Ruby

DateTime - Add or Subtract Seconds

Demonstrates the AddSeconds method to add or subtract a number of seconds from a date/time.

Note: This example is only valid in Chilkat v9.5.0.65 or later.

Ruby

require 'chilkat'

dateTime = Chilkat::CkDateTime.new()

dateTime.SetFromCurrentSystemTime()

print "Current time: " + dateTime.getAsTimestamp(false) + "\n";

dateTime.AddSeconds(1)
print "Current time + 1 second: " + dateTime.getAsTimestamp(false) + "\n";

dateTime.AddSeconds(-2)
print "Current time - 1 second: " + dateTime.getAsTimestamp(false) + "\n";

# Add 30 days (60 * 60 * 24 * 30)
dateTime.AddSeconds(60 * 60 * 24 * 30)
print "Current time + 30 days: " + dateTime.getAsTimestamp(false) + "\n";

# Sample output for test run on 2-Dec-2016: 

# 	Current time: 2016-12-02T12:59:13Z
# 	Current time + 1 second: 2016-12-02T12:59:14Z
# 	Current time - 1 second: 2016-12-02T12:59:12Z
# 	Current time + 30 days: 2017-01-01T12:59:12Z