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jQuery hack for 12 hour datetime selects in rails
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12hourTimeSelectRailsHelper.jquery.js
function convertDateTimeSelectTo12Hour() {
var translate = {"00":"Midnight","01":"1am","02":"2am","03":"3am","04":"4am","05":"5am","06":"6am","07":"7am","08":"8am","09":"9am","10":"10am","11":"11am","12":"Noon","13":"1pm","14":"2pm","15":"3pm","16":"4pm","17":"5pm","18":"6pm","19":"7pm","20":"8pm","21":"9pm","22":"10pm","23":"11pm"};
$("select[name$='(4i)]'] option").each(function() {
$(this).text(translate[$(this).text()]);
});
}
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cjolly commented Apr 16, 2010

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cjolly commented Apr 16, 2010

weird parseInt() behavior:

parseInt("06")
6
parseInt("07")
7
parseInt("08")
0
parseInt("09")
0
parseInt("10")
10

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mtodd commented Nov 16, 2010

It's parsing that in octal so 08 and 09 are not valid octal.

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