From: Kris Leech <kris@...>
Date: 2006-06-20T22:10:00+09:00
Subject: Converting a date to the day of the week

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http://www.ruby-doc.org/stdlib/libdoc/date/rdoc/classes/Date.html#M000370=


Looking at the Date class there are two constants, a hash DAYS and an =
array ABBR_DAYNAMES.=20

DAYS =3D { 'sunday' =3D> 0, 'monday' =3D> 1, 'tuesday' =3D> 2, =
'wednesday'=3D> 3, 'thursday' =3D> 4, 'friday' =3D> 5, 'saturday' =3D> 6 =
}
ABBR_DAYNAMES =3D %w(Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat)

I can get the integer for the day 'number' (0 to 6) from a date using =
the wday method, ie. Date.today.wday
But how do I use the array or hash from Date.rb, it does not appear to =
be initialized at the time of use.

Ultimately what I wish to create is a select box (monday-sunday) with =
today's day pre-selected.

I've looked for a Rails helper to this but there does not appear to be =
one.

Many thanks. AFM.



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