class Object

Public Instance Methods

compare_dates(d1, d2) click to toggle source

compares two date strings

# File lib/testing.rb, line 96
def compare_dates(d1, d2)
    num_1 = d1.split('-').join('').to_i
    num_2 = d2.split('-').join('').to_i
    if num_1 > num_2
        return num_1
    else
        return num_2
    end
end
is_in_future?(date) click to toggle source

compares two date strings

# File lib/helpers.rb, line 14
def is_in_future?(date)
    date_num = date.split('-').join('').to_i
    today = Date.today.to_s.split('-').join('').to_i
    if date_num > today
        return true
    else
        return false
    end
end
is_in_past?(date) click to toggle source

compares two date strings

# File lib/helpers.rb, line 3
def is_in_past?(date)
    date_num = date.split('-').join('').to_i
    today = Date.today.to_s.split('-').join('').to_i
    if date_num < today
        return true
    else
        return false
    end
end