Format DateTime in Text Box in Rails

Question

Is there an easy way to format the display of a DateTime value in a Rails view?

For example, if I\'m doing something like:

<%= text_field         


        

Answer 1

I can think of three ways:

1) Creating a new method on the model that would format your date however you need it to be

2) Creating a helper method that would do the same

3) Have you tried doing:

<%= text_field 
   :my_object,
   :start_date,
   :value => @my_object.try(:start_date).try(:strftime,'%m/%d/%Y') %>