--- !ruby/object:RI::MethodDescription 
aliases: []

block_params: 
comment: 
- !ruby/struct:SM::Flow::P 
  body: Create a new Date object by parsing from a String, without specifying the format.
- !ruby/struct:SM::Flow::P 
  body: "<tt>str</tt> is a String holding a date representation. <tt>comp</tt> specifies whether to interpret 2-digit years as 19XX (&gt;= 69) or 20XX (&lt; 69); the default is not to. The method will attempt to parse a date from the String using various heuristics; see #_parse in date/format.rb for more details. If parsing fails, an ArgumentError will be raised."
- !ruby/struct:SM::Flow::P 
  body: The default <tt>str</tt> is '-4712-01-01'; this is Julian Day Number day 0.
- !ruby/struct:SM::Flow::P 
  body: <tt>sg</tt> specifies the Day of Calendar Reform.
full_name: Date::parse
is_singleton: true
name: parse
params: (str='-4712-01-01', comp=false, sg=ITALY)
visibility: public