Class: Fixnum

Inherits:
Object show all
Defined in:
lib/rubymta/base-x.rb

Instance Method Summary collapse

Instance Method Details

#to_b(base = 62) ⇒ Object

this is used to convert a number into segments of base 62 (or 36) for use in creating email IDs



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# File 'lib/rubymta/base-x.rb', line 28

def to_b(base=62)
  n = self
  r = ""
  while n > 0
    m = n%base
    n /= base
    case
    when m>=36
      k = m+61
    when m>=10
      k = m+55
    when m>=0
      k = m+48
    end
    r << k.chr
  end
  return r.reverse
end