updating API docstring so that user can infer default value

2 files changed, 4 insertions, 4 deletions

diff --git a/activesupport/lib/active_support/core_ext/date/calculations.rb b/activesupport/lib/active_support/core_ext/date/calculations.rb
index 26a99658cc..c6d5f29690 100644
--- a/activesupport/lib/active_support/core_ext/date/calculations.rb
+++ b/activesupport/lib/active_support/core_ext/date/calculations.rb
@@ -192,13 +192,13 @@ class Date
   alias :sunday :end_of_week
   alias :at_end_of_week :end_of_week
 
-  # Returns a new Date/DateTime representing the start of the given day in the previous week (default is Monday).
+  # Returns a new Date/DateTime representing the start of the given day in the previous week (default is :monday).
   def prev_week(day = :monday)
     result = (self - 7).beginning_of_week + DAYS_INTO_WEEK[day]
     self.acts_like?(:time) ? result.change(:hour => 0) : result
   end
 
-  # Returns a new Date/DateTime representing the start of the given day in next week (default is Monday).
+  # Returns a new Date/DateTime representing the start of the given day in next week (default is :monday).
   def next_week(day = :monday)
     result = (self + 7).beginning_of_week + DAYS_INTO_WEEK[day]
     self.acts_like?(:time) ? result.change(:hour => 0) : result
diff --git a/activesupport/lib/active_support/core_ext/time/calculations.rb b/activesupport/lib/active_support/core_ext/time/calculations.rb
index 372dd69212..43cd103481 100644
--- a/activesupport/lib/active_support/core_ext/time/calculations.rb
+++ b/activesupport/lib/active_support/core_ext/time/calculations.rb
@@ -176,12 +176,12 @@ class Time
   end
   alias :at_end_of_week :end_of_week
 
-  # Returns a new Time representing the start of the given day in the previous week (default is Monday).
+  # Returns a new Time representing the start of the given day in the previous week (default is :monday).
   def prev_week(day = :monday)
     ago(1.week).beginning_of_week.since(DAYS_INTO_WEEK[day].day).change(:hour => 0)
   end
 
-  # Returns a new Time representing the start of the given day in next week (default is Monday).
+  # Returns a new Time representing the start of the given day in next week (default is :monday).
   def next_week(day = :monday)
     since(1.week).beginning_of_week.since(DAYS_INTO_WEEK[day].day).change(:hour => 0)
   end