Changing the default date and time format in Rails 4

Question

I was looking for a way to change the default date format in Rails 4.

score 50 · Accepted Answer · edited Nov 21 '17 at 00:11

50

Data and time formats can be 'translated' by adding the format to the i18n configuration.

config/locales/en.yml

en:
  date:
    formats:
      default: "%d/%m/%Y"
  time:
    formats:
      default: "%d/%m/%Y %H:%M"

Note: remember to not have tabs for the indent, like I did first time :)

As mentioned by NoelProf in the comments

To use i18n conversion don't forget the l (lower case L) before your date in views! For example: <%= l your_date %>

You are invited to comment if you found other ways working well.

edited Nov 21 '17 at 00:11

Mark

answered Jul 26 '13 at 00:00

smile2day

awesome.. saved me some time :) – whizcreed Nov 03 '14 at 19:14
5

To use i18n conversion don't forget the l (lower case L) before your date in views! For example: `<%= l your_date %>` – NoelProf Jan 28 '16 at 05:22

score 33 · Answer 2 · edited Nov 20 '17 at 15:38

33

Add this

# Date
Date::DATE_FORMATS[:default] = "%d/%m/%Y" 

# Time
Time::DATE_FORMATS[:default] = "%d/%m/%Y %H:%M"

to config/initializers/date_time.rb

Then restart the server.

edited Nov 20 '17 at 15:38

Mark

answered Dec 08 '14 at 19:43

732

3

Is it typical to use `date_time.rb` as the file name? I know it doesn't matter but in the code example from http://api.rubyonrails.org/classes/DateTime.html#method-i-to_formatted_s it shows `time_format.rb`. – Kirk Jun 30 '16 at 18:43

score 3 · Answer 3 · edited Jan 28 '16 at 06:19

3

If you use i18n conversion don't forget the l method before your dates in views!

<%= l your_date %>

edited Jan 28 '16 at 06:19

NoelProf

answered Oct 01 '15 at 12:10

Markus Andreas

Welcome to StackOverflow, please edit your answer to make it for the questioner better to understand your solution. – Leonid Glanz Oct 01 '15 at 12:32

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