From: Michael Linfield <globyy3000@...>
Date: 2007-09-03T07:28:13+09:00
Subject: Re: extract a range start/end?

Florian A��mann wrote:
> little flaw:
> 
> Florian A��mann schrieb:
>> Hi Michael,
>>> opts = OptionParser.new do |opts|
>>>  opts.on("-s", "--startdate", "What start date to use." do |i|
>>>    #code to determine to use the starting date
>> 
> # see Parsedate#parsedate at
> #
> http://www.ruby-doc.org/stdlib/libdoc/parsedate/rdoc/classes/ParseDate.html#M001494
>> 
> - @startdate = Parsedate.parsedate i
> + @startdate = Date.new(*ParseDate.parsedate(i)[0,3])

if you dont mind my asking,

@startdate = Date.new(*ParseDate.parsedate(i)[0,3])

can someone explain how that line of code works, i'd rather understand 
it so that i actually know what it does when i insert it into my code

Thanks!
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