How can I calculate the number of days between two Date objects?. This
is easy enough with Time objects using the epoch seconds method tv_sec.
Is there something similar for Dates?
thanks
Lindsay
Searching the web, I’ve seen this suggested:
(Date.parse(date2.to_s) - Date.parse(date1.to_s)).to_i
but this strikes me as plain ugly! Surely there is a much better
solution…
Lindsay
On Thursday 27 April 2006 6:30 am, Lindsay B. wrote:
How can I calculate the number of days between two Date objects?. This
is easy enough with Time objects using the epoch seconds method tv_sec.
Is there something similar for Dates?
delta = a - b
Just subtract one from the other.
irb(main):001:0> require ‘date’
=> true
irb(main):002:0> a = Date.new(2006,4,28)
=> #<Date: 4907707/2,0,2299161>
irb(main):003:0> b = Date.new(2005,3,17)
=> #<Date: 4906893/2,0,2299161>
irb(main):004:0> c = a - b
=> Rational(407, 1)
irb(main):005:0> c.to_i
=> 407
Kirk H.
You might want to require mathn as well:
require ‘date’
require ‘mathn’
Date.new(2006,4,28) - Date.new(2005,3,17)
#=> 407
Ciao,
Stefano