prototype: Date#toJSON now returns times in UTC for better compatibility with json.js. Closes #9332.

CHANGELOG

@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 *SVN*
 
+* Date#toJSON now returns times in UTC for better compatibility with json.js.  Closes #9332.  [Tobie Langel]
+
 * Ensure document._getElementsByXPath extends the elements it returns; fixes $$ not returning extended elements in Opera 9.2.  Closes #8843.  [jdalton]
 
 * Update Prototype.Browser.MobileSafari for iPod touch compatibility.  [sam]

src/base.js

@@ -197,12 +197,12 @@ Object.extend(Function.prototype, {
 Function.prototype.defer = Function.prototype.delay.curry(0.01);
 
 Date.prototype.toJSON = function() {
-  return '"' + this.getFullYear() + '-' +
-    (this.getMonth() + 1).toPaddedString(2) + '-' +
-    this.getDate().toPaddedString(2) + 'T' +
-    this.getHours().toPaddedString(2) + ':' +
-    this.getMinutes().toPaddedString(2) + ':' +
-    this.getSeconds().toPaddedString(2) + '"';
+  return '"' + this.getUTCFullYear() + '-' +
+    (this.getUTCMonth() + 1).toPaddedString(2) + '-' +
+    this.getUTCDate().toPaddedString(2) + 'T' +
+    this.getUTCHours().toPaddedString(2) + ':' +
+    this.getUTCMinutes().toPaddedString(2) + ':' +
+    this.getUTCSeconds().toPaddedString(2) + 'Z"';
 };
 
 var Try = {

test/unit/base.html

@@ -331,7 +331,7 @@
     },
     
     testDateToJSON: function() {with(this) {
-      assertEqual('\"1969-12-31T19:00:00\"', new Date(1969, 11, 31, 19).toJSON());
+      assertEqual('\"1970-01-01T00:00:00Z\"', new Date(Date.UTC(1970, 0, 1)).toJSON());
     }},
     
     testRegExpEscape: function() {with(this) {