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instance method
Date#httpdate
httpdate → string
ext/date/date_core.c
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static VALUE
d_lite_httpdate(VALUE self)
{
volatile VALUE dup = dup_obj_with_new_offset(self, 0);
return strftimev("%a, %d %b %Y %T GMT", dup, set_tmx);
}
Equivalent to strftime with argument '%a, %d %b %Y %T GMT'; see Formats for Dates and Times:
Example
Date.new(2001, 2, 3).httpdate # => "Sat, 03 Feb 2001 00:00:00 GMT"