Try different formats : DateTime « Date « Ruby






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Try different formats


require 'date'

TRY_FORMATS = ['%d/%m/%y', '%Y %m %d']

def try_to_parse(s)
  parsed = nil
  TRY_FORMATS.each do |format|
    begin
      parsed = Date.strptime(s, format)
      break
    rescue ArgumentError
    end
  end
  return parsed
end

puts try_to_parse('1/10/07').to_s            # => "2007-10-01"
puts try_to_parse('2007 1 10').to_s          # => "2007-01-10"








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