ruby get current datetime
To get the current datetime in Ruby, you can use the Time.now
method. Here is a step-by-step explanation:
Time
is a class in Ruby that represents dates and times.- The
Time.now
method is a class method that returns the current time as an instance of theTime
class. - When you call
Time.now
, it creates a new instance of theTime
class with the current time. - The
Time
instance includes information about the current date, time, and timezone. - By assigning the result of
Time.now
to a variable, you can use that variable to access different properties of the current datetime, such as the year, month, day, hour, minute, second, and timezone.
Here is an example of how you can use Time.now
to get the current datetime:
current_datetime = Time.now
puts current_datetime
This will output something like:
2023-12-04 08:30:26 UTC
Note that the actual output may vary depending on your timezone.