How do I format datetime in rails?

Question

In my Rails view, I have the below code that displays a datetime.

<%= link_to timeslot.opening, [@place, timeslot] %> 

The result of this

Answer 1

Use ruby's strftime() on dates/datetimes:

<%= link_to timeslot.opening.strftime("%Y %m %d"), [@place, timeslot] %>

Have a look at the documentation to find out how the formatting works.