lib/active_support/refinements/core_ext/string/conversions.rb
# Converts a string to a Date value.
#
#   "1-1-2012".to_date   #=> Sun, 01 Jan 2012
#   "01/01/2012".to_date #=> Sun, 01 Jan 2012
#   "2012-12-13".to_date #=> Thu, 13 Dec 2012
#   "12/13/2012".to_date #=> ArgumentError: invalid date
Converts a string to a Date value.
Converts a string to a Date value .
def to_date
    unless blank?
      date_values = ::Date._parse(self, false).values_at(:year, :mon, :mday)
      ::Date.new(*date_values)
    end
  end
def to_date unless blank? date_values = :: Date . _parse ( self , false ) . values_at ( :year , :mon , :mday ) :: Date . new ( * date_values ) end end
Converts a string to a Date value.
Converts a string to a Date value .