boolean

Returns true if time represents Thursday.

t = Time.local(1995, 12, 21)     #=> 1995-12-21 00:00:00 -0600
p t.thursday?                    #=> true

Returns:

  • (Boolean)


# File 'time.c'

/*
 *  call-seq:
 *     time.thursday? -> true or false
 *
 *  Returns <code>true</code> if <i>time</i> represents Thursday.
 *
 *     t = Time.local(1995, 12, 21)     #=> 1995-12-21 00:00:00 -0600
 *     p t.thursday?                    #=> true
 */

static VALUE
time_thursday(VALUE time)
{
    wday_p(4);
}

#to_aArray

Returns a ten-element array of values for time: sec, min, hour, day, month, year, wday, yday, isdst, zone ]. See the individual methods for an explanation of the valid ranges of each value. The ten elements can be passed directly to Time::utc or Time::local to create a new Time.

t = Time.now     #=> 2007-11-19 08:36:01 -0600
now = t.to_a     #=> [1, 36, 8, 19, 11, 2007, 1, 323, false, "CST"]

Returns:



# File 'time.c'

/*
 *  call-seq:
 *     time.to_a -> array
 *
 *  Returns a ten-element <i>array</i> of values for <i>time</i>:
 *  {<code>[ sec, min, hour, day, month, year, wday, yday, isdst, zone
 *  ]</code>}. See the individual methods for an explanation of the
 *  valid ranges of each value. The ten elements can be passed directly
 *  to <code>Time::utc</code> or <code>Time::local</code> to create a
 *  new <code>Time</code>.
 *
 *     t = Time.now     #=> 2007-11-19 08:36:01 -0600
 *     now = t.to_a     #=> [1, 36, 8, 19, 11, 2007, 1, 323, false, "CST"]
 */

static VALUE
time_to_a(VALUE time)
{
    struct time_object *tobj;

    GetTimeval(time, tobj);
    MAKE_TM(time, tobj);
    return rb_ary_new3(10,
            INT2FIX(tobj->vtm.sec),
            INT2FIX(tobj->vtm.min),
            INT2FIX(tobj->vtm.hour),
            INT2FIX(tobj->vtm.mday),
            INT2FIX(tobj->vtm.mon),
            tobj->vtm.year,
            INT2FIX(tobj->vtm.wday),
            INT2FIX(tobj->vtm.yday),
            tobj->vtm.isdst?Qtrue:Qfalse,
            time_zone(time));
}

#to_fFloat

Returns the value of time as a floating point number of seconds since the Epoch.

t = Time.now
"%10.5f" % t.to_f   #=> "1270968744.77658"
t.to_i              #=> 1270968744

Note that IEEE 754 double is not accurate enough to represent number of nanoseconds from the Epoch.

Returns:



# File 'time.c'

/*
 *  call-seq:
 *     time.to_f -> float
 *
 *  Returns the value of <i>time</i> as a floating point number of
 *  seconds since the Epoch.
 *
 *     t = Time.now
 *     "%10.5f" % t.to_f   #=> "1270968744.77658"
 *     t.to_i              #=> 1270968744
 *
 *  Note that IEEE 754 double is not accurate enough to represent
 *  number of nanoseconds from the Epoch.
 */

static VALUE
time_to_f(VALUE time)
{
    struct time_object *tobj;

    GetTimeval(time, tobj);
    return rb_Float(rb_time_unmagnify_to_float(tobj->timew));
}

#to_iInteger #tv_secInteger

Returns the value of time as an integer number of seconds since the Epoch.

t = Time.now
"%10.5f" % t.to_f   #=> "1270968656.89607"
t.to_i              #=> 1270968656

Overloads:



# File 'time.c'

/*
 *  call-seq:
 *     time.to_i   -> int
 *     time.tv_sec -> int
 *
 *  Returns the value of <i>time</i> as an integer number of seconds
 *  since the Epoch.
 *
 *     t = Time.now
 *     "%10.5f" % t.to_f   #=> "1270968656.89607"
 *     t.to_i              #=> 1270968656
 */

static VALUE
time_to_i(VALUE time)
{
    struct time_object *tobj;

    GetTimeval(time, tobj);
    return w2v(wdiv(tobj->timew, WINT2FIXWV(TIME_SCALE)));
}

#to_rObject

Returns the value of time as a rational number of seconds since the Epoch.

t = Time.now
p t.to_r            #=> (1270968792716287611/1000000000)

This methods is intended to be used to get an accurate value representing nanoseconds from the Epoch. You can use this to convert time to another Epoch.



