--- !ruby/object:RI::MethodDescription 
aliases: []

block_params: 
comment: 
- !ruby/struct:SM::Flow::P 
  body: Acts the same as <tt>strftime</tt>, but returns a localized version of the formatted date string. Takes a key from the date/time formats translations as a format argument (<em>e.g.</em>, <tt>:short</tt> in <tt>:'date.formats'</tt>).
full_name: I18n::Backend::Simple#localize
is_singleton: false
name: localize
params: (locale, object, format = :default)
visibility: public
