From: Todd <toddkennethbenson@...>
Date: 2005-07-28T06:36:01+09:00
Subject: Re: add_weekdays method

Chris Roos wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I've just spent some time looking at an add_weekdays method on the Date
> class.
>
> My implementation is as follows.
>
> class Date
>    def add_weekdays(days)
>      new_date = self
>      while days > 0
>        new_date += 1
>        days -= 1 unless (new_date.wday == 6 || new_date.wday == 0)
>      end
>      new_date
>    end
> end
>
> I'm interested to know whether I've a) wasted my time because I could
> have achieved the same thing with an already available object/method b)
> commited any ruby sins and c) whether there are much better ways of
> implementing this?
>
> Chris

Looks like you want to skip weekends.  I might do it this way...

class Date
  def add_weekdays(days)
    new_date = self
    days.times { new_date += ( new_date.wday == 6 ? 3 : 1 ) }
  end
end

But your way is just fine.

Todd