# File 'time.c'

/*
 *  call-seq:
 *     time.to_r -> a_rational
 *
 *  Returns the value of <i>time</i> as a rational number of seconds
 *  since the Epoch.
 *
 *     t = Time.now
 *     p t.to_r            #=> (1270968792716287611/1000000000)
 *
 *  This methods is intended to be used to get an accurate value
 *  representing nanoseconds from the Epoch.  You can use this
 *  to convert time to another Epoch.
 */

static VALUE
time_to_r(VALUE time)
{
    struct time_object *tobj;
    VALUE v;

    GetTimeval(time, tobj);
    v = w2v(rb_time_unmagnify(tobj->timew));
    if (TYPE(v) != T_RATIONAL) {
        v = rb_Rational1(v);
    }
    return v;
}

#inspectString #to_sString

Returns a string representing time. Equivalent to calling Time#strftime with a format string of "%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S %z" for a local time and "%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S UTC" for a UTC time.

Time.now.to_s       #=> "2007-10-05 16:09:51 +0900"
Time.now.utc.to_s   #=> "2007-10-05 07:09:51 UTC"

Overloads:



# File 'time.c'

/*
 *  call-seq:
 *     time.inspect -> string
 *     time.to_s    -> string
 *
 *  Returns a string representing <i>time</i>. Equivalent to calling
 *  <code>Time#strftime</code> with a format string of
 *  ``<code>%Y-%m-%d</code> <code>%H:%M:%S</code> <code>%z</code>''
 *  for a local time and
 *  ``<code>%Y-%m-%d</code> <code>%H:%M:%S</code> <code>UTC</code>''
 *  for a UTC time.
 *
 *     Time.now.to_s       #=> "2007-10-05 16:09:51 +0900"
 *     Time.now.utc.to_s   #=> "2007-10-05 07:09:51 UTC"
 */

static VALUE
time_to_s(VALUE time)
{
    struct time_object *tobj;

    GetTimeval(time, tobj);
    if (TIME_UTC_P(tobj))
        return strftimev("%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S UTC", time);
    else
        return strftimev("%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S %z", time);
}

#tuesday?Boolean

Returns true if time represents Tuesday.

t = Time.local(1991, 2, 19)      #=> 1991-02-19 00:00:00 -0600
p t.tuesday?                     #=> true

Returns:

  • (Boolean)


# File 'time.c'

/*
 *  call-seq:
 *     time.tuesday? -> true or false
 *
 *  Returns <code>true</code> if <i>time</i> represents Tuesday.
 *
 *     t = Time.local(1991, 2, 19)      #=> 1991-02-19 00:00:00 -0600
 *     p t.tuesday?                     #=> true
 */

static VALUE
time_tuesday(VALUE time)
{
    wday_p(2);
}

#nsecInteger #tv_nsecInteger

Returns just the number of nanoseconds for time.

t = Time.now        #=> 2007-11-17 15:18:03 +0900
"%10.9f" % t.to_f   #=> "1195280283.536151409"
t.nsec              #=> 536151406

The lowest digit of to_f and nsec is different because IEEE 754 double is not accurate enough to represent nanoseconds from the Epoch. The accurate value is returned by nsec.

