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

In my application_helper.rb I put

def nice_date_form(the_date)
   return the_date.strftime('%d-%m-%Y')
end

In any edit.html.erb view file with a jQuery datepicker I then use:

<% if @activity.end_date? %> 
    <%= f.text_field :end_date, :value => nice_date_form(@activity.end_date) %>
<% else %>
    <%= f.text_field :end_date %>
<% end %>