How do I convert a Rails DateTime object to an XML string?

Time to XML format:

Time.now.xmlschema # implemented by Rails, not stock rubyTime.now.strftime '%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%S%z'

To parse (Ruby 1.9 and beyond):

t = Time.now.xmlschema(str)

ruby-on-rails xml datetime

Try Time.now.iso8601

ruby-on-rails xml datetime

Here's a pure-Ruby way:

Time.now.strftime("%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%S%z")

You can get more details about the various strftime options with:

ri Time.strftime

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