Class: String

Inherits:
Object
  • Object
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Defined in:
lib/valid-date.rb

Instance Method Summary collapse

Instance Method Details

#valid_date? ⇒ Boolean

Determines whether the string contains a valid date for use with the Rails String#to_date method.

"2008-01-01".valid_date? #=> true
"20080101".valid_date?   #=> true
"0000-00-00".valid_date? #=> false
"".valid_date?           #=> nil

Returns:

  • (Boolean) 


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# File 'lib/valid-date.rb', line 13

def valid_date?
  unless self == ''
    begin
      date = self.to_date
      result = true
    rescue Exception => e
      result = false
    end
  end
  
  result
end

#valid_time? ⇒ Boolean

Determines whether the string contains a valid time for use with the Rails String#to_time method.

"2008-01-01".valid_time?          #=> true
"20080101".valid_time?            #=> true
"2008-01-01 12:00".valid_time     #=> true
"2008-01-01 52:99".valid_time     #=> false
"0000-00-00".valid_time?          #=> false
"".valid_time?                    #=> nil

Returns:

  • (Boolean) 


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# File 'lib/valid-date.rb', line 36

def valid_time?
  unless self == ''
    begin
      date = self.to_time
      result = true
    rescue Exception => e
      result = false
    end
  end
  
  result
end