Class: String

Inherits:
Object
  • Object
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Defined in:
lib/rujitsu/string.rb

Instance Method Summary collapse

Instance Method Details

#to_url ⇒ Object

Return a string that can be used as part of a url replaces basic "bad" characters with "-"



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# File 'lib/rujitsu/string.rb', line 4

def to_url
	self.downcase.gsub(/[^\-0-9a-z ]/, '').split.join('-')
end

#truncate(opts = {}) ⇒ Object

Truncates a string to the specified length, and appends suffix if required

Options:

  • length length to truncate string to. Includes the suffix in the length. Default is 50.
  • suffix suffix to append to truncated string. Pass "" or false for no suffix. Default is "...".


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# File 'lib/rujitsu/string.rb', line 15

def truncate opts = {}
 opts[:length] ||= 50
 opts[:suffix] = opts.has_key?(:suffix) ? opts[:suffix] : "..."
 opts[:suffix] ||= ""
  opts[:length] -= (opts[:suffix].length+1)
  if opts[:length] > 0
    self.length > opts[:length] ? self[0..opts[:length]] + opts[:suffix] : self
  else
    opts[:suffix][0..(opts[:length] += opts[:suffix].length)]
  end
end