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

If your form is tied to an object, (something like <% form_for(:object) do |f| %>) you should use <%= f.text_field :start_date, :value => f.object.start_date.to_s(:date_format) %>

then you can register your :date_format in config/environment.rb

Not sure why you want to do this, but i hope it's for presentation purposes only.