Ruby – Find Next Day – next_day Method with Examples & Explanation

Ruby DateTime Library, Ruby Reference

The next_day is used to get one day ahead of the day given in a code. For example, if in any code, you have entered the tenth day of the fifth month then with the help of the next_day method you will find the eleventh day of that particular month. You can also get the desired day ahead of the day given in a code with the help of this method of Ruby.

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Syntax of next_day Method in Ruby

Date.new(x).next_day

Parameter of next_day Method in Ruby

x – where x is any valid date object such as 2016, 5, 10. This parameter is required.

Error Handling of next_day Method in Ruby

If the x parameter is not a valid date object the next_day method will return an error and it could be due to the wrong format of the date in a code or the use of zero.

Return Value of next_day Method in Ruby

next_day method will return one day ahead of the day given in a code. You can also get desired day by using this method of Ruby.

Ruby next_day Method Example

# import date library
    require 'date'
     x = Date.new(2016,5,10).next_day
    puts x

Output:
2016,5,11

Ruby Various Methods of next_day

# import date library
   require 'date'
   x = DateTime.new(2016,4,5, 10, 12, 20).next_day
   x = DateTime.new(2016,4,5, 10, 12, 20).next_day(5)
   puts x

Output:
2016-04-06T10:12:20+00:00
2016-04-10T10:12:20+00:00

How to Print Next Day from Current Day in Ruby?

# import date library
    require 'date'
    # you can get desired year 
    x = Date.new(2016,4,5).next_day(3)
    x = Date.new(2016,4,5).next_day(4)
    puts x

Output:
2016-04-08
2016-04-09