method
read_date

read_date()
private
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# File activerecord/lib/active_record/attribute_assignment.rb, line 162 def read_date return if blank_date_parameter? set_values = values.values_at(1,2,3) begin Date.new(*set_values) rescue ArgumentError # if Date.new raises an exception on an invalid date instantiate_time_object(set_values).to_date # we instantiate Time object and convert it back to a date thus using Time's logic in handling invalid dates end end