How Do I Convert a Month Name into a Month Integer in Ruby?

Question

If I start with a string: "March", how can I get the integer for that month?

Answer 1

Use Date::MONTHNAMES:

Date::MONTHNAMES.index("June")  => 6 

Also note there is an equivalent for abbreviated month-names - Date::ABBR_MONTHNAMES:

Date::ABBR_MONTHNAMES.index("Jun")  => 6