From: Sebastian Hungerecker <sepp2k@...>
Date: 2008-12-10T03:50:06+09:00
Subject: Re: undefined method `parse' for Time:Class Error

Jim McKerchar wrote:
> Just to add my tuppence.... the same applies to Date.parse (amongst
> other Date/Time methods). Can anyone explain why this is the case and
> why some documented methods in Date and Time are only available by
> requiring the respective module when other methods are available by
> default?

The entire Date class is available only after requiring it. Date simply isn't 
a core class. Why Time.parse isn't in core while Time itself is, however, I 
do not know.
As a sidenote: there are no *modules* Time or Date.

HTH,
Sebastian
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