Norgg
9/21/2006 7:57:00 PM
Gavin Kistner wrote:
>> How do I return the date for the last day of this month (September in
>> this example)?
>
> The last day in a month is the day before the first day in the next
> month.
>
> require 'date'
> d = Date.new( 2006, 10, 1 )
> puts d-1
> #=> 2006-09-30
>
Slightly nicer is:
puts Date.new(2006, 9, -1)
#2006-09-30