From: Dejan Dimic <dejan.dimic@...>
Date: 2008-12-30T08:04:39+09:00
Subject: Re: Convert String object to Time

On Dec 29, 11:37 pm, Rob Biedenharn <R...@AgileConsultingLLC.com>
wrote:
> On Dec 29, 2008, at 5:13 PM, Mmcolli00 Mom wrote:
>
>
>
> > Hi
>
> > I have a time value coming in as a string from another program and I
> > want to convert it to time class and then to regular time attaching AM
> > or PM on the end. This is what I have tried.
>
> > servertime = "13:05"
> > servertime.Time
> > servertime.strftime("%p") #<-this gives a no method error for strftime
>
> > I was thinking that if I convert it to time just like using the time
> > class demonstarted below that it would work the same for a time value.
> > However it doesn't. Do you know what I am doing wrong? Thanks -M
>
> > t = Time.now
> > t.strftime("I%:%M%p")
>
> You want to look at Time.parse
>
> servertime = Time.parse("13:05")
>
> -Rob
>
> Rob Biedenharn          http://agileconsultingllc.com
> R...@AgileConsultingLLC.com

servertime = Time.parse("13:05").strftime("%I:%M %p")

P.S.
Never trust the user input so be prepared for possible exceptions on
parsing the time string from server ;-)