method

to_date

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v2.3.8 - Show latest stable - 2 notes - Class: ActiveSupport::CoreExtensions::String::Conversions
to_date() public

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July 13, 2008
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Convert strings to Dates

Uses the undocumented Date._parse method. Some usage examples:

'06/15/2008'.to_date         # => Sun, 15 Jun 2008
'20080615'.to_date           # => Sun, 15 Jun 2008
'2008-06-15'.to_date         # => Sun, 15 Jun 2008
'Sun, 15 Jun 2008'.to_date   # => Sun, 15 Jun 2008
July 25, 2008
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If you need something more

Use the brilliant chronic gem: http://chronic.rubyforge.org/

require 'chronic'
Time.now # => Fri Jul 25 00:00:25 0200 2008
Chronic.parse 'tomorrow 8 in the evening'  # => Sat Jul 26 20:00:00 0200 2008
Chronic.parse 'next Monday noon'           # => Mon Jul 28 12:00:00 0200 2008
Chronic.parse 'first Wednesday of Aug'     # => Wed Aug 06 12:00:00 0200 2008
Chronic.parse 'first Wednesday of Aug 7pm' # => Wed Aug 06 19:00:00 0200 2008