instance method `to_datetime`

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Since v3.0.20

Available in: v3.0.20 v3.1.12 v3.2.22.5 v4.0.13 v4.1.16 v4.2.9 v5.2.8.1 v6.0.6 v6.1.7.10 v7.0.10 v7.1.6 v7.2.3 v8.0.4 v8.1.2

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to_datetime()

Converts a string to a DateTime value.

"1-1-2012".to_datetime            #=> Sun, 01 Jan 2012 00:00:00 +0000
"01/01/2012 23:59:59".to_datetime #=> Sun, 01 Jan 2012 23:59:59 +0000
"2012-12-13 12:50".to_datetime    #=> Thu, 13 Dec 2012 12:50:00 +0000
"12/13/2012".to_datetime          #=> ArgumentError: invalid date

Source

# File activesupport/lib/active_support/core_ext/string/conversions.rb, line 60
  def to_datetime
    return nil if self.blank?
    d = ::Date._parse(self, false).values_at(:year, :mon, :mday, :hour, :min, :sec, :zone, :sec_fraction).map { |arg| arg || 0 }
    d[5] += d.pop
    ::DateTime.civil(*d)
  end

Defined in activesupport/lib/active_support/core_ext/string/conversions.rb line 60 · View on GitHub · Improve this page · Find usages on GitHub

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