How can I make Rails 3 localize my date formats?

Question

I am working on a Rails 3 project where there is place for date input within a form. The text field with the date uses a date picker so there is no concern about the date being

Answer 1

When displaying a date, you can use I18n.l

So you would do :

I18n.l @entry.created_at

And if you want to change it's format :

I18n.l @entry.created_at, :format => :short

The internationalization rails guide is documenting that.