Module: FatCore::Symbol

Instance Method Summary collapse

#as_string ⇒ String (also: #entitle)
Convert to a title-ized string, that is, convert all '_' to a space, then call String#entitle on the result.
#as_sym ⇒ Symbol
Return self.
#tex_quote ⇒ String
Prepare this symbol for use in a TeX document by converting to String then quoting it.

Convert to a title-ized string, that is, convert all '_' to a space, then call String#entitle on the result.

:hello_world.entitle #=> "Hello World"
:hello_world.as_string #=> "Hello World"
:joy_to_the_world #=> 'Joy to the World'

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# File 'lib/fat_core/symbol.rb', line 14

def as_string
  to_s.tr('_', ' ').split(' ').join(' ').entitle
end

Return self. This (together with String#as_sym) allows #as_sym to be applied to a string or Symbol and get back a Symbol with out testing for type.

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# File 'lib/fat_core/symbol.rb', line 24

def as_sym
  self
end

Prepare this symbol for use in a TeX document by converting to String then quoting it.

:hammer_smith.tex_quote  #=> "hammer\\_smith"

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# File 'lib/fat_core/symbol.rb', line 35

def tex_quote
  to_s.tex_quote
end