Overloads:



# File 'time.c'

/*
 *  call-seq:
 *     time.nsec    -> int
 *     time.tv_nsec -> int
 *
 *  Returns just the number of nanoseconds for <i>time</i>.
 *
 *     t = Time.now        #=> 2007-11-17 15:18:03 +0900
 *     "%10.9f" % t.to_f   #=> "1195280283.536151409"
 *     t.nsec              #=> 536151406
 *
 *  The lowest digit of to_f and nsec is different because
 *  IEEE 754 double is not accurate enough to represent
 *  nanoseconds from the Epoch.
 *  The accurate value is returned by nsec.
 */

static VALUE
time_nsec(VALUE time)
{
    struct time_object *tobj;

    GetTimeval(time, tobj);
    return rb_to_int(w2v(wmulquoll(wmod(tobj->timew, WINT2WV(TIME_SCALE)), 1000000000, TIME_SCALE)));
}

#to_iInteger #tv_secInteger

Returns the value of time as an integer number of seconds since the Epoch.

t = Time.now
"%10.5f" % t.to_f   #=> "1270968656.89607"
t.to_i              #=> 1270968656

Overloads:



# File 'time.c'

/*
 *  call-seq:
 *     time.to_i   -> int
 *     time.tv_sec -> int
 *
 *  Returns the value of <i>time</i> as an integer number of seconds
 *  since the Epoch.
 *
 *     t = Time.now
 *     "%10.5f" % t.to_f   #=> "1270968656.89607"
 *     t.to_i              #=> 1270968656
 */

static VALUE
time_to_i(VALUE time)
{
    struct time_object *tobj;

    GetTimeval(time, tobj);
    return w2v(wdiv(tobj->timew, WINT2FIXWV(TIME_SCALE)));
}

#usecInteger #tv_usecInteger

Returns just the number of microseconds for time.

t = Time.now        #=> 2007-11-19 08:03:26 -0600
"%10.6f" % t.to_f   #=> "1195481006.775195"
t.usec              #=> 775195

Overloads:



# File 'time.c'

/*
 *  call-seq:
 *     time.usec    -> int
 *     time.tv_usec -> int
 *
 *  Returns just the number of microseconds for <i>time</i>.
 *
 *     t = Time.now        #=> 2007-11-19 08:03:26 -0600
 *     "%10.6f" % t.to_f   #=> "1195481006.775195"
 *     t.usec              #=> 775195
 */

static VALUE
time_usec(VALUE time)
{
    struct time_object *tobj;
    wideval_t w, q, r;

    GetTimeval(time, tobj);

    w = wmod(tobj->timew, WINT2WV(TIME_SCALE));
    wmuldivmod(w, WINT2FIXWV(1000000), WINT2FIXWV(TIME_SCALE), &q, &r);
    return rb_to_int(w2v(q));
}

#usecInteger #tv_usecInteger

Returns just the number of microseconds for time.

t = Time.now        #=> 2007-11-19 08:03:26 -0600
"%10.6f" % t.to_f   #=> "1195481006.775195"
t.usec              #=> 775195

Overloads:



# File 'time.c'

/*
 *  call-seq:
 *     time.usec    -> int
 *     time.tv_usec -> int
 *
 *  Returns just the number of microseconds for <i>time</i>.
 *
 *     t = Time.now        #=> 2007-11-19 08:03:26 -0600
 *     "%10.6f" % t.to_f   #=> "1195481006.775195"
 *     t.usec              #=> 775195
 */

static VALUE
time_usec(VALUE time)
{
    struct time_object *tobj;
    wideval_t w, q, r;

    GetTimeval(time, tobj);

    w = wmod(tobj->timew, WINT2WV(TIME_SCALE));
    wmuldivmod(w, WINT2FIXWV(1000000), WINT2FIXWV(TIME_SCALE), &q, &r);
    return rb_to_int(w2v(q));
}

#gmtimeTime #utcTime

Converts time to UTC (GMT), modifying the receiver.

t = Time.now   #=> 2007-11-19 08:18:31 -0600
t.gmt?         #=> false
t.gmtime       #=> 2007-11-19 14:18:31 UTC
t.gmt?         #=> true

t = Time.now   #=> 2007-11-19 08:18:51 -0600
t.utc?         #=> false
t.utc          #=> 2007-11-19 14:18:51 UTC
t.utc?         #=> true

Overloads:



# File 'time.c'

/*
 *  call-seq:
 *     time.gmtime    -> time
 *     time.utc       -> time
 *
 *  Converts <i>time</i> to UTC (GMT), modifying the receiver.
 *
 *     t = Time.now   #=> 2007-11-19 08:18:31 -0600
 *     t.gmt?         #=> false
 *     t.gmtime       #=> 2007-11-19 14:18:31 UTC
 *     t.gmt?         #=> true
 *
 *     t = Time.now   #=> 2007-11-19 08:18:51 -0600
 *     t.utc?         #=> false
 *     t.utc          #=> 2007-11-19 14:18:51 UTC
 *     t.utc?         #=> true
 */

static VALUE
time_gmtime(VALUE time)
{
    struct time_object *tobj;
    struct vtm vtm;

