# Best way to parse select\_date helper?

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/best-way-to-parse-select-date-helper/67993>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [September 8, 2006, 11:27am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/best-way-to-parse-select-date-helper/67993 "2006-09-08T11:27:21Z")\
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**Author:** ![chris](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/958977/32.png) [@chris](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/chris)\
**Post date:** [September 8, 2006, 11:27am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/best-way-to-parse-select-date-helper/67993/1 "2006-09-08T11:27:21Z")

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If i have a select\_date in my view like this :

select\_date @end\_date,:prefix=\>“end\_date”

Then I parse it as follows in the controller:

@end\_date =  
Time.parse(params[“start\_date”][:day]+"-"+params[“start\_date”][:month]+"-"+params[“start\_date”][:year]).to\_date

This somehow doesn’t seem right. What is the best method to do it?

Thanks  
Chris