to_time(form = :local)
Instance Public methods
Converts a string to a Time value. The
form can be either :utc or :local (default :local).
The time is parsed using Time.parse method. If form is :local,
then the time is in the system timezone. If the date part is missing then
the current date is used and if the time part is missing then it is assumed
to be 00:00:00.
"13-12-2012".to_time # => 2012-12-13 00:00:00 +0100
"06:12".to_time # => 2012-12