method

start

ruby latest stable - Class: Date

start()

public

Returns the Julian day number denoting the day of calendar reform.

Date .new (2001,2,3).start  #=> 2299161.0
Date .new (2001,2,3,Date ::GREGORIAN).start  #=> -Infinity

static VALUE
d_lite_start(VALUE self)
{
 get_d1(self);
 return DBL2NUM(m_sg(dat));
}