Ruby: combine Date and Time objects into a DateTime

Question

Simple question, but I can\'t find a good or definitive answer. What is the best and most efficient way to combine Ruby Date and Time objects (objects, not

Answer 1

Simple:

Date.new(2015, 2, 10).to_datetime + Time.parse("16:30").seconds_since_midnight.seconds

# => Object: Tue, 10 Feb 2015 16:30:00 +0000

You gotta love Ruby!