    GetTimeval(time, tobj);
    if (TIME_UTC_P(tobj)) {
    if (tobj->tm_got)
        return time;
    }
    else {
    time_modify(time);
    }

    if (!gmtimew(tobj->timew, &vtm))
    rb_raise(rb_eArgError, "gmtime error");
    tobj->vtm = vtm;

    tobj->tm_got = 1;
    TIME_SET_UTC(tobj);
    return time;
}

#utc?Boolean #gmt?Boolean

Returns true if time represents a time in UTC (GMT).

t = Time.now                        #=> 2007-11-19 08:15:23 -0600
t.utc?                              #=> false
t = Time.gm(2000,"jan",1,20,15,1)   #=> 2000-01-01 20:15:01 UTC
t.utc?                              #=> true

t = Time.now                        #=> 2007-11-19 08:16:03 -0600
t.gmt?                              #=> false
t = Time.gm(2000,1,1,20,15,1)       #=> 2000-01-01 20:15:01 UTC
t.gmt?                              #=> true

Overloads:

  • #utc?Boolean

    Returns:

    • (Boolean)
  • #gmt?Boolean

    Returns:

    • (Boolean)


# File 'time.c'

/*
 *  call-seq:
 *     time.utc? -> true or false
 *     time.gmt? -> true or false
 *
 *  Returns <code>true</code> if <i>time</i> represents a time in UTC
 *  (GMT).
 *
 *     t = Time.now                        #=> 2007-11-19 08:15:23 -0600
 *     t.utc?                              #=> false
 *     t = Time.gm(2000,"jan",1,20,15,1)   #=> 2000-01-01 20:15:01 UTC
 *     t.utc?                              #=> true
 *
 *     t = Time.now                        #=> 2007-11-19 08:16:03 -0600
 *     t.gmt?                              #=> false
 *     t = Time.gm(2000,1,1,20,15,1)       #=> 2000-01-01 20:15:01 UTC
 *     t.gmt?                              #=> true
 */

static VALUE
time_utc_p(VALUE time)
{
    struct time_object *tobj;

    GetTimeval(time, tobj);
    if (TIME_UTC_P(tobj)) return Qtrue;
    return Qfalse;
}

#gmt_offsetFixnum #gmtoffFixnum #utc_offsetFixnum

Returns the offset in seconds between the timezone of time and UTC.

t = Time.gm(2000,1,1,20,15,1)   #=> 2000-01-01 20:15:01 UTC
t.gmt_offset                    #=> 0
l = t.getlocal                  #=> 2000-01-01 14:15:01 -0600
l.gmt_offset                    #=> -21600

Overloads:



# File 'time.c'

/*
 *  call-seq:
 *     time.gmt_offset -> fixnum
 *     time.gmtoff     -> fixnum
 *     time.utc_offset -> fixnum
 *
 *  Returns the offset in seconds between the timezone of <i>time</i>
 *  and UTC.
 *
 *     t = Time.gm(2000,1,1,20,15,1)   #=> 2000-01-01 20:15:01 UTC
 *     t.gmt_offset                    #=> 0
 *     l = t.getlocal                  #=> 2000-01-01 14:15:01 -0600
 *     l.gmt_offset                    #=> -21600
 */

static VALUE
time_utc_offset(VALUE time)
{
    struct time_object *tobj;

    GetTimeval(time, tobj);
    MAKE_TM(time, tobj);

    if (TIME_UTC_P(tobj)) {
    return INT2FIX(0);
    }
    else {
    return tobj->vtm.utc_offset;
    }
}

#wdayFixnum

Returns an integer representing the day of the week, 0..6, with Sunday == 0.

