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

You should use a helper for this.

If you want to convert from UTC to PST you can use the in_time_zone method

def convert_time(datetime)
  time = Time.parse(datetime).in_time_zone("Pacific Time (US & Canada)")
  time.strftime("%-d/%-m/%y: %H:%M %Z")
end

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