Bug #281: Time.parse does not throw ArgumentError on all invalid arguments

• Status: Rejected
• Assignee: -
• Target version: -

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When Time.parse is not able to parse certain strings into valid Time objects, it does not throw ArgumentErrors. Instead, it returns Time.now.

For example, Time.parse("asdf") returns Wed Jul 16 17:03:19 -0400 2008.

This is observed on Mac OS X 10.5.3 running on a power pc and on Ubuntu 8.04 running ruby 1.8.6.
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[shyouhei (Shyouhei Urabe)]

• Status changed from Open to Rejected

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Yes. That's an expected behavior.
Time.parse ignores what cannot be a time representation (ex.
Time.parse("it's 18:00") #=> Time object of 18:00 today), and
Time.parse("") is designed to be Time.now, hence the result.
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