Ruby | DateTime parse() function

DateTime#parse() : parse() is a DateTime class method which parses the given representation of date and time, and creates a DateTime object.

Syntax: DateTime.parse()

Parameter: DateTime values

Return: given representation of date and time, and creates a DateTime object.

Example #1 :

# Ruby code for DateTime.parse() method

# loading library
require 'date'

# declaring DateTime value
date_a = DateTime.parse('20180403T030908+0700')

# declaring DateTime value
date_b = DateTime.parse('2019-04-03T04:04:02+08:00')



#  parse method
puts "DateTime parse form : #{date_a}\n\n"

puts "DateTime parse form : #{date_b}\n\n"

Output :

DateTime parse form : 2018-04-03T03:09:08+07:00

DateTime parse form : 2019-04-03T04:04:02+08:00

Example #2 :

# Ruby code for DateTime.parse() method

# loading library
require 'date'

# declaring DateTime value
date_a = DateTime.parse('3rd Feb 2001 04:05:06 PM')

# declaring DateTime value
date_b = DateTime.parse('10 Aug 2018 04:10:06+04:30')

# declaring DateTime value
date_c = DateTime.parse('20010203T040506+03:00')


#  parse method
puts "DateTime parse form : #{date_a}\n\n"

puts "DateTime parse form : #{date_b}\n\n"

puts "DateTime parse form : #{date_c}\n\n"

Output :

DateTime parse form : 2001-02-03T16:05:06+00:00

DateTime parse form : 2018-08-10T04:10:06+04:30

DateTime parse form : 2001-02-03T04:05:06+00:00