how to convert 270921sec into days + hours + minutes + sec ? (ruby)

Question

I have a number of seconds. Let\'s say 270921. How can I display that number saying it is xx days, yy hours, zz minutes, ww seconds?

Answer 1

If you're using Rails, there is an easy way if you don't need the precision:

time_ago_in_words 270921.seconds.from_now
# => 3 days