mday method is used to return the day of the month which are starting from 1 to maximum 31. mday is a part of date Library in Ruby.
Syntax of mday Method in Ruby
The syntax of mday Method in Ruby Language is:
Date.new(x).mday
Parameter of mday Method in Ruby
x – Where x is any valid date object from which the number of the day of that month is required. This parameter is required.
Error Handling
If the
x parameter is not a valid date object mday method returns an error.
Return Value of mday Method in Ruby
mday method will return the number of the day in a particular month.
How to Get the Number of the Day in a Month in Ruby?
# import date library require 'date' x = Date.new(2016,12,13).mday puts x
Output:
13
Ruby – Use of mday
# import date library require 'date' x = Date.new(2016,2,10).mday puts x
Output:
10
Useful way of using mday in Ruby
# import date library require 'date' x = Date.new(2016,10,20).mday puts x
Output:
20
