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Nathan Long
Nathan Long

Reputation: 125902

How can I get an Ecto.DateTime value representing the current time?

I want to get an Ecto.DateTime value that represents the current time.

How can I do that?

Upvotes: 0

Views: 895

Answers (2)

Jonas Dellinger
Jonas Dellinger

Reputation: 1364

While DateTime.utc_now |> Ecto.DateTime.cast works, there is a simpler way with Ecto.DateTime.utc

It's basically the same but with a different default precision:

iex(30)> DateTime.utc_now |> Ecto.DateTime.cast
{:ok, #Ecto.DateTime<2016-09-27 19:55:38.542000>}

iex(31)> Ecto.DateTime.utc
#Ecto.DateTime<2016-09-27 19:55:45>

iex(32)> Ecto.DateTime.utc(:usec)
#Ecto.DateTime<2016-09-27 19:55:48.162000>

Upvotes: 2

Nathan Long
Nathan Long

Reputation: 125902

Use DateTime.utc_now and cast it.

{:ok, datetime} = DateTime.utc_now |> Ecto.DateTime.cast

Upvotes: 0

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