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instance method

Date#gregorian?

gregorian? → true or false

static VALUE
d_lite_gregorian_p(VALUE self)
{
    get_d1(self);
    return f_boolcast(m_gregorian_p(dat));
}

Returns true if the date is on or after the date of calendar reform, false otherwise:

Example

Date.new(1582, 10, 15).gregorian?       # => true
(Date.new(1582, 10, 15) - 1).gregorian? # => false

See also #gregorian #httpdate #friday? #infinite? also in 4.1 · 4.0 · 3.4 · 3.3 · 3.1 · 3.0