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date_with_local_time

Given a time object, format it in the given timezone, translating to the user's local time if it isn't the same.

Parameters​

format (String)​

A time formatting string, like the one the built-in Liquid "date" filter uses (see http://strftime.net for examples). We recommend including "%Z" in this string in order to have an explicit time zone specifier.

input (ActiveSupport::TimeWithZone)​

A time object

timezone_name (String)​

An IANA timezone name to use for the default format. If not given, this filter will try to use the convention's local timezone (if one exists).

Returns (String)​

Examples​

Formatting a time using an explicit time zone, while the user is in that zone
{{ convention.starts_at | date_with_local_time: "%l:%M%P %Z", "America/New_York" }} =>
  "7:00pm EDT"
Formatting a time using an explicit time zone, while the user is not in that zone
{{ convention.starts_at | date_with_local_time: "%l:%M%P %Z", "America/New_York" }} =>
  "7:00pm EDT (4:00pm PDT)"
Using the convention's time zone implicitly
{{ convention.starts_at | date_with_local_time: "%l:%M%P %Z" }} => "7:00pm EDT"