t = Time.now   #=> 2007-11-20 02:35:35 -0600
t.wday         #=> 2
t.sunday?      #=> false
t.monday?      #=> false
t.tuesday?     #=> true
t.wednesday?   #=> false
t.thursday?    #=> false
t.friday?      #=> false
t.saturday?    #=> false

Returns:



# File 'time.c'

/*
 *  call-seq:
 *     time.wday -> fixnum
 *
 *  Returns an integer representing the day of the week, 0..6, with
 *  Sunday == 0.
 *
 *     t = Time.now   #=> 2007-11-20 02:35:35 -0600
 *     t.wday         #=> 2
 *     t.sunday?      #=> false
 *     t.monday?      #=> false
 *     t.tuesday?     #=> true
 *     t.wednesday?   #=> false
 *     t.thursday?    #=> false
 *     t.friday?      #=> false
 *     t.saturday?    #=> false
 */

static VALUE
time_wday(VALUE time)
{
    struct time_object *tobj;

    GetTimeval(time, tobj);
    MAKE_TM(time, tobj);
    return INT2FIX(tobj->vtm.wday);
}

#wednesday?Boolean

Returns true if time represents Wednesday.

t = Time.local(1993, 2, 24)      #=> 1993-02-24 00:00:00 -0600
p t.wednesday?                   #=> true

Returns:

  • (Boolean)


# File 'time.c'

/*
 *  call-seq:
 *     time.wednesday? -> true or false
 *
 *  Returns <code>true</code> if <i>time</i> represents Wednesday.
 *
 *     t = Time.local(1993, 2, 24)      #=> 1993-02-24 00:00:00 -0600
 *     p t.wednesday?                   #=> true
 */

static VALUE
time_wednesday(VALUE time)
{
    wday_p(3);
}

#ydayFixnum

Returns an integer representing the day of the year, 1..366.

t = Time.now   #=> 2007-11-19 08:32:31 -0600
t.yday         #=> 323

Returns:



# File 'time.c'

/*
 *  call-seq:
 *     time.yday -> fixnum
 *
 *  Returns an integer representing the day of the year, 1..366.
 *
 *     t = Time.now   #=> 2007-11-19 08:32:31 -0600
 *     t.yday         #=> 323
 */

static VALUE
time_yday(VALUE time)
{
    struct time_object *tobj;

    GetTimeval(time, tobj);
    MAKE_TM(time, tobj);
    return INT2FIX(tobj->vtm.yday);
}

#yearFixnum

Returns the year for time (including the century).

t = Time.now   #=> 2007-11-19 08:27:51 -0600
t.year         #=> 2007

Returns:



# File 'time.c'

/*
 *  call-seq:
 *     time.year -> fixnum
 *
 *  Returns the year for <i>time</i> (including the century).
 *
 *     t = Time.now   #=> 2007-11-19 08:27:51 -0600
 *     t.year         #=> 2007
 */

static VALUE
time_year(VALUE time)
{
    struct time_object *tobj;

    GetTimeval(time, tobj);
    MAKE_TM(time, tobj);
    return tobj->vtm.year;
}

#zoneString

Returns the name of the time zone used for time. As of Ruby 1.8, returns "UTC" rather than "GMT" for UTC times.

t = Time.gm(2000, "jan", 1, 20, 15, 1)
t.zone   #=> "UTC"
t = Time.local(2000, "jan", 1, 20, 15, 1)
t.zone   #=> "CST"

Returns:



# File 'time.c'

/*
 *  call-seq:
 *     time.zone -> string
 *
 *  Returns the name of the time zone used for <i>time</i>. As of Ruby
 *  1.8, returns ``UTC'' rather than ``GMT'' for UTC times.
 *
 *     t = Time.gm(2000, "jan", 1, 20, 15, 1)
 *     t.zone   #=> "UTC"
 *     t = Time.local(2000, "jan", 1, 20, 15, 1)
 *     t.zone   #=> "CST"
 */

static VALUE
time_zone(VALUE time)
{
    struct time_object *tobj;

    GetTimeval(time, tobj);
    MAKE_TM(time, tobj);

    if (TIME_UTC_P(tobj)) {
    return rb_str_new2("UTC");
    }
    if (tobj->vtm.zone == NULL)
        return Qnil;
    return rb_str_new2(tobj->vtm.zone);
}